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| Founded in Las Vegas in 2009. Manages the Global Energy Strategic Advantage Fund, a hedge fund launched in February that invests in listed securities of large-cap companies in the Oil & Gas sector. Its managing partner and founder, Dr. Paul Jabber, is a registered investment advisor in the State of Nevada. Its parent company, Globicom Inc., is an international-risk management advisory firm that has advised law firms, investment funds, government agencies, multinational corporations and other clients since 1994. | Paul | Jabber | Ph.D. in Political Science, UCLA, 1974; Professor, Political Science Dept., UCLA, 1974-1982; Resident Consultant in international security, The Rand Corporation, 1976-1980; Vice-President & Lead N.Y. Manager for Middle East Merchant Banking, Bankers Trust of New York, 1982-1994; Sr. Fellow & Director of Middle East Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, N.Y., 1985-1988; Founder & President, Globicom Inc., an international risk management advisory firm,1994-present; served in senior position on counter-terrorism, Central Intelligence Agency, 2001-2009; Founder and Managing Partner, Globicom Advisory Services, LLC, Las Vegas, NV, 2009-present; author of several books and numerous articles on Middle East politics, energy and security issues. |  | Long Only | 1.95 | | Matarin Capital Management was founded in 2010 and has approximately $500 million in assets under management. The firm manages long-only small cap and large cap U.S. equity strategies for institutions in a separate account structure and a hedge fund which invests long and short in U.S. equities and long in global stock index futures. Matarin is a WBENC certified women owned business and is 100% employee owned. | Valerie | Malter | Valerie Malter joined Matarin Capital Management as a co-founder and Managing Principal in 2010. Her primary responsibilities include oversight of the firm’s business operations, including compliance, finance, legal, operations and IT.
Prior to joining Matarin, Valerie created the first Program for Social Impact at The Wharton School. In that capacity, she helped define and implement Wharton’s strategy for global participation across all aspects of social impact. Previously, Valerie held a variety of senior roles within the asset management industry and was most recently lead portfolio manager for the Private Equity Distribution Management (PEDM) team at J.P. Morgan Investment Management. In this role Valerie’s responsibilities included developing PEDM’s investment strategy and managing all functional departments, including research, marketing, and operations. Valerie also worked as the Product Leader for the Scudder and Kemper Large Cap Growth Funds and was responsible for oversight of all Scudder growth products. Valerie started her career as a large cap growth analyst and portfolio manager at Chancellor Capital Management. Valerie has 28 years of asset management experience.
Valerie holds a BSBA from Boston University, graduating magna cum laude in Finance, received her MBA from the Darden School of Business and holds a CFA Charter.
|  | Market Neutral Equities | 25 | | | Placeholder | Placeholder | | | N/A | | | Adas Investments LLC | Adas Investments's professionals act as your trusted advisor and handle every detail of the financing process. Adas Investments is consistently able to secure for its clients the best terms available in the marketplace, whether from investment banks, commercial banks, hedge funds, specialty finance companies, leasing companies, insurance companies or private equity investors. Adas Investments is able to structure and secure the necessary forms of financing up and down the capital stack including senior debt, mezzanine and junior debt, joint venture equity and preferred equity. | Adriana | Da Silva | |  | N/A | 150 | | Aegea Capital Management, LLC | Aegea Capital Management specializes in a market-neutral, volatility arbitrage strategy designed to systematically exploit the structural mispricing of S&P 500 index option volatility and skew, while effectively mitigating the risks inherent to such strategies. | Matt | Andrews | Matthew Andrews is Founder and Managing Partner of AEGEA Capital, as well as its Head of Marketing and Investor Relations. Mr. Andrews helped form AEGEA Capital after 10 years of experience as a proprietary volatility trader on the CBOE. From 2001 to 2004, he worked as a Specialist for the options market making firm Botta Capital Management. In 2005, Mr. Andrews left Botta to invest and trade his own capital and helped found KATL Trading, an independent market making company, where he continued to be a successful volatility trader. In 2010, Mr. Andrews joined Cem Karsan to found AEGEA Capital.
Mr. Andrews holds a BS and BA from the University of Southern California, with dual degrees in Business Administration and English. He also holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, with an emphasis in Finance and Marketing. |  | Volatility Arbitrage | 45 | | Alambic Investment Management, LP | Alambic Investment Management manages the Colombard Fund, a long/short, market-neutral, sector-neutral and cap-neutral strategy that has delivered over 14% annualized return in the 4 years since its inception with 10% ann. volatility. Alambic’s fundamentally-driven, systematic process is essentially ‘automated equity research’ and the fund serves as a nice diversifying asset to most portfolios as it has zero beta, and near-zero correlations with equities, bonds and other major asset classes. | Albert | Richards | Albert Richards is a 20-year veteran of the financial services industry. Before starting Alambic Investment Management to develop systematic stock selection strategies, he perfected the art of tearing apart financial statements to find value and opportunity. As a sell-side analyst and head of research within two large global investment banks, Bert became adept at identifying and quantifying the key drivers of equity valuation and company quality as well as the behavioral pitfalls that create market opportunities.
Prior to becoming a founding partner of Alambic, Bert was Managing Director and Head of European Equity Research (1994-2000) for Citigroup/Salomon Brothers, European Internet and Global Technology strategist (2000-2003) and Small and Mid-Cap strategist (2003-2006). From 1986 to 1994 Mr. Richards worked in equity research for Credit Suisse First Boston in New York and London.
Mr. Richards received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State University in 1981, an M.S. in Chemical Engineering from MIT in 1983, a Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from MIT in 1986, and an M.B.A. from the Sloan School of Management (MIT), also in 1986. |  | Market Neutral Equities | 94 | | Algert Global | Algert Global LLC is a boutique asset management firm specializing in quantitative equity strategies. The firm was founded in 2002 and is 100% employee-owned. Peter Algert oversees the investment team and serves as both CIO and CEO. Prior to founding the firm, he was a Managing Director at Barclays Global Investors and served as the Global Head of Research for the stock selection strategies. Algert Global manages global equity market neutral, U.S. large cap active extension, U.S. small cap and international small cap strategies. | Scott | Draper | Scott Draper leads the sales, marketing, consultant relations, client service as well as the strategic direction of the firm’s business development activities. He is also a member of the firm’s management and investment committee. Prior to joining Algert Global, Mr. Draper spent over 10 years with Nuveen Investments and held various senior management, sales and leadership roles including Head of Institutional Distribution, Head of Consultant Relations as well as overall responsibility for the development and expansion of Nuveen’s newly created Institutionally Services Group, globally. Earlier in his career, he worked in senior sales roles at JPMorgan Asset Management, BNY Mellon and Bank of America. Scott earned a BA degree in Business/Economics and Psychology from University of California at Santa Barbara. |  | Market Neutral Equities | 501 | | Algert Global LLC | Algert Global LLC is a boutique asset management firm specializing in quantitative equity strategies. The firm was founded in 2002 and is 100% employee-owned. Peter Algert oversees the investment team and serves as both CIO and CEO. Prior to founding the firm, he was a Managing Director at Barclays Global Investors and served as the Global Head of Research for the stock selection strategies. Algert Global manages global equity market neutral, U.S. large cap active extension, U.S. small cap and international small cap strategies. | Mike | Wolpert | Mike Wolpert, CFA, CAIA is responsible for business development and client service. Prior to joining Algert Global, Mike held several roles within Nuveen Investments’ Institutional Services Group including consultant relations, client service and product development and management. Previously, he was a domestic equity consultant at Callan Associates where he was responsible for investment manager due diligence and selection. Mike earned a B.S. degree in Business Administration from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designations. | | Market Neutral Equities | 501 | | Alkeon Capital Management | As a global long/short equity manager, Alkeon Capital Management employs a bottom-up, fundamental, research-intensive investment process focusing on companies of all market capitalizations in all growth sectors. Long positions emphasize strong fundamentals, attractive free cash flow yields and good growth prospects, while short positions emphasize deteriorating fundamentals, such as challenged business models, declining margins and cash flows, negative free cash flows, and shrinking market share. | John | Culley | John Culley, Business Development
Prior to joining Alkeon, Mr. Culley worked at UBS Financial Services, Inc. for eight years. He started his career in the two-year Associate Training Program, then joined the Alternative Investment Group. As an Alternative Investment Consultant, he covered all of UBS’ hedge funds, managed futures, private equity and real estate offerings for financial advisors and their clients. Mr. Culley received his B.A. in Political Science and a minor in Mathematics from Columbia University. | | Long/Short Equities | 5500 | | Altegris Investments | Altegris searches the world to find what we believe are the best alternative investments. Our suite of alternative investment solutions are designed for financial professionals and individuals seeking to improve portfolio diversification. | Adam | Gallegos | Kirk Strawn has over 21 years of experience, and is currently Senior Vice President and National Director of Intermediary Relationships for Altegris Investments. Previously, Kirk was responsible for the design, development and servicing of Man Investments Group’s national intermediary network, a position he held for more than eight years. Prior to Man Investments, Kirk was Managing Director of Institutional Marketing and Sales at ING Furman Selz Capital Management. At ING, he was responsible for raising capital for a variety of asset classes and managing the account executive team for the separate managed account platforms serving broker-dealers. Kirk began his career at Lehman Brothers in New York, where he provided financial services to institutional accounts, hedge funds, and private investors. Kirk graduated cum laude from George Washington University with a BBA in Finance. He is a Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA®) by the Investment Management Consulting Association and a CFA® charterholder. | | Multi-Strat | Multiple Funds | | Altegris Investments | Altegris searches the world to find what we believe are the best alternative investments. Our suite of alternative investment solutions are designed for financial professionals and individuals seeking to improve portfolio diversification. | Matt | Osborne | Matt Osborne has more than 20 years of international business and financial market experience. As the Co-President of Altegris, Matt is responsible for
Strategic Initiatives. He is also a co-portfolio manager of the company's mutual funds. Matt is a member of the Altegris Investment Committee, responsible for qualification, approval and on-going review of all investment strategies and managers on the Altegris platform. Prior to Altegris, Matt was Director of Research for the Managed Investments Division of Man Financial with responsibility for manager selection and research. Previously, Matt had a 12-year career with a preeminent family office in his native New Zealand. In his role as Investment Manager, he was responsible for formulating investment policies and implementing a global asset allocation program that specialized in alternative investment strategies such as hedge funds and managed futures. He also gained significant trading expertise in foreign currencies, stocks, fixed income, global futures and options. | | Multi-Strat | 2570000000 | | Ansbacher | Ansbacher Investment Management (AIM) was founded by Max G. Ansbacher in 1996. It has been in operation longer than any firm dedicated solely to trading options. Through its fund, Elizaville Partners LP, AIM manages a portfolio of short put options on the S&P 500 Index and actively hedges these positions by being short the S&P. This strategy is offered as both a comingled vehicle and via managed accounts. Over the course of 19 years, the fund has outperformed the Barclay CTA Index by over 300%.
