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Investors - Portfolio Construction
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Mitchell Nichter
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
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| Mitchell Nichter practices corporate and securities law with the international law firm Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, concentrating on hedge funds, offshore funds, mutual funds, closed-end funds, fund governance, and on the structuring, financing, formation and regulation (federal and state) of hedge funds and other financial services businesses. During his more than 20 years of practice in the hedge fund and investment management industry, Mr. Nichter’s clients have included U.S. and offshore investment and hedge funds, registered investment companies, independent mutual fund board members, investment advisers, broker-dealers, banks, trust companies and other types of financial institutions. Mr. Nichter is listed in the Chambers USA Guide to Leading Investment Funds Lawyers, the Chambers Global Guide to Leading Investment Funds Lawyers, and in The Legal 500 (United States) as a leading hedge fund and mutual fund lawyer. |
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William Bassin
UBP Asset Management
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| William Bassin is Managing Director of UBP Asset Management (UBPAM), a manager of funds of funds and customized alternative investment solutions for institutional and high net worth investors. UBPAM is a part of Union Bancaire Privée, the Swiss private bank. Prior to joining UBPAM in 2010, Mr. Bassin was Director of Investments for the Museum of Modern Art’s Endowment, and before that held various senior roles in the hedge fund space at Lehman Brothers, Auda Hedge, LLC, and UBS. Mr. Bassin also teaches a hedge fund class at New York University, which he has done for six years, and was also an attorney for several years in New York, focusing on bankruptcy and contract law. He holds an economics degree from Dartmouth College, a law degree from Emory University School of Law, and an MBA from Columbia University Business School, all with honors. |
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Michael Felman
MSF Capital Advisors
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| Michael Felman is President and CEO of MSF Capital Advisors, a global financial advisory firm that helps its clients source, structure and evaluate investment opportunities. His firm represents family offices, funds of funds, hedge funds and a select group of high net worth individuals, and also is active in advising clients in venture capital and private equity. He has conducted extensive due diligence on new hedge fund managers using a top down approach. MSF analyzes the organizational structure as well as the trading strategy of each hedge fund, first to determine the level of transparency and then to determine the true risk-adjusted return. Previously, Mr. Felman was a practicing attorney for more than 20 years. |
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Michael Marcus
Prelude Capital
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| Michael Marcus is Director of Manager Research for Prelude Capital, a New York-based multi-manager fund offering select managers capital allocations of $10-$50 million via a separately managed account. The compensation structure provides managers with an above average incentive fee in exchange for contributing a nominal portion of first loss risk capital. Mr. Marcus joined Prelude Capital in 2010. Previously, Mr. Marcus was a Vice President and Senior Analyst in Deutsche Bank Asset Management’s ARS Fund of Funds group. Prior to that, he was a Portfolio Manager for Pergament Advisors, a New York-based multi-family office. While at Pergament, Mr. Marcus managed both the fund of hedge funds portfolio as well as the firm’s fixed income separately managed accounts. Mr. Marcus began his career at Bear Stearns. He earned his B.S.B.A. from the John M. Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis. |
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Robert Parauda
Lanx Management
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| Robert Parauda is Managing Director of Research & Risk Management at Lanx Management LLC. He oversees hedge fund manager research and risk management for the New York-based fund of funds. Prior to joining Lanx in 2009, Mr. Parauda spent 15 years at Deutsche Bank where he held several senior positions and was with the fund of hedge funds group since its launch in 1997. At Deutsche Bank, he was most recently the global head of long/short equity research and due diligence. He was also the portfolio manager for three long/short equity portfolios. Prior to joining the fund of hedge funds group, Mr. Parauda was a controller in the bank’s private banking division. Mr. Parauda earned his B.S. and MBA from Fordham University. |
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