STRATFOR Capital
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL Contents
I. Search Process
II. Relevant Search Experience
III. Global Macro Allocators
IV. Global Macro Hedge Funds
V. References
Strictly Confiden al 1 Search Process I. Search Process
A. The Partners at Goldsmith & Co drive all aspects of the execu ve search process from its ini al stages of development to its successful comple on. Ini ally, it will be cri cal to meet with Shea Morenz and other relevant stakeholders involved in the launch of STRATFOR Capital, including George Friedman, to develop a deeper understanding of STRATFOR Global Intelligence’s culture and product suite, as well as the overall business model and differen a ng characteris cs of STRATFOR Capital.
B. Goldsmith & Co will spend significant me with all relevant par es to discuss the ideal profile and characteris cs of the Chief Investment Officer/Global Macro Por olio Manager and any other topics per nent to the search.
C. Our Partners will then work with STRATFOR Capital to create a specifica on, which captures the ideal qualifica ons, personal characteris cs and overall responsibili es for the Chief Investment Officer/Global Macro Por olio Manager role.
D. Our search process will begin by leveraging our deep industry contacts with investors at a variety of organiza ons, which allocate to global macro hedge funds. In this capacity, we will systema cally source Por olio Managers and Manager Research professionals who have in mate knowledge of both large, well-known global macro hedge funds (such as Brevan Howard, Tudor and Moore) as well as smaller, perhaps rela vely unknown managers (such as Jamison Capital’s Koppenberg Macro Fund and Pharo Management).
E. Broadly speaking, we will target the following groups in order to source candidates:
• Hedge fund of funds allocators, such as Man Group, Titan Advisors, Blackstone Alterna ve Asset Management, Morgan Stanley Alterna ve Investment Partners and Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Hedge Fund Strategies Group.
• Endowment and Founda on hedge fund allocators which may have a meaningful alloca on to Global Macro hedge funds, such as Harvard Management, UTIMCO, Princeton, Yale and Wellcome Trust, to name a few.
• Pension Consultants with in-house manager research professionals focused on Global Macro hedge fund research, such as NEPC, Albourne, Cliffwater and Aksia.
• Family Office investment professionals who may have an alloca on to Global Macro hedge funds including CV Starr, Wille Advisors LLC (Michael Bloomberg’s Family Office).
• Sell-side ins tu onal fixed income sales professionals, including Credit, Interest Rate, Foreign Exchange and Commodi es Ins tu onal Sales professionals.
• Sell-side Global Macro Strategists, who have rela onships with buy-side Global Macro Por olio Managers.
Strictly Confiden al 3 I. Search Process (con nued)
F. As the search progresses, Goldsmith & Co will:
• Diligently uncover alpha generators who may serve on a broader team as a Por olio Manager as opposed to solely targe ng “named” Por olio Managers, who may in fact serve in more of a business and/or marke ng capacity.
• Methodically iden fy and assess every investment team member in order to best target the appropriate prospects for STRATFOR Capital.
• Quickly dissect the marketplace and begin aggressively pursuing Por olio Managers and risk takers at Global Macro hedge funds and mul -strategy hedge funds with a meaningful global macro book.
• Conduct reference checks at the incep on of the search and con nue throughout the search process to ensure that we are compiling thorough evalua ons of our candidates.
• A er an ini al phone conversa on with a prospect, meet with each prospect to determine his or her suitability prior to making an introduc on via candidate background informa on.
• Send background informa on which will include a comprehensive resume and a summary of why we believe the candidate is appropriate for the role as well as ques ons worth considering in assessing the candidate’s suitability. Background informa on may also include a variety of performance data.
• Proac vely communicate with you on regularly scheduled conference calls in order to discuss new candidates, candidate feedback, marketplace perspec ve and any other important issues that arise during the course of the search. In advance of each weekly call, we also provide a status report that provides transparency with regard to the specific candidates, their respec ve firms and interest level.
