Arena Investors, LLC (Arena) has hired Marcel Herbst as Partner & Head of Business Development.
Arena is a private investment firm seeking to maximize risk-adjusted returns across a variety of fundamentals-based, asset-oriented investment areas. Managing Member Dan Zwirn has started the process of shaping the firm as he rebuilds an investment business that managed $6 billion in equity capital and $12 billion of assets from 2001-2009. The firm employed 275 people across 15 offices globally.
Herbst had previously been an executive at Swiss-based Harcourt Group, where he was COO & Head of Business Development for US business. In addition, he was Managing Director of Harcourt's joint venture with Weston Capital Management.
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Friday, March 22, 2013
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Dan Zwirn to Speak at Second Annual Stern Hedge Fund Association Conference
Dan Zwirn will be speaking at the Second Annual Stern Hedge Fund Association Conference tomorrow, March 8th 2013. The conference, titled, "Generating Alpha in a Low Growth Environment," will take place from 9:30 am until 6:00 pm.
The Stern Hedge Fund Association (SHFA) exists within New York University's Stern School of Business. Dan Zwirn was added as a member of the SHFA Board of Directors in November, and he will be a speaker at tomorrow's conference. Zwirn's speech is titled "The Global Chaser of Illiquidity; Harnessing Opportunities in 2013 and Beyond."
The conference features some of the most prominent and influential investors and academics in the hedge fund industry. With two panel discussions and several keynote addresses, equity and credit best ideas, hedge fund trends and other topics will be covered.
In addition to Zwirn, prominent speakers include:
Marc Lasry, Co-Founder & CEO, Avenue Capital
Whitney Tilson - Managing Partner, T2 Partners; Co-Founder, Value Investing Congress
Daniel Posner - CIO, Golub Capital
Ezra Zask – Founder and President, SFC Associates
Robert Picard – Senior Advisor to InfraHedge
Javier Di Fiori – Investment Manager, Eton Park Capital Management
Edward Altman – World Renowned Bankruptcy Expert and NYU Stern Professor
Jim Liew - NYU Stern and Johns Hopkins Professor
S. Basu Mullick - Principal and Portfolio Manager, Integre Advisors
Paul Zummo - CIO, JPM Asset Management
Location:
Gardner Commons KMC 1-100
44 West 4th Street, Suite 6-130
New York, NY 10012
More Details
The Stern Hedge Fund Association (SHFA) exists within New York University's Stern School of Business. Dan Zwirn was added as a member of the SHFA Board of Directors in November, and he will be a speaker at tomorrow's conference. Zwirn's speech is titled "The Global Chaser of Illiquidity; Harnessing Opportunities in 2013 and Beyond."
The conference features some of the most prominent and influential investors and academics in the hedge fund industry. With two panel discussions and several keynote addresses, equity and credit best ideas, hedge fund trends and other topics will be covered.
In addition to Zwirn, prominent speakers include:
Marc Lasry, Co-Founder & CEO, Avenue Capital
Whitney Tilson - Managing Partner, T2 Partners; Co-Founder, Value Investing Congress
Daniel Posner - CIO, Golub Capital
Ezra Zask – Founder and President, SFC Associates
Robert Picard – Senior Advisor to InfraHedge
Javier Di Fiori – Investment Manager, Eton Park Capital Management
Edward Altman – World Renowned Bankruptcy Expert and NYU Stern Professor
Jim Liew - NYU Stern and Johns Hopkins Professor
S. Basu Mullick - Principal and Portfolio Manager, Integre Advisors
Paul Zummo - CIO, JPM Asset Management
Location:
Gardner Commons KMC 1-100
44 West 4th Street, Suite 6-130
New York, NY 10012
More Details
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| The SHFA Conference Agenda |
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