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, 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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