Brysam Global Partners
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Brysam Global Partners is a private equity firm
Private equity firm
A private equity firm is an investment manager that makes investments in the private equity of operating companies through a variety of loosely affiliated investment strategies including leveraged buyout, venture capital, and growth capital...

 that specializes in consumer financial services in emerging markets. It was founded in January 2007 by Marjorie Magner and Robert Willumstad.

On September 7, 2007, Brysam completed a $228m (US) investment in Ixe Grupo Financiero, a leading financial institution based in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

, representing 28% of shares then outstanding.

On February 21, 2008, Brysam acquired a 9.9% interest in Russian bank Vozrozhdenie Bank. Founded in 1991, Vozrozhdenie ranks among the top thirty banks in Russia, with over one million individual accounts. Terms of the investment were not disclosed.

On September 9, 2008, ex JP Morgan Chase director Robert I. Lipp
Robert I. Lipp
Robert I. Lipp is a senior partner at Brysam Global Partners, a private equity firm. He is a former member of the board of JP Morgan Chase, and a director for Accenture and The Travelers Companies Inc....

joined the firm as senior partner.

On January 1, 2009, Brysam acquired 18.8% Interest In BCSC, a Colombian financial institution.

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