BlueBay Asset Management
Illya is a Portfolio Manager within the Emerging Markets Team. Illya joined BlueBay in February 2020 and his primary portfolio management responsibilities include the EM distressed and illiquid credit strategies, special situations and private credit. Prior to joining BlueBay, Illya worked at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where he helped building their emerging markets effort last serving as head strategist for CEEMEA distressed debt and special situations group. Illya started his career in the Fixed Income Research team at BNP Paribas Group in Kiev, focussing on CIS debt markets. He holds an M.B.A. from Chicago Booth School of Business and MSc (Hons) in Finance from Kiev National University.