Hedge fund managers – Flashcards
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Bridgewater
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Ray Dalio Multi-Strategy Connecticut $150 Billion
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AQR
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Cliff Asness Global Macro Connecticut $114.7 Billion
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Och-Ziff
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Daniel Och New York Multi Strat
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Citadel
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Ken Griffin Chicago Multi Strat $25 Billion
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BlueCrest
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William Reeves / Michael Platt London Multi Strat $30 Billion
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D.E. Shaw
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David E Shaw New York Multi Strat $30 Billion
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Pine River Capital
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Brian Taylor Minnetonka, Minnesota Multi Strat $14 Billion
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Fortress Investments
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Michael Novogratz New York Closed
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Two Sigma Investments
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John Overdeck, David Siegel, Mark Pickard New York Quant $35 Billion
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Moore Capital
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Louis Moore Bacon New York Multi Strat $5 Billion
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Adage Capital
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Robert Atchinson / Phillip Gross New York Equities $28 Billion
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Viking Global
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Ole Andreas Halvorsen New York Equities $27 Billion
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Elliott Management
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Paul Singer New York Multi Strat $27 Billion
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Paulson & Co
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John Paulson New York Event Driven $18 Billion
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Lone Pine Capital
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Stephen Mandel Greenwich, CT Equities $26.7 Billion
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Element Capital
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Jeffrey Talpins New York Debt $9.8 Billion
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Baupost Group
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Seth Klarman Boston Distressed $26.9 Billion
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Renaissance Technologies
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James Simons New York Quant $65 Billion
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Davidson Kempner Capital
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Marvin Davidson / Thomas Kempner New York Multi Strat $25.4 Billion
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BlueMountain Capital
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Andrew Feldstein New York Credit $20 Billion
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Appaloosa Management
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David Tepper Short Hills, NJ Distressed $14 Billion
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Farallon Capital
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Tom Steyer San Francisco Multi Strat $21.5 Billion
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Lansdowne Partners
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Paul Ruddock / Steve Heinz London Equities $18 Billion
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King Street Capital
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Brian Higgins / Francis Biondi New York Distressed $22 Billion
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Highfields Capital
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Richard Grubman / Jonathon Jacobson Boston Equity $10 Billion
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Carlson Capital
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Clint Carlson Dallas Multi Strat $20.5 Billion
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Tudor Investments
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Paul Tudor Jones Greenwich, CT Multi Strat Notable predicted the 1987 crash $11.5 Bilion
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Greenlight Capital
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David Einhorn New York L/S Equity Notable short sold Lehman prior collapse $10 Billion
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Third Point
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Daniel Loeb New York $17.5 Billion
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Pershing Square Capital
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Bill Ackman New York Activist $12.4 Billion
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Maverick Capital
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Lee Ainslie Dallas L/S $15 Billion
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Balyasny Asset Management
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Dmitry Balyasny Chicago Multi Manager $29 Billion
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Tiger Global Management
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Charles Coleman Equities New York $20 Billion
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Glenview Capital
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Larry Robbins New York Multi Strat $17.5 Billion
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Graham Capital
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Kenneth Tropin Rowayton, CT Macro, Multi Stat $13 Billion
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Caxton
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Bruce Kovner Princeton, NJ Global Macro $7.7 Billion
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Soroban
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Eric W. Mandelblatt New York Activist Broke off of TPG-Axon $12.5 Billion
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Ellington Management
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Michael Vranos Greenwich, CT CMO $21 Billion
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Hutchin Hill Capital
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Neill Chriss New York Multi Strat $4.1 Billion
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Odey Asset Management
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Crispin Odey London Equities $10.2 Billion
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TPG-Axon Management
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Dinakar Singh New York L/S Equity $4 Billion
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Omega Advisors
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Leon Cooperman New York Equities $10.7 Billion
