The IFC Global Emerging Markets Fund of Funds invests in private equity funds, secondaries, and co-investments, in emerging markets
Head
Alain joined AMC in 2013 as a Principal with the AMC Fund of Funds Group. Prior to joining AMC, Alain was a director at Ardian (formerly AXA Private Equity) in Singapore. Alain’s prior experience includes working at Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec and CIBC.
Alain holds a BAA in Finance from University of Montreal, Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) and a Diploma in Finance from Institut Universitaire de Technologie.
Senior Investment Manager
Prior to joining AMC in 2013, Laird was a consultant with IFC in the Private Equity Funds Group, a Managing Director at Détente LLC, President of Chastain, Inc., VP of Product Development at TexYard, and a consultant with Bain and Company.
Laird holds a BA in Psychology from Princeton, an MBA from Darden, University of Virginia and a Diploma in Politics and Economics from St. Catherine’s College, Oxford University.
Senior Investment Manager
Tatiana joined AMC in April 2013 as part of the AMC Fund of Funds Group. Prior to joining AMC, Tatiana worked on private equity fund investments at the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the Inter-American Development Bank. Her responsibilities included due diligence, manager selection, investments, portfolio monitoring, reporting, business development, and market research across emerging markets in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and CEE/CIS. Previously, she worked at MSCI, a provider of benchmark indices and risk analytics products.
Tatiana holds a BA from Smith College, and a Masters degree in International Finance and Policy from Columbia University. She is a CFA Charterholder.
Investment Manager
Yue Joined AMC in February 2016 as part of the AMC Fund of Funds Group. Prior to joining AMC, Yue worked at the IFC Valuation team that oversees valuation of IFC equity, derivatives, debt securities and other fair valued instruments. Yue was instrumental in developing IFC’s valuation guidelines for private equity funds. Previously, she worked at a Chinese asset management company, responsible for investment due diligence, portfolio monitoring and market research.
Yue holds a MA in Public Finance from University of Maryland and a BA/MA in Public Policy and Economics from Peking University (China).
Investment Manager
Most recently, Elena was a VP at Blackstone, focused on integrating ESG and sustainable investing across the firm. Prior to Blackstone, she worked at Lion’s Head Global Partners, a boutique emerging markets investment bank focused on innovative finance. At LHGP, she led product development and fundraising of Otundi Ventures, a Pan-African, tech-enabled VC Fund focused on underrepresented founders, and structured a $50 million financing facility for social enterprises, incorporating concessionary finance into a blended fund to syndicate commercial co-investments. Before her graduate studies, Elena was an Analyst at AMC and a member of the Legal team at the Carlyle Group.
Elena holds a dual-MPA in International Finance & Development Economics from Columbia University and the London School of Economics, and a BA in International Political Economy and French from Smith College.
Investment Manager
Tuknekah joined AMC in June 2024 from IFC’s Corporate Portfolio Management Team, where she focused on equity valuations in the infrastructure sector, PE Funds, and Tech. Before joining IFC, she worked at GE Capital Energy Financial Services where she underwrote and managed the portfolio for investments in the renewable energy space. Tuknekah has also worked in investment banking, equity research, and risk at several banks, including Citi and Credit Suisse. She began her career as a development engineer in semiconductors at IBM.
Tuknekah holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School, and an SB in Chemical Engineering from MIT.
Program Assistant
Prior to joining AMC in 2016, Igor held several administrative positions across the World Bank Group including Corporate Planning and Analysis, Office of the Managing Director and World Bank Group CFO, and IBRD Corporate Finance. Igor has more than 19 years in various administrative roles including 4 years as an interpretor/translator in The British Council, World Bank Country Office in Serbia and EC Harris.
Igor holds a BA in English Language and Literature and from The Faculty of Philology at University of Belgrade, Serbia.
| Investment | Sector | Country | Status | Investment Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actera Partners III | Diversified | Turkey | Current | May, 2019 |
| Adenia Capital IV | Diversified | Africa | Current | December, 2016 |
| African Development Partners I (Secondary) | Diversified | Africa | Current | November, 2016 |
| African Development Partners II (Secondary) | Diversified | Africa | Current | March, 2018 |
| African Development Partners III | Diversified | Africa | Current | June, 2019 |
| Australis Partners Fund | Diversified | Latin America | Current | June, 2017 |
| Capital Today River Fund (Secondary) | Diversified | China | Current | November, 2018 |
| Everstone Capital Partners III | Diversified | India | Current | July, 2015 |
| Falcon House Partners Fund II | Diversified | Indonesia | Current | November, 2015 |
| Full Truck Alliance (Co-investment) | Logistics | China | Current | December, 2016 |
| GenBridge Capital Fund I | Diversified | China | Current | November, 2017 |
| Genesis Capital I | Diversified | China | Current | June, 2017 |
| Genesis Capital II | Diversified | China | Current | August, 2018 |
| Global Online Education | Education | China | Exited | May, 2019 |
| Helios Investors II (Secondary) | Diversified | Africa | Current | June, 2016 |
| Helios Investors III (Secondary) | Diversified | Africa | Current | December, 2016 |
| Helios Investors IV | Diversified | Africa | Current | June, 2019 |
| Innova/6 SCA SICAV-RAIF | Diversified | Poland | Current | March, 2018 |
| Lighthouse India Fund III | Diversified | India | Current | April, 2019 |
| Multiples Private Equity Fund III | Diversified | India | Current | June, 2019 |
| North Haven Thai Private Equity | Diversified | Thailand | Current | June, 2018 |
| Plenty Private Equity Fund I | Diversified | India | Current | May, 2016 |
| Riverwood Capital LatAm | Diversified | Latin America | Current | December, 2018 |
| SBCVC Fund V | Diversified | China | Current | January, 2016 |
| Vinci Capital Partners III B | Diversified | Brazil | Current | April, 2019 |
Diversified
Turkey
Current
May, 2019
Diversified
Africa
Current
December, 2016
Diversified
Africa
Current
November, 2016
Diversified
Africa
Current
March, 2018
Diversified
Africa
Current
June, 2019
Diversified
Latin America
Current
June, 2017
Diversified
China
Current
November, 2018
Diversified
India
Current
July, 2015
Diversified
Indonesia
Current
November, 2015
Logistics
China
Current
December, 2016
Diversified
China
Current
November, 2017
Diversified
China
Current
June, 2017
Diversified
China
Current
August, 2018
Education
China
Exited
May, 2019
Diversified
Africa
Current
June, 2016
Diversified
Africa
Current
December, 2016
Diversified
Africa
Current
June, 2019
Diversified
Poland
Current
March, 2018
Diversified
India
Current
April, 2019
Diversified
India
Current
June, 2019
Diversified
Thailand
Current
June, 2018
Diversified
India
Current
May, 2016
Diversified
Latin America
Current
December, 2018
Diversified
China
Current
January, 2016
Diversified
Brazil
Current
April, 2019