Key Takeaways
- • Alternative Investment Group, a USD1.5 billion alternative investment management firm that invests globally in long/short equity strategies, appointed Joel Gantcher as Managing Director, Head of Manager Research.
- • Samuel Sussman was named Managing Director, Head of Investment Strategy, and both appointees join the firm's Investment Committee.
- • Gantcher will lead manager research, sourcing, and due diligence, while Sussman will oversee top-down research and the sourcing and monitoring of event-driven and credit managers.
- • Both executives previously worked at Cadogan Management, according to the announcement.
- • The appointments are framed by CEO David Storrs as strengthening the firm's ability to source managers and make strategic allocation decisions for investors.
Summary
Alternative Investment Group, a USD1.5 billion alternative investment management firm that invests globally in long/short equity strategies, has appointed Joel Gantcher as Managing Director, Head of Manager Research, and Samuel Sussman as Managing Director, Head of Investment Strategy. According to the announcement, both appointments are effective 5 January 2012, and both executives will become members of the firm's Investment Committee. Both Gantcher and Sussman worked at Cadogan Management before joining Alternative Investment Group.
In his new role, Gantcher will spearhead the firm's manager research, sourcing, and due diligence efforts to identify, evaluate, and include optimal managers in the firm's portfolios. Sussman will direct top-down research, identifying investment opportunities across strategies, industry sectors, and geographies, and will take primary responsibility for sourcing and monitoring the firm's event-driven and credit managers.
President and CEO David Storrs said the appointments will "significantly strengthen our investment team" by improving the firm's ability to source and research new managers and to make better strategic decisions for investors. Storrs tied the hires to the firm's mission of identifying the best hedge fund managers and constructing actively managed, diversified portfolios that deliver strong risk-adjusted returns. Gantcher said he is focused on managers "under the radar" and described the firm's platform as truly institutional. Sussman cited the firm's commitment to research as a key reason for joining, noting that strategies and markets are growing more complex.
In his new role, Gantcher will spearhead the firm's manager research, sourcing, and due diligence efforts to identify, evaluate, and include optimal managers in the firm's portfolios. Sussman will direct top-down research, identifying investment opportunities across strategies, industry sectors, and geographies, and will take primary responsibility for sourcing and monitoring the firm's event-driven and credit managers.
President and CEO David Storrs said the appointments will "significantly strengthen our investment team" by improving the firm's ability to source and research new managers and to make better strategic decisions for investors. Storrs tied the hires to the firm's mission of identifying the best hedge fund managers and constructing actively managed, diversified portfolios that deliver strong risk-adjusted returns. Gantcher said he is focused on managers "under the radar" and described the firm's platform as truly institutional. Sussman cited the firm's commitment to research as a key reason for joining, noting that strategies and markets are growing more complex.
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