| Chuck | Ansbacher | | | CTAs - Systematic | 25 | | Arbiter Partners Capital Management, LLC | Arbiter Partners was established by Paul J. Isaac in 2001 as an aggressive, opportunistic, value oriented hedge fund investing broadly across geographies, industries, and asset-classes. The objective is to maximize long term capital appreciation while minimizing the risk of permanent capital loss. We are willing to accept volatility of interim marked to market valuations to achieve that objective. | Lawrence | Becerra | Lawrence M. Becerra is the Senior Vice President for Business Development and joined the firm in 2012. His responsibilities include marketing and developing relationships and opportunities. He has over thirty-five years of experience in the financial securities business. Mr. Becerra was previously with Cadogan Management, LLC, a fund of hedge funds, for 14 years and was responsible for business development as well as investment decisions for specialized products. Between 1991 and 1995, he was a senior proprietary trader for Goldman Sachs International in London, and from 1987 to 1991, he was an Executive Director at Czarnikow Financial Futures in London. Prior to that, Mr. Becerra was in charge of proprietary trading activities at TransMarket Group, Inc. and at Continental Illinois Ltd. He currently serves on the advisory board for a U.S. based hedge fund and is the CEO and owner of West Sussex Trading, Inc., a company involved in international corporate finance. |  | Long/Short Equities | 840 | | Arbiter Partners Capital Management, LLC | Arbiter Partners was established by Paul J. Isaac in 2001 as an aggressive, opportunistic, value oriented hedge fund investing broadly across geographies, industries, and asset-classes. The objective is to maximize long term capital appreciation while minimizing the risk of permanent capital loss. We are willing to accept volatility of interim marked to market valuations to achieve that objective. | Paul | Isaac | Paul J. Isaac is the CEO and founder of Arbiter Partners Capital Management, LLC. His responsibilities include managing the firm's relationship with investors and the investment community, overall strategic exposure and asset allocation, individual security analysis and selection, and investigation of private investment opportunities. Mr. Isaac has been actively investing on behalf of himself and others for over thirty-five years. Prior to founding Arbiter, Mr. Isaac managed equity and debt portfolios directly; researched and employed outside managers; analyzed and invested in alternative strategies; and provided investment strategy consulting to investors. Mr. Isaac has also served on several non-profit boards, chaired a charitable endowment, and held positions as a corporate director. He brings a broad range of sell side experience, including eighteen years of managerial experience in the securities industry, spent at Mabon, Nugent & Co. and its successor firms. He served as Chief Economist and chaired the firm's commitments and credit committees. During his time at Mabon, Mr. Isaac also spent a term as Chairman of the Securities Industry Association Capital Rules Committee. Mr. Isaac graduated from Williams College with Highest Honors in Political Economy and was a Thomas J. Watson Foundation Fellow. |  | Long/Short Equities | 840 | | Barington Capital | Barington Capital is a highly regarded activist firm led by James A. Mitarotonda. Barington’s objective is to become influential shareholders and enhance value by implementing changes in corporate strategy, operations and governance over a 2 to 5 year period. Investments have included Darden, Ebix, Dillards, Harry Winston, Jones Group, Warnaco and Nautica. Since inception in 2000, Barington Companies Equity Fund, L.P has returned 10.4% net vs 3.9% for the S&P500. Periodically we also offer co-investments. | Marjorie | Kaufman | Marjorie Kaufman, CFA is a Partner and Head of Marketing with Barington Capital, an activist manager founded in 2000 by James A. Mitarotonda. Prior to joining Baringon, she was Managing Director and Head of Marketing with Guggenheim Global Trading. From 2003 through 2010 Marjorie was Managing Director and Head of Investor Relations and Marketing and a member of the Management Committee at Kingdon Capital. Prior to Kingdon, she was a Senior Vice President at J. & W. Seligman, where she helped launch Seligman's first hedge fund. Before joining Seligman she directed marketing and client service at Towneley Capital Management. Marjorie began her career in investment banking with Bankers Trust and Prudential Securities structuring transactions involving ESOPs and advising on M&A deals and closed-end fund offerings. Marjorie holds a BA magna cum laude in Economics and Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago. She was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1996 and in 2010 was named one of the 50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds by the Hedge Fund Journal. Marjorie chairs the Hilltop Cares Foundation and is a long-time board member of the Young Women's Leadership Network in NY. An accomplished photographer, Marjorie maintains a website of her images at www.marjoriekaufman.com |  | Event Driven | 100 | | Braesmont | | J. | Blackman | | | Commodities - Energy | 999999999 | | Broms Asset Management | Broms Asset Management creates, markets, and manages Broms NextShares exchange-traded managed funds, a new type of actively managed fund designed to provide better performance for investors. As exchange-traded products, NextShares have built-in cost and tax efficiencies. Unlike conventional ETFs, NextShares protect the confidentiality of fund trading information and provide buyers and sellers of shares with transparency and control of their trading costs. NextShares offer significant advantages over both mutual funds and ETFs as vehicles for active investment strategies. | Todd | Broms | Todd Broms serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Broms Asset Management which was formed to create, market, and manage Broms NextShares exchange-traded managed funds (ETMFs). Todd’s background includes particular emphasis in financial services, merchant banking, market structure, new markets, exchange-traded managed funds, open-end management investment companies including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), financial technology and patent prosecution. His operating experience includes corporate governance in regulated environments with significant expertise in financial engineering. Todd is the co-inventor of a wide range of unique features and processes for ETMFs and related order entry patents, which are protected by a deep portfolio of issued U.S. patents and underpin NextShares, a new type of actively managed fund designed to provide better performance and tax-efficiency. The SEC recently issued an Order granting Broms Asset Management and related Broms NextShares Trust an exemption from certain provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, to permit the offering of exchange-traded managed funds branded as NextShares indicating the SEC’s continued support for greater shareholder protection and interest to fix known deficiencies in the ’40 Act. |  | Multi-Manager | 100 | | Capital Midwest Fund | Capital Midwest III is targeting a 100-150 million raise. Our latest fund, Capital Midwest Fund II (2010, $38M) has performed well. Some of the highlights include, one of our companies, Pronai which went public in July. (Ticker: DNAI). Our fund invested at $4.38. One additional exit (Therapeutic Proteins) returned 27% of capital. These two investments have a combined net IRR of 80%. We seek to invest in Midwestern based companies that are led by experienced problem solving business people from industry. The valuations of portfolio companies range from $4-8 million in pre-money value | Daniel | Einhorn | Daniel Einhorn is General Partner of Capital Midwest Fund. He has ten years experience, evaluating, screening, and investing in private technology companies. Dan is on the board of LiquidCool Solutions, Physician Software Services, Always In Touch and PreEmptive Meds. He is a member of the Board of the Entrepreneur Center at Illinois Institute of Tech-nology, and the Southern Methodist University Alumni. He is President of the board of COA. In 2012, he was named Man of the Year for the Milwaukee Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. |  | Venture Capital Deals | 45 | | Carlisle | Cannafex is a new domestic opportunity that we are offering that will be engaged in the business of fully secured lending to licensed Cannabis related businesses primarily but not exclusively in the state of Colorado. One of the structures offers investors full liquidity and a fully secured 18 % annual fixed return. The return will be paid in monthly installments. Investments will have no “lock up period” and redemptions will be allowed upon 30 days’ notice. Other structures in this asset class can be designed to suit investor needs.
| Phil | Neuman | Philip Neuman has an extensive background in the field of asset based, fund management and financial structures. Mr. Neuman is the founder of the Neuman Companies, He has over 20 years of experience in financial operational management, mergers & acquisitions. Mr. Neuman together with some of the world’s most sophisticated banks recently developed and operated life settlement leverage facilities within the secondary market for life insurance.
