About Us
ECM is a specialist fixed income manager, established in February 1999 to take advantage of opportunities in the fast growing European credit market.
Over the past twelve years we have become a major player in the fixed income markets.
ECM has expertise across a full range of sectors within the European credit universe:
- Investment Grade Corporates
- Financials
- ABS
- European Emerging Markets
- Senior Secured Loans
- High Yield
- Distressed Debt/Special Situations
We currently manage approximately USD 9.5 billion of assets on behalf of a diversified institutional client base.
ECM is fully owned Wells Fargo & Company (AA- rated), one of the largest financial services companies in the United States. ECM benefits from the strength and stability of its parent company and as a specialist boutique manager, the Wells Fargo and Company is strongly committed to maintaining ECM's operational autonomy, brand name and independent investment process.
As of February 2012, ECM's Fitch asset manager rating is M2.