Our Story

EMKAP commenced its business journey in December 2006. It has been quite a ride.

Almost immediately after it started to operate, perhaps the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression, the subprime mortgage crisis, began to unfold. This eventually saw the collapse of major financial institutions, such as Bear Sterns and Lehman Brothers. Then came the 2013-2014 Euro debt crisis, which particularly hit the Periphery (Portugal, Italy, Greece, Spain) but also Cyprus, due to its close economic and cultural ties with Greece. Subsequently, Cyprus experienced the failure of a systemic bank, unprecedented haircuts on bank deposits (to bail out the other systemic bank) and related capital controls. In 2019, Covid came. The first pandemic of our generation brought in its train many complications for financial markets: valuations initially fell drastically, before rallying on the back of support from central banks, but the extreme fiscal and monetary stimulus has resulted in long-term inflationary pressures. From 2022, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to the most extensive ever financial sanctions and a geopolitical stand-off between Western and Eastern powers. In 2025, Donald Trump became the 47th President of the USA and swiftly introduced (or threatened) a series of steep tariffs with the aim of strengthening the USA’s economy. Coupled with other geopolitical events (such as developments in the Middle East), these policy decisions too have created significant volatility.

EMKAP began as a small firm, with few licenses and little capital but a strong ambition to grow. For over two decades, it has successfully navigated the choppy waters of the markets. The team’s niche expertise has allowed the company to spot the opportunities in challenging environments and often significantly to outperform its competitors. EMKAP has progressively extended its services and product offering. In 2017, it branched out into the UK, by opening an FCA-regulated firm. As emerging markets have always been a major focus, it expanded into Nigeria in 2025, by creating a new entity regulated by Nigeria’s SEC. Through years of skilful perseverance, and the consolidation of past successes, the firm has established a solid investment platform that is multi-faceted both in its proprietary book and its client offering.

Fortified by the challenges it has overcome and encouraged by its many successes, EMKAP looks forward to the opportunities ahead.