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 Capital Group and Gemini Partners to Merge, Announce Martial Chaillet as Firm’s Chairman
Redwood Capital Group ("Redwood"), a New York-based investment banking firm serving the technology, communications, media, business services and other growth industries, announced today that it has entered into definitive agreements to merge with Gemini Partners ("Gemini"), a leading investment bank based in Los Angeles, CA. The combined firm will maintain the Redwood Capital Group name and will have offices in New York, Los Angeles and Geneva, Switzerland as well as representative offices in Baltimore, MD and London, England.  The firm also announced that the prominent, Swiss financier and investor, Mr. Martial Chaillet, will become Chairman of the Board of the combined firm and lead Redwood's Geneva office.
Redwood Capital Acts as Exclusive Financial Adviser to Quetico, LLC in its $26.9 Million Capital Raise With Alaris Royalty Corp.

Redwood Capital ("Redwood") announced today the closing of an initial $26.9 million investment in California logistics firm Quetico, LLC by Alaris Royalty Corp. (TSX:AD), the Calgary, Alberta-based private investment company. Redwood, through their affiliated broker-dealer, Lynx Capital, LLC ("Lynx"), served as the exclusive financial advisor to Quetico.

Redwood Capital Advises CeltixConnect on $15 Million Debt and Equity Financing
Sea Fibre Networks Limited, trading as CeltixConnect, which is developing Europe’s most advanced sub-sea telecommunications network, recently completed a $15 million two-tranche financing with Investec Project and Infrastructure Finance and with CC Equity LLC.