Pearce Joins Pine River Capital as Portfolio Manager
Evan Pearce joined Pine River Capital Management as a portfolio manager, specializing in European credit strategies. The position is new, part of Pine River’s increasing the portfolio management...
View ArticleBlackrock’s Milner Joins Cantor Commercial Real Estate
Chris A. Milner was named managing director and head of investment management at Cantor Commercial Real Estate, confirmed Anthony Orso, CEO. Mr. Milner is leading the firm’s expansion into investment...
View ArticleElanus Capital Hires COO in New York Office
New York-based financial services sector specialist also hires COO…
View ArticleTrader Hobson Rejoins TT International
Firm also reveals the return of trader John Hobson to assist on mid-cap Europe fund…
View ArticleEdoma Partners Co-Founder Niogret Joins Horizon Asset
Emmanuel Niogret, one of four founding partners of now defunct hedge fund Edoma Partners, is understood to have joined alternatives manager Horizon Asset in London, according to three people familiar...
View ArticleCharlton Joins Altius Associates as Partner and Head of U.S. Investments
Altius Associates Ltd. has appointed Dr. William Charlton as a partner and head of U.S. investments. He will be based in the Richmond, Va. Office of Altius. Charlton joins from his current position as...
View ArticleHighland Capital Hires Gill and Lyon
Credit manager Highland Capital has announced hires in business development and client services. Nikki Aquino Gill joins the Dallas-based firm as director in business development from Bank of America...
View ArticleSchmidt Joins Prologue Capital as Portfolio Manager
Prologue Capital Management, the $2.18 billion firm led by co-founders Graham Walsh and David Lofthouse, has hired Blake Schmidt as a portfolio manager focused on volatility trading. Schmidt was most...
View ArticleMan Group Vets Turtelboom and Abdel-Motaal Planning Launch of APQ Partners
Two emerging markets traders formerly from Man Group have begun raising money for a new venture, APQ Partners, in what is likely to be one of the largest European hedge fund launches of 2013. Bart...
View ArticleValtone Named CEO of Blue Diamond Asset Management
A former CIO of one of Europe’s most sophisticated pension funds has joined a boutique asset manager, which is overseen by one of aiCIO‘s columnists. Erik Valtonen, formerly CIO of Sweden’s third state...
View ArticleToback Joins BlueCrest Capital as Portfolio Manager
BlueCrest Capital Management has hired convertible bond and capital structure arbitrage specialist Jeff Toback as a portfolio manager in its New York office. Toback joins from Gracie Asset Management...
View ArticleDiamondback Healthcare Team Joins Norumbega Capital
Millennium Management has hired a healthcare team from now-closed Diamondback Capital Management.Headed by former Diamondback healthcare portfolio manager Greg Martinez, Norumbega Capital is based...
View ArticleO’Donnell Joins BlackRock in Hong Kong
US asset manager BlackRock announced it has hired Patrick O’Donnell from BNP Paribas Investment Partners as head of consultant relations for Asia ex-Japan. O’Donnell started in this newly created role...
View ArticleMorrongiello Joins Altin as Chief Executive
Altin, the Swiss alternative investment company listed on the London and Swiss stock exchanges, has appointed Tony Morrongiello as position of chief executive. Morrongiello takes up his duties today...
View ArticleAyer Retires and Closes TIG Ayer Asia Fund
Veteran hedge fund manager Jim Ayer has retired, closing his long-running Asian equity long/short TIG Ayer Asia Fund and returning money to investors after failing to deliver positive returns in the...
View ArticleOch-Ziff Capital’s Head of European Investing Cohen Resigns
Michael Cohen will resign as executive managing director and head of European investing for alternative investment manager Och-Ziff Capital Management Group, effective March 31…
View ArticleKirk Leaves Azentus Capital to Launch Hedge Fund
Bruce Kirk, one of the principal partners at Asian multi-strategy fund Azentus Capital Partners – one of the region’s biggest launches in 2011 – has left the firm and is understood to be planning the...
View ArticleStewart Joins BlackRock’s Hedge Fund and Private Equity Division
BlackRock, the world’s largest money manager, hired Andy Stewart, the head of one of Credit Suisse’s hedge fund units, to bolster its own alternatives business. Stewart will co-head New York-based...
View ArticleWalker Joins IBIS Capital as COO
IBIS Capital Partners, the London-based boutique that manages the long/short IBIS Global Media Fund, has hired a dedicated chief operating officer for the first time and is making good headway in...
View ArticleStonehage Group Hires McLellan to Head London Family Office
European multi-family office for ultra-high-net-worth families Stonehage Group has appointed David McLellan as executive director and head of their London Family Office. McLellan joins as former chief...
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