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Gildenbrook launches ILS fund management

Reported by Reinsurancene
Jan 29, 2021· 2 min read
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Key Takeaways
  • • The Gildenbrook Group launched Gildenbrook Capital Management (GCM), an independent alternative fund manager focused on insurance-linked securities (ILS), in Q4 2020.
  • • GCM already manages approximately $850 million of institutional assets under advisory as of January 2021, according to the primary report.
  • • The fund manager offers investors access to alternative risk premia sourced from global life and non-life insurance and reinsurance markets.
  • • Daniel Brookman, Founder and CEO of Gildenbrook, says the group's combination of asset management, reinsurance and financial technology development is designed to position clients as re/insurers and institutional investors seek strategic partnerships.
Summary
The Gildenbrook Group has launched Gildenbrook Capital Management (GCM), an independent alternative fund manager focused on the insurance-linked securities (ILS) asset class. The manager targets investors seeking alternative risk premia sourced from the global life and non-life insurance and reinsurance markets, according to the primary report.

GCM launched in the fourth quarter of 2020 and already has some $850 million of institutional assets under its advisory as of January 2021. Publisher context indicates the entity, Gildenbrook Capital Management Ltd., was founded in October 2020 and is positioned as a reinsurance and ILS-focused investment manager, with an Artemis-listed ILS fund presence.

Daniel Brookman, Founder and CEO of Gildenbrook, said the firm's target opportunities, together with the group's innovative structure and differentiated approach, have resonated with the institutional investor community. He pointed to the group's combination of asset management, reinsurance and financial technology development within one group as a way to position clients as re/insurers and institutional investors pursue strategic partnerships.

The company describes itself as an independent, specialist alternative investment manager active in private markets, including insurance, reinsurance and ILS, physical commodities and niche private credit.

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Reinsurancene Gildenbrook launches ILS fund management