Man Group has appointed Rob Leach as Global Head of Capital Markets and portfolio manager at Man GLG, a new role for the firm. Leach joins the firm from Jefferies where he was Head of EMEA Equity Capital Markets.
Man Group has appointed Rob Leach as Global Head of Capital Markets and portfolio manager at Man GLG, a new role for the firm. Leach joins the firm from Jefferies where he was Head of EMEA Equity Capital Markets.
Leach, who will be based in London, will focus on Man Group’s activity in capital markets offerings globally, with the aim of growing market share and client returns. He joins at a time when equity markets globally are experiencing significant challenges and require increasingly thoughtful navigation, and as Man Group is responding to client demand for active investment management solutions in both the long-only and alternative spaces.
Leach has over 20 years of experience including previous roles at organisations including BlackRock, SAC Capital and UBS.
His team is part of Man GLG, a discretionary fund manager that is active across alternative and long-only strategies, equity and credit. The team spans New York, London and Hong Kong, and new hires include portfolio manager Edward White (New York) – who joins from Crestline Investors – senior analysts Radler Kelly (New York) and Charles Spencer, and analyst Marc Nemeti (London). Established Man GLG portfolio manager Andy Scott (Hong Kong) and analyst Dave Yin (Hong Kong) join Rob’s team.
