Hedge Fund Deep Dives

Great investors are shaped by the firms and mentors they learn from.

Learn the founder stories and “coaching trees” behind top hedge funds, and walk into interviews with context other candidates don’t have.

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Hedge fund deep dives

Abrams Capital - David Abrams (value)
Blum Capital - Richard Blum (activist, value)
Cantillon Capital Management - William von Mueffling (growth)
Davidson Kempner Capital Management - Marvin Davidson, Tom Kempner (event-driven, multi-strat)
Elliott Management - Paul Singer (activist, mutli-strat)
Glenview Capital - Larry Robbins (value)
King Street Capital - Francis Biondi, Brian Higgins (credit)
Perceptive Advisors - Joseph Edelman (biotech)
Soroban Capital - Eric Mandelblatt (value, event-driven)
TCI Fund Management - Chris Hohn (compounder)
Tiger Cubs
- Coatue Management - Philippe Laffont (Tiger Cub)
- Lone Pine Capital - Stephen Mandel (Tiger Cub)
- Maverick Capital - Lee Ainslie (Tiger Cub) - FREE
Third Point - Daniel Loeb (event-driven, activist)
ValueAct - Mason Morfit (activist)
Whale Rock Capital Management - Alex Sacerdote (growth)
Multi-manager 101

More to come: Appaloosa, Fidelity, Goldman Sachs, Icahn, Paloma Partners

Hedge fund history

Stories of iconic hedge funds that shut down - how they invested, who spun out, and how their rise and fall shaped today’s hedge fund world

Atticus Capital - Atticus Capital (activist, event-driven)
Eminence Capital - Ricky Sandler (value)
Goldman Sachs Risk Arbitrage - Robert Rubin, Tom Steyer (Farallon), Dan Och (Och-Ziff), Eddie Lampert (ESL), Eric Mindich (Eton Park), Richard Perry (Perry), Frank Brosens (Taconic), Dinakar Singh (TPG-Axon)
Highfields Capital - Jonathon Jacobson (value, activist)
Pequot Capital & Andor Capital - Arthur Samberg, Dan Benton (growth)
Soros / Quantum Fund
- Quantum Fund / Soros Fund Management - George Soros, Jim Rogers (macro)
- Duquesne Capital and the $1 billion trade - Stanley Druckenmiller, George Soros (macro)
- The Soros Coaching Tree - Michael Karsch, Victor Niederhoffer, Zach Schreiber (PointState), Dawn Fitzpatrick
Tiger Management
- Tiger Management - Julian Robertson (multi-strat)
- Tiger Cubs: Part I - John Griffin (Blue Ridge), Andreas Halvorsen (Viking Global), Chase Coleman III (Tiger Global)
- Tiger Cubs: Part II - Bob Bishop (Impala), Dwight Anderson (Ospraie)
- Tiger Cubs: Part III - Jim Murchie (EIP), Paul Touradji (Touradji)
Ziff Brothers Investments (ZBI) - Ziff brothers (market-neutral)

More to come: Commodities Corporation, Galleon Group

Mutual funds deep dives

Industry trends