Carlisle is a financial structuring and consulting firm specializing in alternative asset classes. Some of our alternative asset classes include Life Insurance, US based Rehabilitation Facilities and most recently the Legalized Cannabis Market .
Carlisle's Long Term Growth Life Insurance Fund is a fully regulated fund located in Luxembourg and has a proven track record showing Returns of over 20% for the past Five years ! All our Life Insurance paper is rated A- or better ..
|  | Multi-Strat | 250 | | CDAM | What is CDAM?
-A hedge fund focused on preserving capital whilst delivering consistent returns, irrespective of market conditions.
-a strategy with low correlation to indices, other asset classes and hedge fund strategies
-We strive to allocate capital to a small number of undervalued listed securities in developed markets. We hold these securities for as long as it takes to generate the maximum return
-We seek to insure capital against unpleasant market events by using exchange traded derivatives | Tim | Lyons | | | Long/Short Equities | 750 | | County Cork | County Cork LLC is a CTA asset management firm offering both systematic and discretionary programs in managed account and fund formats. Each of County Cork’s programs are characterized by:
• Niche strategy and market exposures
• Cash efficiency with low margin to equity ratios
• Pure alpha - uncorrelated to equities, bonds, alternatives or other CTAs
• A platform of organizational stability and integrity
County Cork was founded by Robert J. O’Brien Jr . County Cork’s mission is to provide proven investment programs to its client partners.
| Tom | Senft | Thomas W. Senft is the President of County Cork LLC, Mr. Senft is responsible for the CTA’s operations and risk management. In 1987, Mr. Senft opened a futures commission merchant, Spike Trading LLC, for which he was a Principal and served as President. During his time at Spike, Mr. Senft was a member of and traded on the floors of the CME and the CBOT. In 2002, Mr. Senft opened Trinity Capital Markets LLC, a proprietary trading company where Mr. Senft served as a member of the LLC and Co-CEO. In 2006, Mr. Senft became sole owner of Trinity. In 2009 Mr. Senft closed Trinity. Since Trinity, Mr. Senft has continued to trade and work as a consultant the futures industry until he began his employment at County Cork in August, 2010. Mr. Senft received a BS in Finance from Indiana University in 1980. | | CTAs - Fundamental | 19 | | Dealstruck, Inc. | Dealstruck is an online direct lender and the first to offer multiple products -- including flexible term loans and multiple line of credit solutions -- to small- and medium-sized business (SMB) owners. With a mission to provide growing SMBs with access to capital that is unique, appropriate and affordable with honesty and transparency, Dealstruck is committed to placing SMBs on a credible path to bankability. For more information, please visit https://www.dealstruck.com/.
| Candace | Klein | Candace Klein is Chief Strategy Officer for Dealstruck (dealstruck.com), an alternative online lending platform that provides loans and lines of credit to small business borrowers. Prior to Dealstruck, Candace was the founder and CEO of two companies: Bad Girl Ventures (bgv.bz) and SoMoLend (somolend.com). . Candace co-authored the legislation that became the JOBS Act, then chaired the Crowdfund Intermediary Regulatory Advocates, the industry advocacy group for platforms and broker dealers affected by the JOBS Act. Candace continues to serve as General Counsel for Women Investing in Women, a global NGO focused on increasing access to capital for female entrepreneurs, and as Advisor to LoanHero, a peer-to-peer lending company for consumer loans at the merchant point of sale.
| | Long/Short Credit | 000000 | | Direct Lending Investments | The Direct Lending Income Fund buys and holds a diversified pool of small business loans in a simple, transparent investment vehicle. The Fund has $294 million in assets, no lockup, annual returns of 11-13% since inception (11/2012), and is open monthly to new investors. The Fund buys loans directly from online small business lenders with whom it has negotiated long-term loan acquisition and servicing relationships. Downside risk protection is substantial: defaults are currently 5% but could reach 20% before invading investor principal. | Brendan | Ross | Brendan Ross is the president of Direct Lending Investments LLC, the general partner of the oldest and largest short-term, high-yield, small business loans fund. An expert in alternative assets, Brendan has directed the purchase of more P2P-originated U.S. small business loans than any other institutional investor. Previously, Brendan was a turnaround CEO and ran a number of companies, including ReserveAmerica and Fanfare Media Works. |  | Direct Lending | 350 | | Enduring Investments LLC | Enduring Investments is an independently-owned investment management company that is focused on real investments and markets. We utilize our advanced understanding of inflation and inflation-related markets in crafting absolute return strategies, long-inflation strategies, and customized inflation hedges to solve particular client needs. | Michael | Ashton | Michael Ashton is Managing Principal at Enduring Investments LLC. Prior to founding EI, Mr. Ashton worked at various sell-side institutions such as Barclays, Bankers Trust, and JP Morgan. Since 2003 he has played an integral role in developing the U.S. inflation derivatives markets and is widely viewed as a premier subject matter expert on inflation products and inflation trading. Mr. Ashton is a summa cum laude graduate of Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. He is married with two children and lives in Morristown, New Jersey. |  | CTAs - Systematic | 10 | | Enlightenment Capital | Enlightenment Capital is a Washington, DC area based private investment firm that provides senior debt, mezzanine debt, and minority equity to middle market companies in the Aerospace, Defense & Government (“ADG”) sector. The firm partners with businesses that protect critical infrastructure, innovate cyber and data solutions, engineer aerospace systems, and safeguard national security. Fund I is currently generating ~11% gross current yield (distributed quarterly) with equity upside. Fund I has had 3 realizations, all +32% IRRs. Fund II remains open. | Devin | Talbott | Devin Talbott is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Enlightenment Capital. Prior, he was a Vice President with D. E. Shaw's direct capital strategy, where he helped establish the group's Washington, DC area office and built its defense & government vertical. Prior to that, Devin was at TCG Financial Partners, a merchant bank founded by former Defense Secretary William Cohen, focusing on the defense & government sector. Devin began his career in the mergers & acquisitions group at Lazard in New York. He received his JD and MBA degrees from Georgetown University, and his BA, magna cum laude, in Law and Spanish from Amherst College, where he was a four-year varsity soccer player (NCAA Final Four; NESCAC All-Academic). Devin co-founded GenerationEngage (a youth civic engagement non-profit), is on the advisory board of Engine (a non-profit that supports technology entrepreneurship through policy analysis and advocacy), was named to M&A Advisor's "40 Under 40" (as an emerging leader in the financing industry before the age of 40), is a former term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and is a member of the New York State Bar. His op-eds have appeared in the Washington Post, the Washington Times, Politico, the Washington Examiner, Capitol File, and the San Jose Mercury News. | | Direct Lending | 150 | | Fidelity | | Russell | Latham | | | Other | 3000 | | Forefront Income Trust | Forefront Capital was founded Bradley Reifler its CEO. He is responsible for Forefront Capital’s daily operations, strategic vision and origination of alternative investment products and the Forefront Income Trust. Prior to this, Mr. Reifler founded and from 1995 to 2008 served as the CEO of Pali Capital Inc., a full-service investment bank and FINRA member firm that produced revenues of over 1BLN. From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Reifler managed Refco, Inc.’s institutional sales desk. | Denis | Frelinghuysen | Forefront Income Trust is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a closed-end, non-traded, “interval” investment company. FIT provides partial liquidity quarterly, and dividends 90% of its profits annually, and is designed to be non-correlated to the market. This fund is unique in that the compensation structure puts the client first. The advisor receives no money until the portfolio increases 8%; and for all direct investments, the 3% placement fee is donated to Forefront Heroes Foundation, a nonprofit benefiting veterans and military families. FIT’s objective is to seek current income, primarily by originating and investing in high yielding “Structured Finance opportunities” including: asset backed and preferred securities, senior secured loans and factoring. The Trust is focused on securities with maturities of less than two years, often structured with more frequent interest payments than other available investments in order to enhance the liquidity and reduce rate sensitivity of the portfolio. FIT has a very low minimum ($1,000) so it can be available to all investors. | | Direct Lending | 10 | | GenTrust | GenTrust and its affiliate Catenary manage over $1.2BB in sophisticated alternative investment products. Our flagship alternative fund Catenary, has a 3 year track record across which it has a -11% correlation to the S&P500, with a 13% return in 2014 and over 7.5% annualized since inception. Our liquid alternative hedge fund replication strategy, V-ALT, has annualized over 12.5% since its inception in 2012. Our tax-efficient risk parity strategy, PETER, is indifferent to the prevailing macroeconomic environment and can be customized to a client's specified volatility level. | Matthew | Kishlansky | Mr. Kishlansky is responsible for the development and management of the institutional business relationships at GenTrust.
