Ali Allahbachani (Dublin) joined KKR in 2014 as part of Avoca Capital and is a portfolio manager for KKR Credit’s European leveraged credit team. He also sits on KKR’s European Leveraged Credit Investment Committee. Prior to joining KKR, he worked in a number of roles at Avoca Capital including portfolio management, trading, risk and credit management. Before joining Avoca in 2005, he was an associate director with Allied Irish Banks in London, where he was part of the bank’s European leveraged finance team. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG. He holds a B.A. in Accounting and Finance from Dublin City University and is also an associate member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.