Strictly Confiden al 4 Relevant Search Experience II. Relevant Search Experience
A. We conducted a Chief Investment Officer search for Ramius LLC, which, at the me, managed a $10+ billion mul -strategy hedge fund. The CIO role included oversight of all investment ac vi es for the hedge fund as a global macro Por olio Manager. For this search, we were asked to iden fy Senior Por olio Managers and risk takers at compe ng hedge funds who managed a Global Macro sleeve as part of a broader mul - strategy hedge fund or managed a dedicated Global Macro hedge fund. Throughout the search, we spoke with and met a variety of Por olio Managers at both large and smaller hedge funds, as well as proprietary risk takers within broker dealers. As a result, we were able to develop a thorough mapping of the marketplace. Addi onally, this search gave us unparalleled access to some of the most accomplished Global Macro investment professionals in the world. In addi on, we built deep and long-las ng rela onships with many of the major allocators to Global Macro funds as well as sell-side ins tu onal sales professionals who have in mate knowledge of the investment teams at hedge funds.
B. We are currently working on a search for a Global Macro Strategy Head for one of the largest and most sophis cated Hedge Fund of Funds, Grosvenor Capital. For the past three months, we have spoken with and met many of the most senior manager research professionals at a number of organiza ons spanning hedge fund of funds, endowment and founda ons as well as family offices. This search has enabled us to iden fy the professionals that have the deepest knowledge of and the strongest rela onships with the global macro hedge fund managers. As a result, we have built strong rela onships with the aforemen oned individuals, who have knowledge of and access to talented senior investors.
C. We are currently working on a search for Goldman Sachs Asset Management, which manages a $2 billion, diversified, mul -strategy “best ideas” fixed income hedge fund. We were retained to a ract a Global Macro-Fixed Income Strategist/Client Por olio Manager, who will sit on the Investment Commi ee, play a leading role in the asset alloca on, risk budge ng process, as well as communicate with a broad base of clients and prospects globally. In this case, our client asked us to target sell-side Global Macro Strategists. As a result, we have been able to develop strong rela onships with Macro Strategists at all major banks and broker-dealers, many of whom have significant rela onships with and perspec ve on their buy-side counterparts at both hedge funds and tradi onal asset managers. These rela onships could also prove to be invaluable sources.
Strictly Confiden al 6 Global Macro Allocators III. Global Macro Allocators
Firm Contact Albourne Partners Geoff Krug Albourne Partners Su Yin Mus er Albourne Partners Cameron Richards Albourne Partners Mark White Arden Asset Management Peter Lee Arden Asset Management Shakil Riaz A alus Capital, LLC Robert Fu Bank of America Global Wealth and Investment Management Tanya Ghaleb-Harter Bank of America Global Wealth and Investment Management Wes Ogburn BlackRock Alterna ve Advisors Thomas Dobler BlackRock Alterna ve Advisors Edward Rzeszowski Blackstone Alterna ve Asset Management Michael Garrow Blackstone Alterna ve Asset Management Xinyu Liu Blackstone Alterna ve Asset Management Ian Morris Blackstone Alterna ve Asset Management Kristen Weldon BlueCrest Capital Management George Cooper Boston College Endowment David Martens Breton Hill Capital Michael Beaton Breton Hill Capital Ray Carroll Breton Hill Capital Simon Griffiths
Strictly Confiden al 8 III. Global Macro Allocators
Firm Contact
Brownson, Rehmus & Foxworth Keith Cardoza California Public Employees' Re rement System (CalPERS) Arvind Rao Cambridge Associates LLC. David Jallits Capula Investment Management Edward O'Reilly Centennial Partners, LLC John Apperson Cliffwater LLC Kevin Lenaghan Cliffwater LLC Christopher Solarz Columbia University Endowment Bre Anthony Bagwell Columbia University Endowment Anil Jaisinghani Columbia University Endowment Edward Yao Cornell University Endowment Kevin Bri on Covariance Capital Management Sophia Papadopoulos Credit Suisse Asset Management Vanita Gaonkar Credit Suisse Asset Management Sami Robbana Credit Suisse Asset Management Xiaomeng Yang Credit Suisse Asset Management Tarek Rizk
Strictly Confiden al 9 III. Global Macro Allocators
