Ernesto Chesculescu, CFA

Ernesto (Ernie) Chesculescu is a member of Barings Private Assets Group and Head of European Private Placement Origination based in London. Ernie is responsible for the origination and underwriting of transactions in Europe as well as credit and relationship management. He has over 20 years of experience across a broad range of areas. Prior to joining Barings, he worked in investment banking at NatWest and Santander helping issuers raise financing in the private markets globally. Prior to this, Ernie was at MetLife, originating and underwriting private placement deals across Europe. He started his career at Deloitte in London. Ernie is a Chartered Accountant, a member of the CFA institute and holds an M.A. from the University of Oxford.