Brysam Global Partners is a
private equity firm
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that specializes in consumer financial services in
emerging markets
An emerging market (or an emerging country or an emerging economy) is a market that has some characteristics of a developed market, but does not fully meet its standards. This includes markets that may become developed markets in the future or were ...
. It was founded in January 2007 by
Marjorie Magner
Marjorie Magner (born c. 1950) is an American business executive. She is the co-founder of Brysam Global Partners, a private equity firm, and she serves as the chairman of the Gannett Corporation.
Education
Marjorie Magner was born c. 1950. She ...
and
Robert Willumstad Robert B. "Bob" Willumstad is a former Chairman and CEO of the American International Group (AIG).
He was born on August 22, 1945 in Brooklyn and grew up in Elmont on Long Island. His alma mater is Adelphi University. He and his wife Carol reside ...
.
On September 7, 2007, Brysam completed a $228m (US) investment in Ixe Grupo Financiero, a leading financial institution based in
Mexico City
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, representing 28% of shares then outstanding.
On February 21, 2008, Brysam acquired a 9.9% interest in Russian bank
Vozrozhdenie Bank. Founded in 1991, Vozrozhdenie ranks among the top thirty banks in Russia, with over one million individual accounts. Terms of the investment were not disclosed.
On September 9, 2008, ex
JP Morgan Chase
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director
Robert I. Lipp Robert I. Lipp is a senior advisor of Stone Point Capital and the executive chairman of StoneRiver Group, L.P., a Trident IV portfolio company.
Education
Lipp attended (and received an honorary degree from) Williams College. He graduated from Wi ...
joined the firm as senior partner.
On January 1, 2009, Brysam acquired 18.8% Interest In BCSC, a Colombian financial institution.
[http://www.brysam.com/news/pr012909.html]
References
External links
Brysam Global Partners
Financial services companies established in 2007
Private equity firms of the United States
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