AlbaCore Capital Group
Nico Beukes has a strong background in finance, with their most recent role as Vice President of Fund Control at AlbaCore Capital Group. Prior to that, they worked as a Fund Controller at the same company. Before joining AlbaCore Capital Group, Nico gained experience at KPMG UK, where they held various roles including Senior Manager, Manager, and Assistant Manager. Nico started their career at KPMG South Africa as part of their Graduate Program.
Nico Beukes obtained a BAcc (Hons) degree in Accounting and Finance from Stellenbosch University in 2012. Nico also passed Level 2 of the CFA Exams from the CFA Institute in 2017 and earned the CA(SA) certification from SAICA CA(SA) in 2015.
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.