Jeff Bauer

Mr. Bauer joined Contrarian in 2011 and serves as Managing Director and Assistant Portfolio Manager for the Emerging Markets Fund strategy. Since joining the firm in 2011, Mr. Bauer has focused exclusively on global emerging market opportunities, and is involved in all aspects of the investment process, including sourcing, research, diligence, and monitoring existing and potential investment opportunities across the portfolio. Mr. Bauer has extensive experience involving complex cross-border restructurings on both the corporate and sovereign level, mainly focused on Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. He has also participated in a number of restructurings utilizing court-supervised processes under US Chapter 11, US Chapter 15, UK Schemes of Arrangement, and French Sauvegarde, among others. Mr. Bauer graduated from Brown University Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude with a BA in International Relations and Economics. Mr. Bauer is proficient in Spanish.