Firm Contact Culross Global Management Alex Campbell Deutsche Asset Management Gregory Bilse Georgetown University Endowment John Marron Global Asset Management (GAM) Kier Boley Global Asset Management (GAM) Catherine Cripps Global Asset Management (GAM) Arvin Soh Goldman Sachs Asset Management Robert Kavanagh Goldman Sachs Asset Management Sara Wolkoff Gore Creek Asset Management Sean Casey Graham Capital Management Bala Kasturi Harcourt Investment Consul ng Rajiv She y Harvard Management Company, Inc. John Barker Harvard Management Company, Inc. Geetanjali Gupta Harvard Management Company, Inc. Jonathan Herndon Harvard Management Company, Inc. Elise McDonald Harvard Management Company, Inc. Andrew Wiltshire IAM Research, LLC Jason Mercurio J.P. Morgan Alterna ve Asset Management Richard Bersch JAM Cap LLC John Menton K2 Advisors, LLC Robert Chris an
Strictly Confiden al 10 III. Global Macro Allocators
Firm Contact Kinship Trust Company LLC Michael Flynn Lehigh University Endowment Jennifer Sassani LGT Capital Partners Limited Roger Hilty Lighthouse Partners Max Haller Lighthouse Partners Kevin Kribs Lyxor Asset Management Fabien Pavlowsky Lyxor Asset Management Aurelie Vincent Man Investments Osvaldo Canavosio Man Investments Mark Andrew Enman Man Investments Felix Gasser Man Investments Linus Nilsson Mesirow Advanced Strategies, Inc. Julie Hawkins Mesirow Advanced Strategies, Inc. Tristan Thomas Michigan State University Endowment Felicia David-Visser Morgan Stanley Alterna ve Investment Partners Mark van der Zwan Morgan Stanley Alterna ve Investment Partners James Stedman Morgan Stanley Alterna ve Investment Partners Thomas Ducrot Neuberger Berman Eric Weinstein New England Pension Consultants John Casano Northern Trust Global Investments Ken Musick
Strictly Confiden al 11 III. Global Macro Allocators
Firm Contact Northwestern University Peter Belytschko Nuveen Investment Solu ons, Inc. John Simmons Ohio State University Endowment Bernie Gehlmann Parker Global Strategies, LLC Rick Babich Permal Group Martha Delivron Permal Group Javier Dyer Permal Group Robert Kaplan Permal Group Marie-Helene McAndrew Princeton Investment Management Andrew Riedl Princeton Investment Management Michael Walden Prisma Capital Partners Eric Wolfe Rice University Endowment Carmen Thompson Sawdust Investment Management Katherine Lindberg Soros Fund Management Richard Perez Southern Methodist University Endowment Bill Akmen ns Stanford Management Company Mark Hayes Stanford Management Company Vera Kotlik Stanford Management Company Wafa Wei Teacher Re rement System of Texas Ma hew Strube Texas Chris an University Endowment Keith Garrison
Strictly Confiden al 12 III. Global Macro Allocators
Firm Contact Titan Advisors, LLC Chris Capalbo Titan Advisors, LLC Karl Chalupa Titan Advisors, LLC Michael Mecca Tu s University Endowment Renee Nadler UBS Alterna ve and Quan ta ve Investments John Smith University of California Lynda Choi University of Chicago Prakhar Bansal University of Chicago Ma hew Stone University of Florida Rakesh Dahiya University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Maurice Perry University of Notre Dame Rick Buhrman University of Notre Dame Michael Cook University of Pennsylvania Thomas Woodbury University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO) Zac McCarroll University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO) Courtney Powers University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO) Ryan Ruebsahm University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO) Mark Warner University of Virginia Investment Management Company Elizabeth Snyder Washington University in St. Louis Endowment Pamela Campbell Weizmann Ins tute Jun Yang Yale University Endowment Peter Ammon Yeshiva University Benne Degen
Strictly Confiden al 13 Global Macro Hedge Funds IV. Global Macro Hedge Funds
Firm Name Fund Alphadyne Asset Management Alphadyne Investment Strategies Fund Argonaut Capital Management LP Argonaut Global Macro Fund Ltd. Armajaro Asset Management LLP Armajaro Commodi es Fund Aspect Capital Aspect Diversified Fund Astenbeck Capital Management LLC Astenbeck Offshore Commodi es II Auriel Capital Management Global Macro Fund Autonomy Capital Research Autonomy Global Macro Fund Avan um Investment Management Global Macro Fund Balestra Capital Global Macro Fund Banyan Equity Management LLC Banyan Capital Fund Ltd. Blenheim Capital Management LLC Blenheim Global Markets Fund BlueBay Asset Management plc BlueBay Macro Fund Ltd. BlueCrest Capital Management BlueCrest Emerging Markets Fund BlueCrest Capital Management BlueCrest Cap Intl Ltd. BlueCrest Capital Management LLP BlueTrend Fund Ltd. BlueGold Capital Management LLP BlueGold Global Fund Inc. Boronia Capital Boronia Diversified Fund Brevan Howard Asset Management Brevan Howard Asia Fund Ltd. Brevan Howard Asset Management Brevan Howard Fund Ltd. Brevan Howard Asset Management Brevan Howard Emerg Mkt Strat BTG Pactual Global Asset Management BTG Pactual Global Emerging Markets and Macro Fund C12 Capital Management LP C12 Helix Liquid Opportunity Ltd.
