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Bill Miller, former head of European sales for hedge fund Winton Capital has joined Princeton-based CTA Drury Capital as head of global sales with responsibility to push further the Drury Capital brand in North America, Europe and the Far East.
Drury Capital (AUM 440 USD) was founded in 1997, by Bernard Drury and is a systematic longer term trend following manager CTA, with particular emphasis on commodity trading.
Miller is a well-known and highly respected figure on the CTA/managed futures stage and has a strong track record in this highly specialised sector.
Drury Capital has seen strong performance in
Alter Domus has appointed Michael Ellul as Director of the firm’s office in Malta.
The office in Malta, which was established in 2010, offers corporate management support to holding and financing companies of investment firms, multinationals, and private investors. Solutions range from fund administration services to company management. Malta’s importance as a fund domicile of choice and a member of the EU made it a logical location in the expansion of Alter Domus global network.
Michael Ellul, who joins an existing team of experienced professionals in Malta, has significant local experience in banking and in trust and company formation. In
Signia Wealth Limited has appointed Ameet Patel as head of alternative investments. He will be based in the London office and will report to CIO Gautam Batra.
Patel’s role will focus on building Signia’s hedge fund investment proposition as he joins the rapidly expanding investment team at the firm.
Prior to joining Signia Wealth, Patel was a Managing Director at AlphaOne Partners in a similar role investing in hedge funds on behalf of UHNW clients. Before transitioning to the buy-side, he worked for several years as an equity research analyst at Lehman Brothers in the top ranked telecoms
Carne Group, a providers of hedge fund governance, has appointed senior US banker Fred Schilling as a Managing Director in its US office. The appointment comes as Carne expands its governance and oversight business in North America.
Schilling is a veteran prime broking professional of more than three decades’ experience. He helped to found and build up Bear Stearns’ hedge fund prime brokerage into an industry-leading business. He spent more than 20 years at Bear Stearns, where he was a Senior Managing Director and helped to launch and support some of the most successful hedge fund firms in the US.
Ilan S Nissan and Christian C Nugent have joined Goodwin Procter’s Private Equity Practice as partners in its New York office. They will focus on advising private equity funds, hedge funds, alternative asset managers and their portfolio companies on a wide variety of transactions, including leveraged buyouts, recapitalisations, growth equity financings, strategic investments, restructurings and dispositions.
Nissan and Nugent have represented clients across a broad spectrum of sectors, including the manufacturing; entertainment; Internet; technology and software; consulting; and product distribution industries.
"We are delighted to welcome Ilan and Chris to the firm and group," says Regina M Pisa (pictured), Chairman
Vahan Zerounian has joined WTAS as a Director in the Alternative Investment Funds Practice in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Prior to joining WTAS, Vahan was a Tax Director at Marcum LLP.
Vahan has more than 14 years of experience in professional tax and accounting services. His practice area focuses on tax consulting and compliance for alternative investment entities including hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, real estate funds, portfolio companies and management companies. He also has extensive experience involving domestic and foreign transactions, and formation and dissolution of entities.
"Vahan’s extensive experience with alternative investments will be a strong
Howard B Rubin, CFA, has joined Midwood Capital Management LLC, as chief operating officer and managing member.
Midwood Capital Management LLC, established in 2003, manages Midwood Capital Partners, LP a value-driven, small-cap and micro-cap focused Investment Partnership.
“I am very pleased to be joining David Cohen and Ross DeMont at Midwood Capital Management,” says Rubin. “They have done an excellent job since 2003 of producing attractive returns with modest net exposure and low correlation to traditional market indices. I am looking forward to combining their strong product with my experience in building “institutional-quality” investment firms. I am excited about the
Specialist investment manager Polar Capital Holdings has hired Michael Hufton to assist Robert Gurner and Andrew Marsh in the management of the Polar Capital European Conviction Fund and the Polar Capital European Forager Fund.
Hufton was most recently employed at Sloane Robinson LLP as a European Fund Manager. Prior to joining Sloane Robinson in 2008, he was a partner of Bruce Nelson Capital LLP. Hufton started his career in 1995 at Cazenove & Co in London, and was made a partner of the firm in 2001. He graduated from the University of Durham with a degree in French and
MaplesFS, an independent global fund services and fiduciary services provider, has expanded its presence and regional commitment in the Middle East with three senior hires in its Dubai office.
Fred Tabbal joins as Regional Head of Fund Services, Andrew Millar joins as Senior Vice President of Fiduciary Services, and Charlotte Windsor as Vice President of Fund Services.
In their new roles, Tabbal and Millar oversee strategic direction for their respective line of business in the region, business development, and will be responsible for managing the entire Middle East team and operations. Windsor has operational responsibility for the fund accounting and
Aquila Capital, the Hamburg-based alternative investment company, is expanding its position in the agricultural investment space with the appointment of seven highly-experienced ‘farmers who speak finance’.
The expanded team enables Aquila Capital to meet a growing demand for a globally diversified portfolio of agricultural investment solutions.
Aquila Capital has an advisory team whose background lies in farming rather than in the financial industry. The team is therefore strongly placed to provide high-level advice and insight into the fast developing trends in the global agricultural arena.
The expansion of its agricultural team is designed to widen Aquila Capital’s reach