Prior to joining GenTrust, Mr. Kishlansky was the founder and managing partner of Old Master Capital, LLC, a managed account for a $10 billion hedge fund. Prior to founding Old Master Capital, LLC, Mr. Kishlansky was a portfolio manager at Pentagon Capital Management, Plc in London. At Pentagon, he originated, structured and managed alternative strategies including the Pentagon Hercules Fund, a portfolio of over $700 million worth of alternative investments and the Pentagon Bernini Fund, an illiquid finance fund focused on absolute returns.
Mr. Kishlansky received an AB from Harvard College, magna cum laude in the History of Art and Architecture. | | Other | 1200 | | Glazer Capital | Glazer Capital, LLC invests in low risk merger arbitrage and focuses almost exclusively on corporate events (typically mergers with a signed merger agreement) that have a very high likelihood of being consummated. Glazer Capital’s objective has been to generate consistent, positive absolute returns in all market environments with low volatility and very low beta. Glazer Capital, LLC is based in New York City and was launched in January 1999 by Paul Glazer and became a U.S. SEC Registered Investment Advisor in 2006. The Firm manages approximately $600 million. | Stephane | Azra | |  | Other | 600 | | Global Building, LLC | Global Building is an experienced real estate investment company and operating partner. We acquire properties through real estate syndicates and funds. As an operating real estate partner, we first uncover investment opportunities, then acquire, improve, efficiently operate and exit the properties purchased with the mutually compatible goals of capital preservation and maximum risk adjusted returns. Our primary investment strategy is centered upon the acquisition of well-located suburban and urban multi-tenant office buildings. | Tucker | Lewis | C. W. Tucker Lewis, founder and CEO of Global Building, provides overall strategic direction and guidance to the company. Mr. Lewis founded Global in 2006 with the goal of creating a well-run real estate company to develop and acquire commercial projects in the Southwestern United States. Today, he leads the company in developing new equity and debt capital sources in order to grow the company’s capital base, and works with his senior management team to shape the organization’s values-based culture and improve internal company structure. | | Other | 50 | | GS Gamma Advisors, LLC | GS Gamma is an MBS derivative hedge fund with approximately $1 Billion of AUM. The fund seeks steady returns with relatively low correlation to major market indices. The fund has established an 11-year track record and just recently received the Hedge Fund Intelligence award for "Best Long-Term Risk-Adjusted Performance" at the Absolute Return Awards. Its returns have been achieved without the use of any financial leverage and utilizing only U.S. Agency credit exposure (GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC). The fund has also been listed in Barron's top 100 hedge funds in three separate years. | Stephen | Home | |  | Relative Value | 900 | | Hain Capital Group | Hain Capital Group is a leader in the art of acquiring and managing trade claims against bankrupt companies. Our flagship fund, Hain Capital Investors (HCI) seeks to deliver uncorrelated returns versus the S&P 500 through the opportunistic purchasing and trading of trade claims, administrative expense claims, priority claims, rejected lease claims, executory contract damage claims, bonds, bank debt, and equities of bankrupt companies. HCI provides liquidity to creditors who often are willing to forgo the potential for a greater recovery in exchange for instant cash.
| Robert | Koltai | Robert J. Koltai, Founder, Managing Member & Portfolio Manager: Mr. Koltai is responsible for overall portfolio management for HCI. Mr. Koltai created Hain Capital Group in 2002 to exploit opportunities in the distressed marketplace. Mr. Koltai was previously a Senior Vice President at Oppenheimer & Company in the distressed trading group where he sourced and traded more than $2 billion in trade claims. He has served as a porfolio manager for a trade claims product managed by Hain Capital on behalf of Highbridge and Fortress and has managed a business unit of Greystone.
Mr. Koltai has contributed to scholarly articles relating to bankruptcy claims trading and has lectured at Columbia Business School and various event-driven conferences on distressed investing. Mr. Koltai received his BA in History from the University of California, Berkeley, and JD from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles.
| | Event Driven | 42 | | Hardee Brothers | The HBHC Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”) unites the best opportunities from three core strategies into a single framework using proven quantitative methodologies. The Fund’s Expected Return Objective is 10% to 15% within a structured risk and diversified discipline. The Manager believes that the Fund creates an exceptional risk-weighted and minimally correlated collection of liquid strategies. It uses a blend of asset allocation technologies, including mean variance optimization approaches within the Re-sampling and Black-Litterman frameworks.
| Sidney | Hardee | With over fifteen years in the financial industry, Sidney Hardee is the Managing Partner of Hardee Brothers, LLC . He has a broad base of experience in the areas of fixed income sales and trading, derivatives research, quantitative analysis, and portfolio management.
Mr. Hardee is a former Trading Manager at the Bank of NT Butterfield in Bermuda where he led their fixed Income and derivatives trading initiatives. He began his career as a Market Analyst at Salomon Brothers focused on European Bond Markets. Later he joined Lehman Brothers in both New York and London as a Bond Trader. He was also a Vice President in both the Credit Markets Trading and Global Rates Strategy groups at JPMorgan.
Mr. Hardee holds a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Yale University and holds a M.S. in Applied Statistics from Columbia University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), member of the Alternative Investments committee of the New York Society of Securities Analysts (NYSSA) and a member of the United States Investment Performance Committee (USIPC) for the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS). He is also a member of the Board of Advisory for the Master of Science Program in Financial Risk Management at the University of Connecticut School of Business.
|  | Global Macro | 5 | | HedgeCoVest LLC | HedgeCoVest provides investors access to hedge funds in the most secure structure, separately managed accounts, for one flat fee and minimums as low as $5,000. This structure gives investors intra-day liquidity and security-level transparency, while keeping their capital in their own brokerage account. HedgeCoVest also provides portfolio optimization and "white label" services specifically for advisors, creating a turnkey and truly liquid alternative investment for clients of almost any size. | Evan | Rapoport | In 2002, Mr. Rapoport founded HedgeCo and launched HedgeCo.Net, one of the world’s most trafficked databases for hedge fund information. In 2008, Mr. Rapoport led HedgeCo through the strategic acquisitions of HedgeCo Securities and G&S Fund Services, forming HedgeCo Networks. His latest endeavor is the development of HedgeCoVest, an innovative new tool for investors to allocate to alternative investment providers.
Prior to HedgeCo Networks, Mr. Rapoport was a Senior Vice President at Broadband Capital Management, a NASD member brokerage firm in New York. At Broadband, he managed assets for institutions and high net worth clients, and participated in many private placements and PIPE transactions. Before Broadband, Mr. Rapoport was the youngest Senior Vice President in history at NYSE member Oscar Gruss’ Private Client Group. He started his career in a Chairman’s Council member’s office at Paine Webber in New York.
Mr. Rapoport currently holds Series 3, 7, 24, 55, 63, 66, 79 and 99 securities licenses. He has been featured and regularly appears on network news broadcasts and in leading publications. Mr. Rapoport holds a B.A. from the University of Florida. | | Other | 12 | | Househappy,Inc. | The only on-line real estate platform
guiding homeowners in buying,
maintaining, designing/upgrading,
repairing and selling their home. Househappy provides an end-to-end solution throughout the home ownership lifecycle, including a Househappytrax Report capturing the specific, non-public details surrounding the life of a home to be populated and used by the current owner and to be passed on to future owners. | David | Manougian | Manougian’s 30 plus year career has included 10 years in the sports and consumer
products industry and 20 years in the media business where he launched and ran
national and regional sports networks, and has won Cable Ace and Emmy awards.
Currently he has his own production company, which is just finishing a
documentary entitled The Big Lonely. He is the Founder and CEO of EGM
Consulting, which helps companies define their brands; align internal cultures,
mission statements and business plans; and create emotional connections with their
customers.
