BlueCrest Capital Management

BlueCrest Capital Management is an American hedge fund which was founded by American William Reeves and Brit Michael Platt in 2000.[1] The New York City-based company has registered offices in London, New York City, Boston, Geneva, Connecticut and Singapore.[2] BlueCrest Capital Management is Europe’s third-biggest hedge-fund firm, managing over £30 billion.[3] The firm's employees are estimated to number c.600. [4]

Forbes estimated Platt's net worth to be US$3.5 billion in 2015.[5]

In 2014, Bluecrest spun off $8.2bn worth of assets into a new company, Systematica Investments, run by Bluecrest employee, Leda Braga. CNBC has referred to Braga as "the most powerful woman in Hedge Funds", earning in excess of US$50m annually.[6][7]

Awards

Bluecrest has won multiple Amerihedge awards, including Fund Manager of the year in 2004, 2008, 2009, and 2010.[8]

References

  1. "Michael Platt And William Reeves Bio, Returns, Net Worth". Insider Monkey. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  2. "Company Overview of BlueCrest Capital Management Limited". Businessweek. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  3. Westbrook, Jesse (Dec 2013). "Man Who Said No to Soros Builds BlueCrest Into Empire". Bloomberg. Bloomberg. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  4. "BlueCrest Capital Management". pensionfundsonline.co.uk.
  5. Liyan Chen. "Michael Platt". Forbes.
  6. "Leda Braga". equinoxfunds.com.
  7. Nathan Vardi. "Leda Braga - In Photos: The 40 Highest-Earning Hedge Fund Managers". Forbes.
  8. Yardis, Robert (Jan 2014). "BlueCrest Capital Management". Hedge Fund Intelligence. Hedge Fund Intelligence. Retrieved 27 August 2014.

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