Key Takeaways
- • Gottex Fund Management appoints Laurent Chevallier as senior portfolio manager to its Swiss subsidiary, Gottex Asset Management (Suisse), bolstering the firm's alternative risk premia capabilities.
- • Chevallier brings 16+ years of alternative investment experience, including recent tenure as portfolio manager of the Vasken macro fund, which employs systematic macro trading strategies with embedded tail risk protection.
- • Prior roles include co-chief investment officer at Bucephale Investment Management, head of hedge fund investments at Unigestion, and co-founder and managing partner of Quest Partners, an emerging managers fund in New York.
- • Gottex, managing $8.5 billion in assets under management, is pursuing a strategic initiative focused on alternative risk premia and factor-based investment approaches, with Chevallier's macro and alternative beta expertise positioned as central to this expansion.
- • Arpad Busson, Gottex's executive chairman, cited Chevallier's hands-on experience in macro hedge fund programs and alternative beta strategies as critical to strengthening the firm's portfolio management capabilities.
Summary
Gottex Fund Management has appointed Laurent Chevallier as a senior member of its portfolio management team based at Gottex Asset Management (Suisse), the firm's Swiss subsidiary. The hire reflects Gottex's strategic push into alternative risk premia strategies and factor-based investment management within a firm overseeing $8.5 billion in assets under management.
Chevallier brings more than 16 years of experience in alternative investment analysis and management. His career began in 1998 trading S&P 500 futures for a $1 billion hedge fund, where he progressed to director of hedge fund research and head of asset allocation. He subsequently co-founded Quest Partners in New York, where he served as managing partner and portfolio manager of an emerging managers fund before transitioning to co-chief investment officer roles at Bucephale Investment Management and head of hedge fund investments and manager selection at Unigestion.
Most recently, Chevallier has focused on macro hedge fund strategy management, serving for the past four years as portfolio manager of the Vasken macro fund. This fund specializes in systematic macro trading with a substantial alternative beta component, executing strategies across forex, yield curves, commodities, and index spreads while incorporating a pronounced tail risk protection bias. This background positions him squarely in the category of experienced alternative managers with deep expertise in trend-following and carry trade strategies.
Arpad Busson, executive chairman of Gottex, characterized Chevallier's appointment as a significant strategic addition, emphasizing that his hands-on experience managing macro hedge fund programs, alternative beta strategies, and factor-based investment approaches would materially strengthen Gottex's portfolio management capabilities as the firm pursues its alternative risk premia initiative.
Chevallier brings more than 16 years of experience in alternative investment analysis and management. His career began in 1998 trading S&P 500 futures for a $1 billion hedge fund, where he progressed to director of hedge fund research and head of asset allocation. He subsequently co-founded Quest Partners in New York, where he served as managing partner and portfolio manager of an emerging managers fund before transitioning to co-chief investment officer roles at Bucephale Investment Management and head of hedge fund investments and manager selection at Unigestion.
Most recently, Chevallier has focused on macro hedge fund strategy management, serving for the past four years as portfolio manager of the Vasken macro fund. This fund specializes in systematic macro trading with a substantial alternative beta component, executing strategies across forex, yield curves, commodities, and index spreads while incorporating a pronounced tail risk protection bias. This background positions him squarely in the category of experienced alternative managers with deep expertise in trend-following and carry trade strategies.
Arpad Busson, executive chairman of Gottex, characterized Chevallier's appointment as a significant strategic addition, emphasizing that his hands-on experience managing macro hedge fund programs, alternative beta strategies, and factor-based investment approaches would materially strengthen Gottex's portfolio management capabilities as the firm pursues its alternative risk premia initiative.
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