Actis announces a new appointment

Actis, a leading private equity investor in emerging markets, has announced the appointment of Chris Coles to enhance the firm’s existing risk management capabilities, assist with larger deal sourcing and debt financing and provide ongoing portfolio management support. Chris joins Actis from Barclays Capital where he was Head of European Leveraged Finance.
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