He chairs the board for Wine Direct, a company that helps wineries sell direct to
consumer. And for the last six years has chaired and served on the board for
Albertina Kerr, a non profit organization that helps Oregonians with developmental
disabilities and mental health challenges live more fulfilled lives.
Manougian was one of the original team members who launched the GOLF Channel
in 1995 and spent the next 13 years helping to build the Network into a global brand
and one of the most successful cable channels. He joined the GOLF Channel in 1994
as Vice President of Advertising Sales, was promoted to Chief Marketing Officer and
then COO before becoming President and CEO in 2002.
| | Venture Capital Funds | 5 | | HS-AIR US Life Fund I | Established in 2004, Alternative Investment Resource (AIR) is an independent boutique financial services firm focused exclusively on alternative investments. AIR provides investment banking and asset management services to the middle market, and specializes in capital raise, mergers & acquisition, and structured finance. With a broad experience base across sectors, the firm has particular depth in real estate, healthcare, and niche emerging hedge funds. AIR is headquartered in Chicago, with operations in New York, Minneapolis, and Dallas. | Richard | Beleutz | Richard Beleutz, CEO - Alternative Investment Resource
Mr. Beleutz founded AIR in April 2004. While at AIR, Mr. Beleutz been involved in over 1 Billion USD of capital raising mainly for hedge funds and middle market investment banking transactions. He has significant capital markets experience including:
•Beleutz & Associates, LLC (2002-2004): ◦B&A successfully raised $50 million as a hedge fund using proprietary models to trade both international mutual funds and S&P Futures.
•From 1993-2004: ◦Mr. Beleutz built a $50 million retail financial advisory business with American Express Financial Advisors (AEFA), attaining Platinum Advisor status in 2003. He developed extensive financial marketing experience through over a decade of building his book of clientele and through leading and teaching advisors and managers. Mr. Beleutz entered formal management for AEFA (now Ameriprise) in 1996 as a District Manager and was promoted to a Branch Manager role running their downtown Chicago office thru January 2004.
Mr. Beleutz’ knowledge of financial markets has earned him television appearances on ABC News. He holds Series 3, 7, 9, 10, 24 and 63 securities and principal licenses. He received a BA in Economics from the University of Michigan in 1992. |  | Other | 225 | | Iapetus Capital, Inc. | We apply a venture capital approach to publicly traded US Equities. The portfolio is multi-cap and agnostic in terms of traditional style definitions. It is concentrated in 20 or fewer names, with a focus on long-term value creation. We are primarily long-only, but will short select stocks to generate additional alpha. We also utilize options to generate additional income or hedge concentrated positions. | David | Marchesani | | | Long/Short Equities | 20 | | Illinois Clean Fuels | Illinois Clean Fuels is a synthetic fuel plant that will produce ultra-clean climate friendly diesel and jet fuel from municipal garbage, at an all-in unsubsidized production cost much lower than tarsands or fracking. ICF is a superior standalone direct asset investment offering in the oil and gas space, which moves impending carbon and clean air regulations from a threat to an opportunity. The project has a world-class team backed by major tier-1 engineering companies, with major railroads, airlines, and the DOD lined up for product offtake. | Stephen | Johnson | Stephen is an industrialist focused on the commercial deployment of full-scale non-subsidy-dependent alternatives to conventional oil. He has 12 years of experience in the alternative fuels space. Backed by an experienced team, he founded the largest and lowest production cost alternative fuels project in North America.
Stephen's background is in finance. Prior to ICF, Stephen founded and managed a hedge fund, yielding his investors a return of 327.84% net of fees between the start of 2002 and the end of 2006 (5 years), or 33.73% annualized, dramatically out-performing the market averages, and all applicable benchmark indexes. The fund was closed and capital returned to focus exclusively on the ICF project.
Stephen has a Bachelors in Finance from Portland State University. He is an Eagle Scout and an experienced and active outdoorsman, with a love of nature in the Pacific Northwest. |  | Commodities - Energy | 2.4 | | IndexIQ | | Kevin | DiSano | | | Multi-Strat | 2000 | | Integre Asset Management | Integre Asset Management, LLC is a money management firm established in 2003 under the name Integre Advisors, LLC. The firm combines large-scale institutional experience, expertise, and professionalism with boutique-quality customer care. Integre Asset Management offers multiple strategies to invest in equity markets; a contrarian strategy focused on US equities and global growth strategy. | Katsiaryna | Taran | Katsiaryna (Katya) Taran joined Integre Asset Management in September of 2015 as a Vice President of Business Development. Prior to joining Integre, Ms. Taran worked as an Investment Banking Associate at Oberon Securities, LLC, where she supported managing partners in a variety of transaction advisory projects in the Consumer Goods and Services industry and worked on multiple sell-side and buy-side transactions. She holds an MBA in Financial Management from Pace University and a Master Degree in Law from the Belarussian State University. |  | Long Only | 470 | | Jai Guru Global Equities | The Jai Guru Dynamic Global Equity Program applies a sophisticated multi-dimensional weighting model to liquid, global equity markets. The Program is market- and sector-neutral and is designed to produce alpha which is not contingent on market direction and has little or negative correlation to equity, fixed income, and alternative asset classes. When combined with diversified portfolios, the Program lowers a portfolio's overall volatility and increases its Sharpe (sortino) ratios. | Janu | Subramanian | Janu Subramanian is the founder of Jai Guru Capital Management and CIO of its' flagship fund Jai Guru Global Equity fund. |  | Market Neutral Equities | 20 | | Keystone National Group | Keystone provides alternative investment solutions to hundreds of family offices, foundations, institutions, high-net worth individuals, and wealth management firms. We focus on investments that provide contractual cash flows and consistent current income in the areas of private credit, real estate, and energy. Keystone has invested approx. $800 million in capital in over 130 transactions with an emphasis on investments below the radar of the larger private credit firms. www.keystonenational.net | Brandon | Nielson | Mr. Nielson is a co-founder of Keystone and Partner in the firm. He is active in investment selection, due diligence, general firm management, and is a member of Keystone’s investment committee. He previously served as a Vice President at Partners Group, a global alternatives investment firm, and was based in the firm's New York and Zug, Switzerland offices. |  | Direct Lending | 650 | | Kirin Media | Kirin Media (KMF) Fund L.P. is a Delaware limited partnership seeking to make equity investments in mainstream English-language motion pictures with A-list talent containing diverse elements. The management and advisory teams are composed of industry leaders, seasoned executives, and strategic partners with complimentary skillsets. As a result, KMF has access to distributors and the highest quality projects and talent in which to invest. Principal offices for KMF are located in Los Angeles, CA. | Jeff | Chao | Mr. Chao is Managing Member and co-founder of Kirin Media Ventures, LLC. He has managed film funds for the past eight years most recently a $250M film fund between Participant Media and Image Nation Abu Dhabi, producing films Lincoln, The Help, Best Exotic Marigold Hotel I & II, Contagion and Snitch. He has also been involved in the formation of a $100M film fund between Participant Media and the Doha Film Institute and a $100M Chinese-Hollywood film fund. Mr. Chao has direct involvement with film investment of over 30 films with budgets ranging from $2M - $75M. Prior to Mr. Chao’s entrance in to the film industry, he was a financial consultant at Wells Fargo’s commercial banking division successfully completing the Financial Management Training Program. He is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego. |  | Private Equity Deals | 25 | | Lateral Investment Management, LLC | We provide growth capital to non-sponsored, independent companies which generate $5 million to $100 million in revenues. Our senior loans offer an alternative to the dilution of private equity or the formulaic restrictions of bank debt. We work in partnership with management to help companies scale their existing and proven models and offer the appropriate financing for a specific company’s needs, rather than applying a global template for ownership or minimum investment size. | Richard | De Silva | Managing Partner- Richard was previously a General Partner at Highland Capital Partners, a venture capital firm that has raised over $3 billion of committed capital. Richard joined Highland in 2003 and focused on investments in established technology companies. Richard also has held operating roles as CEO of Mango Games, an online games company and Co-Founder, IronPlanet.com, a marketplace for construction equipment. He graduated from Harvard College, Cambridge University and Harvard Business School. |  | Event Driven | 100 | | Lyrical Partners | Lyrical Partners is a private firm that invests in direct private investments and emerging investment managers. | John | Jonson | John Jonson joined Lyrical Partners as a Managing Director in July 2013. John manages the firm’s private equity portfolio of direct investments. Before Lyrical, John was a Managing Principal and co-founding Partner of Capricorn Investment Group, originally the single family office for Jeff Skoll, the first president of eBay.
John served as Capricorn’s Chief Operating Officer from 2004 to 2010 with responsibility for all operational aspects of the firm. From 2010 to 2013, he directed Strategic Business Development for Capricorn and its affiliates. Prior to Capricorn, John was CFO and Partner at Sanderling Ventures, a biomedical venture capital firm with over $1 billion under management.
