Barings Latin America Inclusive - Class A - Income (EUR)

Michael is Head of Barings' Latin American Equity Team. He joined Barings in October 2011. Prior to joining Barings, Michael worked for Wells Capital Management in San Francisco where for over four years he was a senior equity analyst / associate portfolio manager with responsibility for the Latin American components of four Global Emerging Markets portfolios. He previously held analyst roles at Merrill Lynch, Seven Global Research, Lehman Brothers and Salomon Smith Barney, focusing primarily on Latin American Equities. Michael started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1998 as a Senior Associate in the Latin American Transaction Advisory Services Team. Michael has a BA in Economics and a BSc in Business Administration from Boston University and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Texas. He was awarded the CFA designation in 2005. Michael speaks fluent Spanish.

Luis Alves de Lima is a member of Barings' Latin American Equity Team. Luis has worked in the industry since 2002. Prior to joining the firm in 2015, he worked for Nest Investimentos in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where he was a Partner and Portfolio Manager. Prior to Nest, Luis was a Senior Equity Research Analyst at Fator Administracao De Recursos and Sulamérica Investimentos, where he was also a Portfolio Manager. Luis has also held roles as a Financial Analyst for two private equity firms: Bioenergy Development Fund (BDF) and Angra Partners. He holds an M.B.A. from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University and a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getulio Vargas, Brazil.