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Profil
Prior to EMP, Ms. Downs worked in various divisions of the private placement group of the Prudential Insurance Company of America from 1986 through 1995, where she most recently served as Managing Vice President, heading a group responsible for credit-backed real estate investments.
In 1996 and 1997, she worked in project development at Stanton Capital in Lima, Peru and did consulting work for the Peruvian government on its new private pension fund system.
Ms. Downs holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University, a J.D.
from Boston University Law School, a M.B.A from Yale University School of Management, and in 1996 completed a Masters in Latin American Studies at Johns Hopkins SAIS.
She also holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (C.F.A.) designation.
Anciens postes connus de Katherine A. Downs
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Inc.
 The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Inc. Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Provides insurance brokerage, retirement, investment planning and benefit administration services | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/1995 |
| ULTRAPETROL (BAHAMAS) LIMITED | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
EMP Latin American Management LLC
 EMP Latin American Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance EMP Latin American Mgmt invests in companies located in the United States primarily in Latin America and Caribbean. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of telecommunications, electric power generation and distribution, transportation and petrochemicals. It provides financing for mezzanine and buyout capital requirements | Private Equity Investor | - |
EMP Global LLC
 EMP Global LLC Investment ManagersFinance EMP Global focuses on global private equity investments in a variety of sectors including agribusiness, transportation, power and water, telecommunications, retail, diversified infrastructure, cement, paper, mining, synthetic fiber, basic material, restaurants, chemicals/petrochemicals and glass. Investments range from $10 million to approximately $100 million. The firm typically provides capital to growing companies at the expansion stage rather than at the start-up stage. They also consider investments in mature companies that offer restructuring opportunities. In addition, EMP considers investing in greenfield projects in conjunction with a strategic corporate partner or in certain regulated industries in which development risk is reduced through licenses or off-take agreements. The firm invests globally including Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. EMP looks for companies with an understandable business model and clearly identified drivers of growth and profitability. They look for companies with favorable long term prospects, especially those that benefit from high barriers to entry through licenses, high capital costs for any potential competitor or high switching costs on the part of customers. EMP considers minority positions in companies that are controlled by a reputable local sponsor or an international strategic investor. The firm prefers to invest in control positions, either as a sole investor or in partnership with other financial investors, including participation in LBOs in markets in which capital markets support such activities. EMP pays particular attention to downside risk and risk/return profile and employs a variety of techniques to alter the risk/return profile to mitigate risk. These include structuring investments as hybrid debt/equity securities, including preferred stock, mezzanine and convertible debt and debt with warrants. The firm also seeks to address illiquidity risk by negotiating put option agreements with partners that assure EMP of an exit within the timeframe of each fund. | Private Equity Investor | - |
Formation de Katherine A. Downs
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Ultrapetrol Bahamas Ltd.
 Ultrapetrol Bahamas Ltd. Other TransportationTransportation Provides marine transportation services | Transportation |
EMP Global LLC
EMP Global LLC Investment ManagersFinance EMP Global focuses on global private equity investments in a variety of sectors including agribusiness, transportation, power and water, telecommunications, retail, diversified infrastructure, cement, paper, mining, synthetic fiber, basic material, restaurants, chemicals/petrochemicals and glass. Investments range from $10 million to approximately $100 million. The firm typically provides capital to growing companies at the expansion stage rather than at the start-up stage. They also consider investments in mature companies that offer restructuring opportunities. In addition, EMP considers investing in greenfield projects in conjunction with a strategic corporate partner or in certain regulated industries in which development risk is reduced through licenses or off-take agreements. The firm invests globally including Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. EMP looks for companies with an understandable business model and clearly identified drivers of growth and profitability. They look for companies with favorable long term prospects, especially those that benefit from high barriers to entry through licenses, high capital costs for any potential competitor or high switching costs on the part of customers. EMP considers minority positions in companies that are controlled by a reputable local sponsor or an international strategic investor. The firm prefers to invest in control positions, either as a sole investor or in partnership with other financial investors, including participation in LBOs in markets in which capital markets support such activities. EMP pays particular attention to downside risk and risk/return profile and employs a variety of techniques to alter the risk/return profile to mitigate risk. These include structuring investments as hybrid debt/equity securities, including preferred stock, mezzanine and convertible debt and debt with warrants. The firm also seeks to address illiquidity risk by negotiating put option agreements with partners that assure EMP of an exit within the timeframe of each fund. | Finance |
Boston University
 Boston University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
The Johns Hopkins University
 The Johns Hopkins University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Yale University
 Yale University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Wesleyan University
 Wesleyan University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
EMP Latin American Management LLC
EMP Latin American Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance EMP Latin American Mgmt invests in companies located in the United States primarily in Latin America and Caribbean. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of telecommunications, electric power generation and distribution, transportation and petrochemicals. It provides financing for mezzanine and buyout capital requirements | Finance |
The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Inc.
The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Inc. Insurance Brokers/ServicesFinance Provides insurance brokerage, retirement, investment planning and benefit administration services | Finance |
