East Capital Group recruits Adam Petersson Ellafi to strengthen Swedish Institutional Sales

In line with East Capital Group’s commitment to grow and strengthen its presence in its home market, Sweden, we are pleased to welcome Adam Petersson Ellafi as Relationship Manager for Institutional Sales to the Investor Relations team.

“We continue to build the IR team with senior recruitments and Adam is a key hire who, having been in the industry since 2014, brings extensive experience. He has most recently worked as a trader here at East Capital and knows our products and portfolios well. This in-depth product insight together with Adam’s deep market knowledge and experienced approach, make him a solid fit for our institutional clientele in Sweden. We look forward to setting up all the initial meetings”, says Nikodemus Dahlgren, Head of IR East Capital Group.

East Capital Group continues its efforts to expand its presence in the Nordic markets and attract new Nordic institutional investors. With increased interest from clients we have seen the need to expand our IR efforts across all segments and markets. In September we ramped up our commitment to the retail side with new recruitments and now we are expanding our capacity on the Institutional side with a focus on our home market, Sweden. We are happy to announce the recruitment of Adam Petersson Ellafi who will take over the role of Relationship Manager, Institutional Sales Sweden. Adam has been in the industry since 2014 and has worked at East Capital Group since 2016, most recently on the trading desk. Prior to East Capital Adam worked at Handelsbanken Capital Markets. Adam brings deep industry experience combined with thorough knowledge of the East Capital group investment universe. We are very confident that Adam will be a solid partner to our institutional investors.

East Capital Group has 25 years of experience as a global asset manager; leveraging regional and sector expertise with active investments in the world’s fast-growing economies. Adam will enhance East Capital’s presence in Sweden and the Nordics, strengthening our commitment to our Swedish institutional investors.

“I am very excited to move to Investor Relations and to work with expanding our business with Swedish Institutional investors. I look forward to using my experience from trading and in-depth knowledge of East Capital to find great opportunities and solutions together with our clients. This is a year calling for strong collaboration and I am excited to join the IR team and to begin to work with our investors”, says Adam Petersson Ellafi.

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Contact information
Jessica Scott, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, East Capital Group
+46 708 72 84 55, mediaenquiries@eastcapital.com

About East Capital Group
East Capital Group is a global asset manager based in Sweden since 1997. We offer a range of investment solutions within equities, fixed income securities, real estate, and alternatives. The essence of our business is not only to find attractive investment opportunities, but also to actively work to drive change, influencing industries around the world to become more sustainable.

Within East Capital Group you will find East Capital − specialising in emerging and frontier market strategies, East Capital Real Estate − managing commercial real estate investments in Central and Eastern Europe, Espiria − offering bespoke global and Nordic equities and fixed income strategies, and Adrigo – a Nordic long/short fund strategy targeting absolute returns. East Capital Group owns 49% of Cicero Fonder and also has a significant holding in the listed company Eastnine (OM:EAST), which owns, develops and manages modern and sustainable office and logistics premises in prime locations in the Baltics and Poland.

For further information please visit our websites:
www.eastcapital.com,
www.eastcapitalrealestate.com
www.espiria.se
www.adrigo.se