AlbaCore Capital Group
Chris Forster has a solid background in finance and trading, currently serving in multiple roles, including Trader, Liquidity and Treasury Manager, and Senior Associate at AlbaCore Capital Group since July 2018. This firm is recognized as one of Europe’s leading specialist credit investors in the public and private corporate credit markets. Previous experience includes a position as Senior Operations Analyst / Derivatives Analyst at Barings from April 2014 to July 2018, as well as participation in a Mentorship/Development Programme in Trading. Chris Forster began a career at Fidelity International as a Senior Technical Operations Analyst from September 2012 to April 2014. Academic credentials include a BA (Hons) in Accounting & Finance from Bournemouth University, earned between 2006 and 2010.
AlbaCore Capital Group
AlbaCore Capital Group is one of Europe’s leading alternative credit specialists, investing in private capital solutions, opportunistic and dislocated credit, CLOs, and structured products. Established in 2016, AlbaCore is part of the First Sentier Investors Group. AlbaCore's investment philosophy is focused on capital preservation and generating attractive risk adjusted returns through the cycle for its investors. AlbaCore focuses on developing long-term relationships with its investors. These encompass global pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, consultants, insurance companies, family offices and endowments around the world. AlbaCore’s core investment team consists of David Allen, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Office, Bill Ammons, Partner and Portfolio Manager, and Deborah Cohen Malka, Partner and Portfolio Manager, who previously worked together in the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s Principal Credit Investments business in London. Completing the senior management team are Matthew Courey, Partner, President and Chief Operating Officer, Zeynep Tumer Bayazid, Partner and lead of the Investor Relations team, and Micaela Kelley, Partner, Deputy COO and Head of Risk. AlbaCore is headquartered in London, with offices in Dublin.