Aquiline Capital Partners LLC, a New York-based private equity firm investing in financial services enterprises invested in Nexar Capital Group, a global investment management firm, which today announced its launch.
Aquiline will support the expansion of Nexar’s investment platform, global distribution network and investor service capability, as well as fund strategic acquisitions.
Nexar’s clients have access to a range of funds of hedge funds, volatility arbitrage hedge funds and client-specific hedge fund portfolios.
New York and Paris based Nexar was founded by industry veterans who built a market-leading hedge fund business at Société Générale Asset Management Alternative Investments, led by Arié Assayag, Chief Executive Officer; Eric Attias, Chief Investment Officer; and Bernard Kalfon, Head of Volatility Strategies.
The partners at Nexar include a seasoned team of professionals who previously worked together:
– Paulo Baia, Head of Research;
– Douglas Siekierski, Chief Operating Officer;
– Patrick Palffy, Chief Operating Officer – Europe;
– Jason Lovelace, Chief Risk Officer;
– Corinne Andre, Head of Sales – Europe.
FinSMEs
16/09/2009