Strictly Confiden al 15 IV. Global Macro Hedge Funds
Firm Name Fund Capital Fund Management Discus Feeder Ltd Capula Investment Management Capula Tail Risk Fund Ltd. Cavenagh Capital Macro Fund Caxton Associates LP Caxton Global Investments Ltd. Cipher Investment Management Co. Cipher Diversified Fund Clarium Capital Management Global Macro Fund Clive Capital LLP Clive Fund Limited Collard Capital Management Global Macro Fund COMAC Capital LLP Comac Global Macro Fund Ltd. Conquest Capital Conquest Macro Fund Ltd. Covepoint Capital Advisors LLC Covepoint Emg Mkt Macro Fund Crabel Capital Management Crabel Fund Spc Ltd. Credit Suisse Hedging-Griffo Green HG Fund DigiLog Capital LLC Digilog Overseas Fund Ltd. Discovery Capital Management Discovery Global Opp Fund Ltd. DKR Fusion DKR Quan ta ve Strategies Fund Ltd. Dymon Asia Capital Dymon Asia Macro Fund Eagle Trading Systems Inc. Eagle Global Fund Ltd. Eclec ca Asset Management LLP Eclec ca Fund Element Capital Management LLC Element Capital Feeder Fund Ltd. EMSO Partners Limited EMSO Ltd. Finisterre Capital LLP Finisterre Global Opportunity BNF
Strictly Confiden al 16 IV. Global Macro Hedge Funds
Firm Name Fund Fortress Investment Group Fortress Asia Macro Offshore Fund Fortress Investment Group Drawbridge Global Macro Fortress Investment Group Fortress Macro Offshore Fund Ltd. Forum Asset Management LLC Forum Global Opp Fund Ltd. Galle Global Macro Partners LLC Global Macro Fund GAM Fund Management Limited GAM Global Rates Hedge Fund Gavea Investments Gavea Fund Ltd. GLG Partners LP GLG Atlas Macro Fund Ltd. Global Trading Strategies Investment Management Global Macro Fund Global Trading Strategies Investment Management Global Trading Strategies Fund Graham Capital Management LP Graham Global Investment Fund Graham Capital Management LP Graham Global Investment Fund Proprietary Matrix Grant Capital Partners LiquidMacro Fund Ltd. Harmonic Capital Partners LLP Harmonic Alpha Plus Macro Fund Investcorp Investment Advisors Ltd. Investcorp Stoneworks Global Macro Fund ISAM (UK) Ltd. ISAM Systema c JL Capital Pte Ltd. Swordfish Fund Ltd. Kepos Capital LP Kepos Alpha Fund Ltd. Krom River Investment Management Krom River Commodity Fund Laurion Capital Management LP Laurion Capital Ltd. M&G Investments Episode Fund MAK-ro Asset Management LLC MAK-ro Capital Interna onal Ltd. Mako Investment Managers LLP Pelagus Capital Fund Inc.
