AlbaCore Capital Group
David Allen has a significant work experience in the finance industry. David is currently the Founder and Chief Investment Officer at AlbaCore Capital Group since May 2016. Prior to that, they served as a Managing Director at CPP Investment Board from March 2010 to May 2016, where they started and led the European credit investments team. David has also worked as a Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager at GoldenTree Asset Management from January 2003 to October 2008, where they founded their European office. David began their career at Morgan Stanley in July 1992, where they served as an Executive Director until January 2003.
David Allen attended Phillips Academy from 1983 to 1985, where they completed their high school education with a focus on general studies. David then attended Commonwealth School from 1985 to 1987 for further high school studies. Finally, they pursued a Bachelor's degree in Economics at the University of California, Berkeley from 1989 to 1992.
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.