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Career Biography

Roberto González Ricart is a legal and regulatory executive with over a decade of experience at the intersection of law, finance, and regulation across both public and private sectors. His career has focused on structuring investment vehicles, navigating regulatory frameworks, and implementing compliance strategies in the capital markets and financial services industries of the Dominican Republic and Latin America.

He currently serves as Head of Legal at Amergent Partners, an asset management and financial advisory firm. In this role, Roberto oversees the legal, regulatory compliance, and AML areas of the company, contributing to firm-wide strategic decisions. Though recently established, Amergent Partners builds on the successful legacy of Amergent Capital, a prominent private equity firm. Roberto has been instrumental in shaping the internal control framework and regulatory strategy to support its expansion into fund management and capital markets advisory, while guiding transaction strategy and execution.

Earlier in his career, Roberto served at the Superintendence of the Securities Market (SIMV)in the Dominican Republic, where he was a Legal Analyst and later Senior Regulatory Compliance Analyst. He helped draft key financial regulations, including implementing regulations under Law 249-17, as well as resolutions and circulars that continue to shape the local capital markets landscape. He also played a critical role in reviewing and authorizing investment vehicles, including most mutual and closed-end funds currently active in the market, gaining a holistic understanding of market participants, corporate governance, infrastructure, public offerings, listed companies, and investor protection.

Leveraging his SIMV experience—the regulator overseeing Amergent Partners—Roberto brings a unique insider perspective. He integrates regulatory vision, anticipates supervisory expectations, and provides practical insights into fund management, adding value that few heads of legal in investment funds possess. His ability to bridge regulatory understanding and commercial strategy positions Amergent Partners to navigate complex markets efficiently while ensuring robust compliance.

Following SIMV, Roberto spent five years at Scotiabank, holding senior roles including Senior Legal Officer in Regulatory Compliance, Legal Officer for Commercial Law, and AML/CTF Compliance Officer. He advised on regulatory compliance, financial contracts, governance procedures, and AML systems, ensuring alignment with local regulations and international best practices.