Strictly Confiden al 17 IV. Global Macro Hedge Funds
Firm Name Fund Man Investments Man Ahl Diversified Plc Mellon Capital Management Mellon Offshore Global Opportuni es Fund Ltd. Mellon Capital Management Mellon Offshore AlphaAccess Fund Ltd. Merchant Commodity Fund Merchant Commodity Fund (Composite) Minerva Capital Management Macro Fund MKP Capital Management LLC MKP OppOffshore Fund Ltd. Moore Capital Management Moore Emerging Fx. Inc & Cry Fund Moore Capital Management Moore Emerging Market Fund Moore Capital Management Moore Global Investments Ltd. Moore Capital Management Moore Macro Managers Fund Ltd. Nylon Capital LLP Nylon Flagship Fund Ltd. OGI Capital Partners Global Macro Fund Onslow Capital Management Ltd. Onslow Macro Fund Ltd. Panda Global Advisors LLC Global Macro Fund Peak Partners LP MLM Macro Peak Partners Offshore Fund Ltd. Pharo Management LLC Pharo Macro Fund Ltd. Pharo Management LLC Pharo Trading Fund Pia Capital Managment LP Pia Macro Fund Ltd. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Global Macro Fund Ping Capital Management Ltd. Ping Excep onal Value EM Macro Pivot Capital Management Pivot Global Value Fund PointState Capital Global Macro Fund Principalis Asset Management Global Macro Fund PSQR Management LLC Global Macro Fund
Strictly Confiden al 18 IV. Global Macro Hedge Funds
Firm Name Fund QFR Capital Management LP QFR Victoria Fund Ltd. QFS Asset Management LP QFS Global Macro Fund Renaissance Ins tu onal Management Renaissance Ins tu onal Equi es Renaissance Ins tu onal Management Renaissance Ins tu onal Futures Riley Paterson Investment Management Riley Paterson Asian Opp Fund Round Table Investment Management Company LP Round Table Global Macro Fund Ltd. Rubicon Fund Management LLP Rubicon Global Fund SemperMacro Capital LLP Global Macro Fund SLJ Macro Partners Macro Fund Soros Fund Management Global Macro Fund Stevens Capital Management LP Tewksbury Investment Fund Ltd. Strategic Fixed Income Capital Fund Suranya Capital Partners Global Macro Fund Taylor Woods Capital Management Taylor Woods Master Fund Ltd. Tewksbury Capital Management Tewksbury Investment Fund Ltd. Tiresias Capital Limited Omni Macro Fund Ltd. Traxis Partners LP Traxis Fund LP (Offshore) Trigon Investment Advisors LLC Global Macro Fund Tudor Investment Corpora on Tudor BVI Global Fund Ltd. Tudor Investment Corpora on Tudor Momentum Fund Ltd. Tudor Investment Corpora on Tudor Tensor Fund Ltd. Tulip Trend Fund Tulip Trend Fund Ltd.
Strictly Confiden al 19 IV. Global Macro Hedge Funds
Firm Name Fund Two Sigma Investments LLC Two Sigma Horizon Cayman Fund Ltd. Two Sigma Investments LLC Two Sigma Compass Cayman Fund Universa Investments LP Macro Fund Wadhwani Asset Management Keynes Leveraged Quan ta ve Strategies Fund Winton Capital Management Ltd. Winton Futures Fund Ltd. Winton Capital Management Ltd. Winton Evolu on Fund Woodbine Capital Advisors Woodbine Capital Fund Ltd. Yannix Management LP Yannix Fund Ltd.
Strictly Confiden al 20 References V. References Eric Lane Partner & Chief Opera ng Officer Goldman Sachs Asset Management Office: 212-902-8816
Peter Kraus Chairman of the Board and Chief Execu ve Officer AllianceBernstein Office: 212-969-1050
Thomas Strauss Chief Execu ve Officer Ramius LLC Office: 212-845-7970
Michael Sacks Chief Execu ve Officer Grosvenor Capital Management Office: (312) 506-6501
George Walker Chief Execu ve Officer Neuberger Berman Office: 212-476-8815
Christopher Sullivan President of Bond Group Fidelity Investments Office: 603-791-6611
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