About Redwood Capital

Francisco Pujol Senior Advisor

Francisco C. Pujol is a Senior Advisor with Redwood Capital. Previously he was a Managing Director and Head of the Emerging Markets Group at Morgan Stanley. Francisco has over 17 years of experience in the capital markets (both investment grade and non-investment grade markets). He has been involved in a wide range of transactions for issuers such as the Dominican Republic, Republic of Argentina, the Republic of Brazil, Bulgaria, Republic of Colombia, Egypt, United Mexican States, Pemex, Perez-Companc, Turkey and Unibanco, many which have won awards for their innovation and uniqueness. Prior to heading Morgan Stanley’s Emerging Markets Group, he was part of the team responsible for building Morgan Stanley’s Medium Term Notes and U.S. Commercial Paper Origination. Francisco started his career at Merrill Lynch in their Money Markets Department, where he was responsible for originating Medium-Term Notes and Commercial Paper for Asian, Canadian, and European accounts.

While in previous institutions Francisco led the teams that were responsible for earning the following awards and recognitions:

  • IFR Latin America Bond House of the Year (2006, 2000 and 1998)
  • IFR Emerging Market Bond House of the Year (2000)
  • Latin Finance Local Currency Bond of the Year (Bancomext Euro Peso Issue)
  • Developed highly recognized and awarded transactions including Floating Rate Accrual Notes (“FRANs”)
  • Francisco C. Pujol was selected as one of the “Top 20 under 40” by Emerging Markets Magazine in one of its publications

He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University in Business Economy and Public Policy. He is fluent in Spanish.

Redwood Advises Cogmed Systems AB in its Sale to Pearson plc
Karolinska Development has divested Cogmed, one of Karolinska Development’s portfolio companies, to Pearson where it will become part of Pearson’s Clinical Assessment business. Karolinksa Development and other owners will receive an up front payment, as well as tiered royalties up to double digit levels until June 2012 on Cogmed sales.
Redwood Advises Birch in Debt Offering

Atlanta, GA – Birch Communications, Inc. ("Birch") announced today that it has completed a private debt offering that was previously announced in November 2009.  This private debt offering is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.

Harvard Business School Selects Gregory Bedrosian As A Judge For Its 2010 Business Plan Contest
Redwood Capital Group -- a leading investment banking firm serving the technology, communications and media & business services industries -- announced today that the firm’s Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Gregory Bedrosian, was selected to serve on the panel of judges for the 2010 Harvard Business School Business Plan Contest to be held in April on the HBS campus in Boston.