Ramius and Margate Capital Form Strategic Partnership to Launch Long Short Equity Strategy
Founds Margate Capital
with
Margate, a multi-sector equity long/short alternative asset manager,
will leverage the institutional infrastructure and operational expertise
of Ramius, which is providing seed capital to the new venture.
Founded this year, Margate will pursue a fundamental long/short equity
strategy emphasizing catalysts and sector themes and will deploy a
rules-based risk approach to protect capital and reduce volatility.
of Margate, a woman-owned investment management business. Before she
founded Margate, Ms. Greenberg served as partner and media/consumer
sector head on the investment team of
managed equity investments in media, cable, consumer discretionary and
staples sectors from 2009-16. Ms. Greenberg previously worked in Goldman
Sachs’
investing in TMT and consumer industries. Ms. Greenberg has been named
to the
Hedge Funds.” She holds an MBA from Stanford University’s
School of Business
dual concentration in Finance and Strategic Management, from the
School
“We are excited to partner with Ramius, whose track record of
successfully identifying and supporting emerging managers makes them the
ideal strategic partner for Margate,” said Ms. Greenberg. “We are
fortunate to benefit from Ramius’ expertise and capital, and our
seasoned investment team looks forward to providing investors with our
disciplined catalyst-focused absolute return strategy.”
proven herself an astute and skilled investor, and we believe her
talents are well-suited to markets where alpha generation is in short
supply. As Samantha’s partner, we are committed to doing everything we
can to build a successful business together. We believe that Samantha’s
formidable investment skills and talents will benefit our institutional
and high net worth clients worldwide.”
Margate will initially manage proprietary capital for Cowen and will
launch a commingled product in coming months.
About
assets under management as of
products and solutions across the liquidity spectrum to institutional
and private clients. Ramius offers capabilities in long/short equity
(consumer), long/short equity (multisector), healthcare royalties, event
driven equity, global macro, activism, customized alternative solutions,
real estate, event credit and managed futures. Ramius attracts talented
investment teams as partners, providing seed and working capital, an
institutional infrastructure, proven sales & marketing and industry
know-how to build sustainable investment businesses.
About
with its consolidated subsidiaries, provides alternative asset
management, investment banking, research, and sales and trading services
through its two business segments: Ramius and its affiliates make up the
Company’s alternative investment segment, while
its affiliates make up the Company’s broker-dealer segment. Ramius
provides alternative asset management solutions to a global client base
and manages a significant portion of Cowen’s proprietary capital.
and Company
for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research, a sales
and trading platform for institutional investors and a comprehensive
suite of prime brokerage services. Founded in 1918, the firm is
headquartered in
information, visit www.cowen.com.
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