Gerken Capital Associates

Investment ManagementCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees

Founded in 1989, Gerken Capital Associates ("GCA") is a San Francisco Bay Area-based alternative asset fund manager, with a primary focus on emerging markets. Funds include both managed/advised funds, and separately managed accounts. Investments vehicles structured as both direct investment funds and fund of funds. Investments strategies have included equity/fixed income, PE, Infrastructure, VC, PIPE, SPAC, hedge funds, and forex.

M&A services are offered via GCA Alliance. 

GCA Investment Professionals & Senior Advisors: Lou Gerken, Founder/Chairman; Tiffany Tiret, E/A.  Senior Advisors: Hugh McClung, Dr. Dimitri Ivanov, George Coelho, Jack Lowe, Alain Fontaine, Alok Gupta, Artashes Terzyan, Dakshesh Patel, Gianfillipo Cuneo, Frank J. Caufield (RIP), Gerbrand Hop (RIP), Mauro Meinberg, Rt. Hon. Mark Simmonds, Dr. Arthur Laffer, Dr. William Bennett, C.Y. Huang, Edwin Ruh, Jr.

Current Activities: CoB/CEO to multi-asset manager, FIGX Capital Acquisition Corp., and CIO, SMA LLC Family Office.  

Prior Activities: Most recently, BoD to CBZ Holdings Ltd., a Southern African Bank Holding Company. Prior to, GP to GCA Alternative Asset Funds (India, Latam, Greater China); Partner Prudential Securities VC (I-V); I/C Montgomery Securities VC; VP/Head Wells Fargo VC & FoF; Founder/CEO Technology Consultant Group, VP GT Capital; Research Analyst Bank of California.   

Non-Profit Activities: Prior Trustee, Buck Institute; Prior Chairman, Film Institute of Northern California (FINC).

Author: Wiley's Little Book of Venture Capital Investing; Co-author AI: Empowering SMEs and SADC Investment Opportunities.  

Previously SEC RIA, CA RIA, NASDAQ Broker/Dealer, Series 7, 24 & 63.

The firm has correspondent offices in London, Hong Kong, and Geneva. Further inquiries: lou@gerkencapital.com or W: +1 415 383 1464

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