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Hoplite Capital
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John Lykouretzos New York L/S Equity $2.5 Billion
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Folger Hill
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Sol Kumin New York L/S Equity $1 Billion
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Old Lane
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Vikram Pandit Was owned by Citi and then closed a year later Poor track record, short lasting, anticlimactic existence to then split into other funds
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Meru
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Guru Ramakrishnan New York Technology, Services $500 Million
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Level Global
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David Ganek Former SAC PM that was raided and probed for insider trading Greenwich CT $4 Billion
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Front Point
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Steve Eisman Known for "The Big Short" against subprime mortgaes in 2007. New York $7 Billion
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Diamondback
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Fund managed by former SAC PM that was raided and probed for insider trading Stamford CT $5 Billion
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Everpoint
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Steven A. Cohen Spinoff of SAC, along with Point72 and Cubist L/S Equity
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Ivory
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Curtis Macnguyen (McGwin) Los Angeles L/S Equity $3.5 Billion
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Brookside
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Broke off of Bain Capital Boston
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Scout
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James Crichton / Adam Weiss New York $6.7 Billion
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Shumway
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Chris Shumway Tiger Cub $8 Billion
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Jericho
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Josh Resnick L/S Equity - Technology New York $3 Billion
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Ridgeback
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Wayne Holman Previously worked in Steve Cohen's subsidiary Sigma Capital $500 million
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Newbrook
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Robert Boucai New York L/S Equity - Market Neutral $2.18 Billion
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Point State
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Sean Cullinan Former Duquesne fund, brought many managers $5 Billion
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Coatue
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Philippe Laffont Tiger Cub New York L/S Equity - TMT $10 Billion
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Hitchwood
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James Crichton New York L/S Equity $1.7 Billion
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Soros
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George Soros Previously hedge fund, now family office Shorted the british pound and bought german marks and is known as man who broke the Bank of England. Quantum Fund Made $1.8 Billion
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Duquesne
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Stanley Druckenmiller Closed to investors due to inability to deliver high returns Managed money under Soros 1998 to 2000 as head PM of Quantum Fund - made $260 million in 2008 - broke BOE w Soros New York $12 Billion
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York
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James Dinan New York $5 Billion
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Contour
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New York $3 Billion
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Brevan Howard
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Alan Howard 4 other former CS fixed income traders Geneva, Jersey, NY $40 Billion
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Melvin Capital
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Gabe Plotkin Former SAC Consumer, seed from Steve Cohen $700mm
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Oxbow Capital Management
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Wesley Wong Former TPG-Axon $200mm Hong Kong
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Paulson Long/Short
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Guy Levy Healthcare Former Paulson & Co $500mm New York
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Ailanthus Capital
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Genevieve Kahr Former Jericho TMT/Technology $130mm New York
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Atalan Capital
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Dave Thomas Former Soroban $200mm New York
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Blueport Capital
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Arnau Porto & Peter Blaustein Former Oak Hill, Viking, and Platinum Grove $100mm Menlo Park, CA
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Center Pond Management
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Noah Yosha Former HealthCor Healthcare $100mm New York
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Castle Ridge
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Michael Swotes Former Carlson Event Driven, Relative Value Equity L/S $200mm New York
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Cedrus Park
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Anthony Chedid Former SAC TMT $100mm New York
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Dasoma Capital
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Boris Ginovker Seed from Paloma $200mm New York
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Grays Peak Capital
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Scott Stevens Former JAT, SAC, Coatue $25mm New York
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Goldwater Capital
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William Hoh Healthcare Former Arrowgrass Seed from Pine Street $75mm
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Greenvale Capital
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Bruce Emery Former Citadel $200mm London
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Intima Capital
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Modassir Choudhry Former Passport Capital Global Biotech Unknown AUM New York
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Kalka Investments
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Weidong Huang Healthcare Former TimesSquare Capital Unknown AUM Connecticut
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Livingston Capital
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Daniel Gotvald Former Millennium Market Neutral Dallas, CA