From 2000 to 2002, John was the senior financial executive of Iospan Wireless which pioneered non-line-of-sight wireless broadband technology and was backed by some of the top venture firms in Silicon Valley. John also spent three years at Cisco Systems on the finance staff from 1997 to 2000, and before that worked at General Motors in Detroit, Tokyo and Singapore.
John received a BA in Public Policy from Duke University and an MBA with high honors from the International Business Program at the Moore School at the University of South Carolina, with a focus on Japanese finance. He now serves on the Moore School’s Board of Trustees and is Chairman of the Board’s Finance and Investment Committee.
|  | Long Only | 4500 | | M6 Capital Management, LLC | The M6 Capital Management Standard program is a fundamental, discretionary program focusing on ag markets. The approach is to identify supply and demand scenarios that suggest a significant change in price. We strive to deliver consistent positive returns while limiting downside risk. M6 utilizes market behavior, market psychology, and seasonal tendencies, as well as technical analysis. Controlling risk is extremely important to us. Only trades with an expected risk/reward of 1:3 are placed. The Standard Program is low leveraged with an average M/E ratio below 3%. | Craig | Holliday | Craig Holliday began his career in the telecommunication and technology fields, centered on solutions that were driven by combining software, hardware, networking, and world-class process. In 1986, Mr. Holliday earned an MBA focused on Investment Theory and Portfolio Management. With increasing responsibility, Mr. Holliday had exposure to not only the best technological solutions available but he was also required to work closely with the CIOs and CEOs of larger, Fortune 500 organizations to drive their strategies through implementation of solutions. In May of 2001, Mr. Holliday joined an industry-leading AI financial analysis company as the VP of Sales and Marketing. After the successful sale of this company, Mr. Holliday returned to the world of technology and IT for several years with Sprint as a Client Executive for two multi-billion dollar clients. In August of 2010, Mr. Holliday accepted a position as VP of Sales and Marketing with ClearViewEdge, LLC, analytical tool used by alternative investment investors – Hedge Funds, Fund of Funds, Family Offices, Pensions, Endowments, Foundations, and large financial institutions. Mr. Holliday joined M6 Capital Management, LLC in January of 2013 with responsibility for Marketing and Client Relations. Mr. Holliday is registered with the NFA and is currently an AP of M6 Capital Management, LLC. |  | CTAs - Fundamental | 86 | | Navin Advisors | | Rigdon | Dees | As an icon in the entertainment industry, “Rick” Dees has made an indelible imprint with his innovative creations and he consistently reaches a million consumers every week via his internationally syndicated radio show.
He has increased the value and shareholder returns through his marketing strategies for Gannett, ABC television and radio networks, Clear Channel Communications, eHarmony, Scripps Interactive Networks, and many other Fortune 500 companies.
The cornerstone of Mr. Dees’ssuccess has been his ability to aggregate profitable investment strategies and the professionals to implement them with impressive timing. | | Long/Short Equities | 1.1 | | Next Door Partners LP | Next Door Partners LP is a long/short equities fund with the flexibility to lean long or short depending on market conditions. | John | Navin | From 2001 to 2009, John placed in the top 10 out of 70,000 participants in an online stock trading competition known as Marketocracyand was named a MarketocracyMfolioMaster.
His market work was profiled in the best-selling financial book, The Warren Buffets Next Door: The World's Greatest Investors You've Never Heard Of and What You Can Learn From Them, written by Forbes Investments Editor Matt Schifrin.
Since September 2010, Mr. Navinhas served as a contributing writer for Forbes’ Probabilities column/blog.
Mr. Navin earned his B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina in 1972. | | Long/Short Equities | 1.1 | | Park City Capital | Park City Capital is a L/S Equity hedge fund manager. The strategy has historically generated alpha on longs and shorts. The PM, Mike Fox, also has a keen sense of the macro environment, Sector focus is weighted towards Consumer. | Michael | Fox | Michael J. Fox founded Park City Capital in 2008. Prior to founding Park City Capital, Mr. Fox spent eight years in equity research at J.P.Morgan in New York, most recently as Vice President and Senior Business Services Analyst. As J.P.Morgan’s Senior Business Services Analyst, Mr. Fox headed the firm’s Business Services equity research group from 2005 to 2008. From 2000 to 2005 Mr. Fox was a member of J.P.Morgan’s Leisure equity research group, which was consistently recognized by Institutional Investor’s All America Research Team. Mr. Fox received a BBA in Finance from Texas Christian University in 1999. While at TCU, he was selected as an analyst on the William C. Connor Educational Investment Fund, an entirely student-managed endowment fund. | | Long/Short Equities | 25 | | Passport Capital | Passport Capital, LLC is a San Francisco-based, global investment firm founded in 2000. The firm manages approximately $4.1 billion in assets as of June 30, 2015. | Greg | Leograndis | | | Long/Short Equities | 4000 | | PIMCO | PIMCO is a global investment management firm with a singular focus on preserving and enhancing investors’ assets.
We manage investments for institutions, financial advisors and individuals. The institutions we serve include corporations, central banks, universities, endowments and foundations, and public and private pension and retirement plans. We also serve advisors and individuals set on personal financial goals, from preparing for retirement to funding higher education.
| Andrew | Hoffmann | Mr. Hoffmann is the Alternative Investment Strategist within PIMCO's Global Wealth Management group and is based in Newport Beach, CA. He also oversees PIMCO's relationship with many of the largest single family offices. Mr. Hoffmann joined PIMCO in 2010 as a portfolio manager focused on global real asset investment strategies. Previously, he was managing director of investments and portfolio manager for real assets at a multi-billion-dollar single family investment office in Palo Alto, California. He has 26 years of investment banking and principal investment experience and has been based in New York, Hong Kong, Singapore and London at various stages of his career. Andy holds a bachelor of science degree in economics and political science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. | | Multi-Strat | 1500000 | | Prime Opportunities Investment Group | Prime Opportunities Investment Group is a long term, value-based investor. Employing a conservative investment approach has always been at the forefront of our strategy. Accordingly, we invest only in highly liquid, publicly traded equities with a minimum market cap of $500 million, and maintain a weighted average market cap of $50 billion. We do not engage in the use of options or derivatives and are well diversified, with about 25 long and 25 short positions in 6-8 different sectors. | Yehudah | Judah | Yehudah acts as a liaison between Prime and its current and prospective investors, managing existing client relationships and providing solutions to institutional investor needs. Prior to joining Prime, Yehudah worked for Transamerica Financial Advisors. He spends much of his free time volunteering with various community service and mentoring programs, with the intent of helping people improve their lives. |  | Long/Short Equities | 17.6 | | Prince Street Capital Management | | Peter | McKown | | | Emerging Markets | 1600 | | Quaker Funds | | Thomas | Kirchner | Thomas F. Kirchner, CFA, a recognized expert in event-driven investments and merger arbitrage, is the portfolio manager of the Quaker Event Arbitrage Fund (QEAAX). He launched the first-ever event-driven mutual fund in 2003, the Pennsylvania Avenue Event-Driven Fund, which was acquired by Quaker Funds in 2010.
From 1996 to 1999 he worked as a Bond Trader and Financial Engineer for Banque Nationale de Paris S.A. From 1999 to 2004, he was retained by Fannie Mae as a Financial Engineer.
He s the author of Merger Arbitrage: How To Profit From Event-Driven Arbitrage (John Wiley, 2009). |  | Event Driven | 340 | | Quaker Funds | Quaker Event Arb strategy is a 1940 act fund. The strategy is also offered via managed accounts. Quaker as a firm manages over $300 mil. Quaker Event Arb employs multiple event driven strategies (including: Mergers, Distressed, Liquidations, Spin-offs, Activist Proxy Fights, etc.) and allocates tactically between them. | William | McCoach | | | Event Driven | 340 | | Quantsoft Advisers | Quantsoft Advisers is a boutique investment management firm applying a quantitative systematic approach to investing. Co-founded by three M.I.T. graduates with degrees in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science, Quantsoft’s edge stems from a disciplined application of statistical analysis, and is manifest in our performance. Our flagship equity market neutral fund has a proven track record over more than 7 years, annualizing 14% net returns since inception with low correlation to alternatives | Felipe | Anziani | Rene Anziani is a principal and co-founder of Quantsoft Advisers. He is a software developer and data analyst responsible for supporting all areas of the investment process including: research, portfolio and risk management, trading, and operations. He has over 10 years of investment experience and has been co-managing Quantsoft’s flagship equity market neutral hedge fund for over 7 years. Prior to founding Quantsoft, Rene attended M.I.T. where he graduated with a B.S in Physics. |  | Market Neutral Equities | 30 | | Radar Capital Management | Radar Capital Management (RCM) is a global equity focused investment Management Company. RCM was formed by Craig Brownell and Jonathan Barden as a result of years of research on creating an equity investment methodology that focuses on identifying the most attractive, risk adjusted equity investments without regard for country, sector, market cap or index composition. RCM uses a Value & Momentum strategy, calculating a proprietary intrinsic value and momentum score for every stock in the world. We then construct a portfolio with near zero dollar and beta exposure. | Craig | Brownell | Craig Brownell, Co-Founder & Portfolio Manager
Mr. Brownell brings over 25 years of experience managing global equity portfolios and business units within the asset management industry. He was a Senior Vice President and lead portfolio manager at Franklin Templeton Asset Strategies, managing institutional segregated accounts, SEC registered mutual funds and Luxemburg registered SICAV’s. Mr. Brownell was also a Partner and member of the Investment Committee at Muirfield Capital Management, an institutional fund of hedge funds. Additionally, Mr. Brownell held senior level positions at GAM, Sanford Bernstein and Victory Capital Management; starting his career at EF Hutton. Mr. Brownell earned his MBA from the State University of New York Albany and received a Bachelor of Science, concentration in Finance, from Siena College.
