Key Takeaways
- • Fasanara Capital has hired former Jefferies executive Gaurav Sanan as Managing Director and Portfolio Manager to lead a new working capital credit portfolio in Abu Dhabi.
- • Sanan spent more than five years at Jefferies and brings 22 years of experience across credit markets, securitisation, structured finance and institutional lending.
- • The appointment is part of Fasanara's expansion within Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), aimed at strengthening its credit investment platform and broadening its regional investor base.
- • Sanan will focus on performing credit investments and developing institutional financing relationships.
Summary
Fasanara Capital, an alternative asset manager, has hired former Jefferies executive Gaurav Sanan as Managing Director and Portfolio Manager to lead a new working capital credit portfolio in Abu Dhabi, according to the firm's announcement as reported in the primary source. The hire reflects the manager's continued expansion in the Gulf region.
Sanan, who spent more than five years at Jefferies, will concentrate on performing credit investments and on building institutional financing relationships. The appointment forms part of Fasanara's broader expansion within Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), where the firm is seeking to strengthen its credit investment platform and widen its base of regional investors.
Sanan brings 22 years of experience across credit markets, securitisation, structured finance and institutional lending. His previous roles include positions at DBS Bank, Falcon Group, EY and ICICI Bank, and his experience spans Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
The source does not disclose the size of the new working capital credit portfolio or any fund commitments tied to the hire.
Sanan, who spent more than five years at Jefferies, will concentrate on performing credit investments and on building institutional financing relationships. The appointment forms part of Fasanara's broader expansion within Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), where the firm is seeking to strengthen its credit investment platform and widen its base of regional investors.
Sanan brings 22 years of experience across credit markets, securitisation, structured finance and institutional lending. His previous roles include positions at DBS Bank, Falcon Group, EY and ICICI Bank, and his experience spans Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
The source does not disclose the size of the new working capital credit portfolio or any fund commitments tied to the hire.
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