About us

Clear Thinking.
Consistent Process.

Conviction in Execution.

Founded in 2023, Adira is a boutique global credit specialist built on the belief that clarity, discipline and alignment matter more than size or noise.

We operate a single, focused strategy designed to deliver consistent returns in excess of cash rates – without reliance on market direction.

The Adira strategy invests across the performing credit spectrum in developed markets – from investment grade to high yield and non-rated issuers – using an unconstrained, long/short, absolute return approach. Our strategy is rooted in research, responsive to the cycle, and structured to generate persistent alpha and positive carry.

An Independent Partnership

Adira was founded by three partners with decades of experience across global credit markets. We are privately owned, with no external shareholders, and fully aligned with our investors’ long-term objectives.

We don’t market complexity. We manage risk with precision. We don’t chase markets. We position intelligently within them.

Michael Gower

Partner,
Chief Executive Officer

  • 27 years of industry experience
  • Fixed income team at Lehman Brothers
  • Group Treasurer at Rabobank
  • CFO at Robeco Group
  • CFO of Vanguard’s International business
  • CFO at Ruffer LLP
Reuben Abrams

Founding Partner,
Chief Investment Officer

  • 28 years of industry experience
  • ABN AMRO Asset Management
  • Credit Trading and Portfolio Management
  • Managing Director, Credit Portfolios at GIC, Singapore’s Sovereign Wealth Fund
  • Over 20 years’ experience managing significant assets (multiple billions) in credit portfolio
Will Allport

Partner,
Chief Distribution Officer

  • 23 years of industry experience
  • Institutional client group and product management executive at AllianceBernstein
  • Institutional client group and product management executive at PIMCO
  • Senior manager, strategy and wealth management proposition, Vanguard International

Counter-Cyclical Philosophy

Credit markets are subject to behavioural and structural inefficiencies that lead to periodic over/under shooting of risk premium in credit markets and corporate bond issuers through the cycle.

We believe that a counter-cyclical approach to top-down and bottom-up investing, anchored in rigorous fundamental analysis, can exploit market mispricing and capture outsized alpha opportunities.

A Three
Pillar Process

Our investment process is shaped by three interlocking pillars:

This framework – proven out by more than two decades of experience in credit investing – allows us to remain flexible, market-aware, and focused on consistent return delivery.

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  • Bottom-Up Fundamental Credit Selection

    High-conviction long and short positions built through fundamental research of corporate bond issuers and capital structures.

  • Top-Down Dynamic Beta Positioning

    Market exposure calibrated to the credit cycle, flexing between market neutral and long-biased, using proprietary tools and risk signals.

  • Structural Portfolio Carry

    A bias toward positive carry, exaggerated in favourable cycle phases.

How we think

Credit, done well, is quiet work. But it speaks volumes over time.

1

Listen

We listen before we act.

2

Clarity

We seek clarity over complexity.

3

Detail

We believe attention to detail matters more than attention.