|  | Market Neutral Equities | 21 | | RD Legal Capital | The primary strategy of RD Legal Funding Partners, LP (RDLFP) is to factor legal receivables from US based contingency fee attorneys and plaintiff claims, which arise from settled law suits or judgments where a corpus of money has been identified. RDLFP provides a low volatility, non-correlated return, and is structured to provide investors with a target of 13.5% net, annual, cumulative, preferred rate of return. | Katarina | Markovic | | | Direct Lending | 246 | | Redwood Investment Management | | Minyi | Chen | | | Long/Short Equities | 750 | | Redwood Investment Management | Redwood is rolling out it's new AlphaFactor equity hedge fund that utilizes proprietary fundamental and technical research including liquidity theory that PM, Minyi Chen, CFA, utilized in significant alpha generation in the active ETF, TTFS, that he launched and managed until joining Redwood in August. This security selection process is combined with Redwood's proprietary Sentiment Index that is a multi-factor model to assess US equity market risk appetite and manage gross and net fund exposures in a disciplined, risk based framework. | Richard | Duff | Mr. Duff currently serves as the President of Redwood Investment Management, which is the General Partner and investment manager of the Redwood Managed Risk Plus LP hedge fund as well as managing separate accounts for clients utilizing its proprietary quantitative techniques combined with deep domain expertise. Prior to Redwood, Mr. Duff's experience includes being President of OMT Capital Management, the GP and investment manager of Hawthorne Capital Partners, LP, where he quadrupled AUM. Additional previous experience includes being a Partner at JMP (now known as Harvest Capital Strategies) where he he led the building of Harvest Small Cap Partners AUM from below $20M to closed at capacity, as well as Managing Director at BlackRock where he was a member of the Equity Operating Committee and the AMG Executive Committee. Mr. Duff’s BlackRock experience included turning around the firm’s closed end fund franchise, launching the first co-branded/co-distributed hedge fund, leading the integration of the largest group in BlackRock’s first acquisition, and managing a 100+ member team with a nine figure PnL. Mr. Duff received his BA from the University of California, Berkeley where he was an Alumni Scholar, began his legal education at Washington and Lee University, School of Law, and received his JD from University of San Francisco, School of Law. | | Long/Short Equities | 750 | | Ridgefield Capital Asset Management, L. P. | RCAM’s core philosophy revolves around in-depth fundamental analysis of commodity markets, combined with strong portfolio construction and sophisticated risk management | Thomas | Trillo | Mr. Trillo was the Chief Operating Officer for Catequil Asset
Management, L.P. from 2004 to 2005. He was with Cantor Fitzgerald and ESpeed from 1999 to 2003 as the Chief Administrative Officer. From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Trillo was with Republic National Bank where he served as the Senior Vice President of Private Banking Operations & Systems. He worked for Brown Brothers Harriman from 1992 to 1995 as Manager of the Investment Management Administration Department. From 1985 to 1992, Mr. Trillo was with Chase Manhattan Bank as the Vice President of U.S. Private Banking Operations & Systems. He served as Director
of Corporate Administrative Services for Home Life Insurance Company from 1982 to 1985 and prior to that was a Senior Training Specialist International Operations with Merrill Lynch. Mr. Trillo is a 1979 graduate of the University of Hartford and received his Master’s Degree from Fordham University in 1984. |  | Commodities - Precious Metals | 145 | | Sandler Capital Management | Sandler Capital, a Registered Investment Advisor since 1988, is an alternative asset management firm managing both hedge fund strategies and private equity funds.
Sandler currently manages $900 million in assets within its hedge fund portfolios. Sandler's clients include high net worth individuals, large family offices, fund of hedge funds, pension funds, endowments, and other institutions.
The firm is headquartered in New York City and has 33 employees.
| Brent | Benkovic | Brent Benkovic, CFA, joined Sandler Capital in 2000. Mr. Benkovic is responsible for investor relations and marketing for the firm’s hedge funds. Prior to joining Sandler Capital, Mr. Benkovic was an analyst in the marketing department of Bridgewater Associates, a global investment manager specializing in fixed income and foreign exchange. Mr. Benkovic is a CFA charterholder and a member of the New York Society of Security Analysts and the CFA Institute. He has a B.S. from Cornell University.
| | Long/Short Equities | 900 | | SAS FUNDS | | Renato | Minnei | Over 30 years in investment and asset management
Has raised in excess of one billion euro
Founder & Director, Structured Alternative Solutions Funds
Co-Founder, Laurin Capital Management (sold to Südtirol Bank AG)
Founder & Director, Alternative Solutions Management
Wealth Management Executive, Dival (RAS Group), AGOS (Fondiaria Group) and Banca Popolare
di Lodi Group
Founder, Alternative Financial Services, SRL
Sponsor of two UCITS Funds that quickly grew to over 100 million euro under management
Significant experience in manager selection, structured product development, customized Portfolios,
global alternative asset capital raising and marketing
|  | Multi-Manager | 14 | | Select Alternative Investments | Select Alternative Investments LLC (SelectAlts) manages absolute return portfolios of exchange traded funds (ETFs) for institutional and individual investors in separately managed accounts. Our portfolios feature dynamic exposure to nearly 300 different strategies. | Kevin | Means | Kevin Means, CFA, is the Founding Principal of Select Alternative Investments, which manages portfolios of alternative ETFs with an absolute return objective. His professional background has ideally prepared him for this role. As a former hedge fund manager, he understands alternative investments from the inside. As the former chief investment officer of three investment firms (Invesco, Aeltus, and Alpha Equity), he has supervised both equity and fixed income investment professionals, determined the allocations to various asset classes in multiple asset class portfolios, and directed strategic and tactical asset allocation research. As a former director of quantitative research, he has in-depth knowledge of the techniques involved in sound, practical, and effective risk and return modeling. Mr. Means has a BA in Economics from The College of William and Mary and an MBA from the University of Virginia. |  | Multi-Strat | 5 | | Spring Valley Asset Management | Spring Valley Asset Management (SVAM). The firm’s investment strategies seek to generate returns that are non-correlated to those of traditional investments, such as stocks and bonds, yet differentiated from its relevant peer group in terms of its proprietary modeling, asset allocation and portfolio construction techniques. A multi-strategy approach to trading across a diversified blend of more than 50 futures markets. | John | Ryan | John Ryan is the Founder and Managing Principal of Spring Valley Asset Management (SVAM). Mr. Ryan’s career has spanned more than 22 years, focusing primarily on the development of alternative trading strategies and the technological infrastructure necessary to support such strategies. Prior to founding SVAM, Mr. Ryan was a principal and the Chief Technology Officer at NuWave Investment Management, LLC (2001-2014), a leading commodity trading advisor managing as much as $1.2 billion in client assets. During his tenure at NuWave, Mr. Ryan’s programming and software development skills proved instrumental to the development of the firm’s proprietary systems architecture and algorithmic trading platform, and as CTO he was directly responsible for the management and oversight of the firm’s technology efforts, including systems design, software development, technology infrastructure, support services, operational planning and disaster recovery/business contingency planning. Prior to joining NuWave, Mr. Ryan enjoyed significant experience managing systems and technology-based initiatives at Hyman Beck & Company, a CTA, where he served as Director of Technology from 1993-2001. | | CTAs - Systematic | 19.5 | | Strategos Capital Management | Strategos Capital Management, LLC is an independent, SEC Registered Investment Advisor with expertise in U.S. residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) and other structured securities. We seek investments with strong long term fundamental value through detailed loan and deal level analysis of seasoned secondary offerings. Strategos manages approximately $598 million (as of June 30, 2015) in funds and separate accounts (in Deep Value and Intermediate strategies) for institutional investors, family offices, individuals, and public and private pensions. | Barry | Dennis | Mr. Dennis joined the Manager in April 2015 as President, and served as an independent risk committee member of the Manager since July 2013. In addition to continuing to serve on the risk committee, Mr. Dennis also serves on the Investment Committee and has responsibility for, among other things, business strategy, product design and development, and distribution management. Prior to joining the Manager, Mr. Dennis spent over 25 years in the credit markets holding several senior positions at both large and small Investment banks/broker dealers. Most recently he was Senior Managing Director, Head of Structured Products Sales & Trading at Canaccord Genuity in New York. He also spent 9 years at Merrill Lynch (Managing Director, Strategic