Quest Partners, a $2.2bn alternative asset manager, has rebranded as AlphaQuest as the company expands beyond its managed futures focus to incorporate equities, global macro, and other asset classes with an emphasis on tail risk arbitrage and portfolio protection strategies.
Founded in 2001 by Nigol Koulajian, AlphaQuest aims to capture market breakouts and breakdowns through proprietary research across futures, FX, equities, and alternative markets. The firm’s flagship strategy, AlphaQuest Original, focuses on positive skew strategies to generate strong absolute returns.
In addition to the rebrand, AlphaQuest has established a Strategic Advisory Board, chaired by Robert K Steel, a Partner and Vice Chairman at Perella Weinberg Partners. Steel, who spent nearly 30 years at Goldman Sachs, brings extensive experience in finance, government, and academia to the firm’s leadership.
Other members of the Advisory Board include: Marcy Engel, former Chair of Sculptor Capital Management and ex-COO & General Counsel at Eton Park Capital; Jonathan Hitchon, former COO of Two Sigma Investments and ex-Chair of the Managed Funds Association (MFA); Wiet Pot, former Co-CEO of IMC and ex-Co-Head of Goldman Sachs’ Equities Division in Europe; and Todd Tibbetts, former CIO of MIO Partners, McKinsey & Co’s investment arm
Over the past 18 months, AlphaQuest has doubled the size of its investment and operational teams to over 45 professionals. The firm also announced plans to move into a new headquarters at 59th and Park Avenue in spring 2025, reinforcing its commitment to scaling operations and expanding capacity.
