WEST PALM BEACH, FL, MARCH 28, 2025 – Gramercy Funds Management LLC (“Gramercy”) is pleased to report it has deployed more than $700 million through its Capital Solutions strategy in Peru. This includes more than $500 million in its Peru SME Lending Platform, in partnership with Andino Capital, a company of Andino Investment Holding (“AIHC1”), and the remainder in various private credit transactions since 2018. Gramercy continues to identify a strong pipeline in Peru and expects to continue deploying capital in the country through its Capital Solutions strategy, with the goal of reaching $1 billion.
Gramercy has focused on direct lending to the SME market through trade finance structures, such as export warrants and senior secured working capital facilities. Gramercy continues to identify investment opportunities across key Peruvian sectors, including fishing, construction, and mining, as well as other important segments of the economy.
“Reaching the $700 million milestone in our Peru portfolio illustrates the success of Gramercy’s approach to corporate and trade finance direct lending in emerging markets,” said Gustavo Ferraro, Head of Gramercy Capital Solutions. “Having deployed more than $6 billion across more than 200 credit facilities since 2018 throughout emerging markets, our private credit approach is anchored in understanding markets and borrowers’ needs in countries like Peru. Our local expertise has allowed us to generate attractive, risk-adjusted returns to investors through secured lending and to provide essential private capital to support Peru’s economic growth.”
About Gramercy’s Capital Solutions Strategy
Gramercy’s Capital Solutions Strategy has deployed more than $6 billion across nearly 200 private credit investments from its 2018 inception to date. The strategy focuses on secured lending to emerging markets borrowers in Mexico, Brazil, Türkiye, Peru and elsewhere. It follows a diversified approach among industries and company types, with senior secured loans and underwriting that has downside protection and collateral value. Typical investments have low LTV ratios and are highly covenanted with strong cash flow control.
About Gramercy Funds Management
Gramercy is a global emerging markets alternatives investment manager with offices in West Palm Beach (Florida), Greenwich (Connecticut), London (England), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Miami (Florida), and Mexico City (Mexico) and dedicated lending platforms in Mexico, Türkiye, Peru, Pan-Africa, Brazil, and Colombia. The $6 billion firm, founded in 1998, seeks to provide investors with a better approach to emerging markets, delivering attractive risk-adjusted returns supported by a transparent and robust institutional platform. Gramercy offers alternative and long-only strategies across emerging markets asset classes, including multi-asset, private credit, public credit, and special situations. Gramercy’s mission is to positively impact the well-being of our clients, portfolio investments, and team members. Gramercy is a Registered Investment Adviser with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a Signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). Gramercy Ltd, an affiliate, is registered with the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). www.gramercy.com
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