Franco Francis

Portfolio Manager-Equities at CQS (UK) LLP

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Mr. Ian M.
Francis is a Senior Fund Manager at CQS (UK) LLP.
Mr. Francis was previously employed as a Senior Fund Manager by CQS Asset Management Ltd.
He joined CQS in 2007 as part of CQS’ acquisition of New City and has more than twenty five years experience in trading and portfolio management.
Prior to joining New City in 2007, Mr. Francis worked in a variety of roles in convertible bond trading and sales at firms including Collins Stewart Limited, where he was Head of Trading and Convertibles; West LB Panmure as Head of Convertibles, James Capel & Co. and Hoare Govett & Co. He began his career in fund management at Baring Bros.
and Phillips & Drew.

Franco Francis active positions

Companies	Position	Start
CQS (UK) LLP CQS (UK) LLP Investment ManagersFinance CQS (UK) LLP (CQS) is a Great Britain-based alternative investment management firm headquartered in London. In 2024, the firm was acquired by Manulife Investment Management Ltd., a subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corp., in Canada from CQS Cayman LP. The firm was founded by Michael Hintze in 1999 as a global multi-strategy asset management firm. CQS offers a range of strategies and bespoke solutions in multi-strategy, convertibles, asset-backed securities, credit, loans, and equities.	Portfolio Manager-Equities	06/08/2008

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Former positions of Franco Francis

Companies	Position	End
CQS Asset Management Ltd. CQS Asset Management Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance CQS Asset Management Ltd. (CQS-AM) is the Great Britain-based specialist fund management subsidiary of CQS Cayman Management Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Cayman-based CQS Cayman LP. Established in 2004 by Richard Lockwood, the firm was formerly known as NCIM-New City Investment Managers Ltd., CQS-AM was acquired in 2007 and uses NCIM as their trading name. The firm's clients include pension funds, insurance companies, stockbrokers, charities and private individuals.	Portfolio Manager-Equities	04/11/2015

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CQS Asset Management Ltd. CQS Asset Management Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance CQS Asset Management Ltd. (CQS-AM) is the Great Britain-based specialist fund management subsidiary of CQS Cayman Management Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Cayman-based CQS Cayman LP. Established in 2004 by Richard Lockwood, the firm was formerly known as NCIM-New City Investment Managers Ltd., CQS-AM was acquired in 2007 and uses NCIM as their trading name. The firm's clients include pension funds, insurance companies, stockbrokers, charities and private individuals.	Finance
CQS (UK) LLP CQS (UK) LLP Investment ManagersFinance CQS (UK) LLP (CQS) is a Great Britain-based alternative investment management firm headquartered in London. In 2024, the firm was acquired by Manulife Investment Management Ltd., a subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corp., in Canada from CQS Cayman LP. The firm was founded by Michael Hintze in 1999 as a global multi-strategy asset management firm. CQS offers a range of strategies and bespoke solutions in multi-strategy, convertibles, asset-backed securities, credit, loans, and equities.	Finance