Solutions Group) where he was a senior structuring, solutions representative covering hedge funds, insurance companies and pension funds for Derivative and Structured Products. Prior to that, he spent 3 years at TD Securities, Credit Derivatives Structuring (New York and London) and 4 years as an illiquid asset swap trader at BMO Nesbitt Burns in London. He also spent 3 years as an investment analyst at Great-West Life Assurance Company, Canada prior to completing an MBA from Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario. Mr. Dennis has a Bachelor of Commerce (finance) from the University of British Columbia. | | Structured Credit | 598 | | Strategos Capital Management | Strategos Capital Management, LLC is an independent, SEC Registered Investment Advisor with expertise in U.S. residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) and other structured securities. We seek investments with strong long term fundamental value through detailed loan and deal level analysis of seasoned secondary offerings. Strategos manages approximately $598 million (as of June 30, 2015) in funds and separate accounts (in Deep Value and Intermediate strategies) for institutional investors, family offices, individuals, and public and private pensions. | Reid | Hurley | Mr. Hurley joined the Manager in January 2014 as an Associate in Investor Relations. Mr. Hurley is responsible for communicating with prospective and existing clients of the Manager as well as for new marketing initiatives. Prior to joining the Manager, from February, 2012 to January, 2014, Mr. Hurley was a registered associate at Wells Fargo Advisors. While at Wells Fargo Advisors, Mr. Hurley was responsible for relationship management of existing high net worth clients and outreach to prospective clients. From December 2010 through January 2012, Mr. Hurley was a registered associate at The Vanguard Group in the institutional investors group. He is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics. | | Structured Credit | 598 | | Strategos Capital Management | Strategos Capital Management, LLC is an independent, SEC Registered Investment Advisor with expertise in U.S. residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) and other structured securities. We seek investments with strong long term fundamental value through detailed loan and deal level analysis of seasoned secondary offerings. Strategos manages approximately $598 million (as of June 30, 2015) in funds and separate accounts (in Deep Value and Intermediate strategies) for institutional investors, family offices, individuals, and public and private pensions. | Grisha | Maziya | Mr. Maziya is currently a Vice President of the Manager in Investor Relations and was previously an Associate with the Manager when he was hired in July 2012. Mr. Maziya is responsible for communicating with prospective and existing clients of the Manager as well as for new marketing initiatives. Prior to joining the Manager, from August, 2011 through June, 2012, Mr. Maziya was a marketing associate at JP Morgan. While at JP Morgan, Mr. Maziya was responsible for outreach to prospective high net worth and institutional investors. From August 2007 to August 2011, Mr. Maziya held various roles at Brighton House Associates as well as subsidiary company Parker Point Capital. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration. | | Structured Credit | 598 | | Swan Global Investments | Swan manages the Defined Risk Strategy (DRS), a rules-based, hedged equity strategy designed to minimize losses in bear markets. The DRS is available in mutual funds, separate accounts and other products to complement portfolios. Overall the DRS seeks to outperform the S&P 500 over full market cycles (a bull and bear market). Since 1997, the DRS has outperformed the S&P by 213BPS/yr net with 2/3 the std dev and a .3 beta. In 2008, the DRS returned -4.5% vs. the S&P 500, which returned -37%. | Sean | McCaffrey | Sean leads Swan’s sales, marketing and public relations efforts and works closely with the portfolio management team.
Prior to joining Swan, Sean helped form Clarus Capital Partners, a hedge fund, where he led the raising of capital and investor relations. He also spent three years with Merrill Lynch as a financial investment advisor. Sean honed his sales, operational and management skills in leadership positions at Qwest, SBC Communications (AT&T), and Andersen Consulting among others.
After receiving a B.S. in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University, Sean earned an M.B.A. in business administration from St. Edward’s University.
Sean has been involved with nonprofits throughout his entire career, serving United Way, Junior Achievement, and Meals on Wheels. |  | Long/Short Equities | 2300 | | Swan Global Investments | Swan manages the Defined Risk Strategy (DRS), a rules-based, hedged equity strategy designed to minimize losses in bear markets. The DRS is available in mutual funds, separate accounts and other products to complement portfolios. Overall the DRS seeks to outperform the S&P 500 over full market cycles (a bull and bear market). Since 1997, the DRS has outperformed the S&P by 213BPS/yr net with 2/3 the std dev and a .3 beta. In 2008, the DRS returned -4.5% vs. the S&P 500, which returned -37%. | Randy | Swan | President & CEO, Portfolio Manager
Randy Swan developed the Defined Risk Strategy in 1997 to help protect clients from large losses. Before founding Swan Global Investments, Randy was a CPA and senior manager for KPMG’s Financial Services Group, primarily working with insurance companies and risk managers. His experience at KPMG helped him in designing the DRS, as he was able to see firsthand how insurance companies manage risk. The DRS seeks to use options strategically and tactically to structure particular risk/reward parameters in portfolio management.
Randy is a frequent speaker at industry conferences such as the Options Industry Council’s Wealth Summit, the Alternative Investment Summit and more. Additionally, he serves on the Advisory Leadership Council of the Options Industry Council (OIC). The initiative is designed to support education within the financial advisor channel, specifically focused on advancing the awareness and use of options in building a superior portfolio.
Randy is a 1990 graduate of the University of Texas with a master’s degree in professional accounting.
|  | Long/Short Equities | 2300 | | TCA Global | TCA Global Credit Master Fund, LP continues as one of the first alternative funds solely focused on short term, senior secured debt transactions and associated advisory services primarily for listed SME's. The Fund's management is enjoying its second decade in providing custom debt funding and specialist corporate advice, which is a level of expertise usually only afforded to much larger companies. The Fund's strategy combines debt funding, advisory services, and associated fee income with small secured exposures to achieve the goal of uncorrelated, low variance returns. | Kevin | Mallon | Kevin Mallon is Director of Business Development at TCA Global. There he works with institutional investors to help increase the fund’s assets. He has raised capital for several niche and emerging asset managers. He began his career in 2006 at Tullett Prebon, an inter-dealer broker. He holds an BA from Columbia University, an MA from Fordham University, and an MBA from New York University (Stern). | | Direct Lending | 250 | | Terra Incognita Capital | Terra Incognita Capital is an independent investment management firm focused on lending to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the emerging markets who are underserved by their local lending institutions. The goal is to capitalize on the credit gap that exists in developing economies while achieving superior returns through local origination, highly structured and collateral rich investments. Our edge stems from our global experience, extensive local networks and agility in an ever changing environment. | Erik | Mayo | Erik is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Terra Incognita Capital. Previously, Erik was a Founding Partner and Co-Portfolio Manager of Fintan Partners. While at Fintan Partners, Erik made investments in Latin America, Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa, in strategies including distressed debt, structured credit, growth capital financing, receivables factoring, and private equity. Before founding Fintan Partners, Erik worked as an Investment Associate of Absolute Return at Stanford Management Company. Prior to joining Stanford, Erik worked as an analyst with Lazard Asset
Management and at Bankers Trust in risk management and trading systems. Erik earned a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
|  | Emerging Markets | 1 | | The Carlyle Group | | Ian | McGuinn | | | | | | Voyager Pacific Capital | Welcome to Voyager Pacific Capital Management. Voyager Pacific provides investors with the opportunity to obtain significantly higher returns while investing in relatively low risk Tax Lien Certificates. Leveraging our nearly two decades of experience in the area of vacant land, we manage niche investment funds with a focus on vacant land Tax Lien Certificates. | Stephen | Seal | Real estate entrepreneur and investment fund manager. Expert in the field of tax delinquent real estate and tax lien certificates.
Veteran real estate investor who has closed over 11,000 real estate transactions in 35 states.
Founder and CEO of LandCentral.com, the nation’s largest online retailer of raw land.
Fund Manager of Voyager Pacific Fund I and Voyager Pacific Opportunity Fund II, niche Small Balance Real Estate (SBRE) Funds. Primarily investing in tax lien certificates and properties with delinquent property taxes. | | Other | 3 |
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