Magnetar Capital
Magnetar Capital is a leading multi-strategy alternative investment manager founded in 2005. The firm specializes in delivering stable, risk-adjusted returns by leveraging a diversified set of strategies, including alternative credit and fixed income, systematic trading, healthcare investments, venture capital, and fundamental and event-driven approaches. Headquartered in Evanston, Illinois, with additional offices in New York City, London, and Menlo Park, Magnetar oversees more than $17 billion in assets under management as of early 2025, serving a global institutional and high-net-worth client base.
Associated People
2005 - present
2019 - present
2005 - present
2008 - present
2011 - 2015
2008 - 2008
2005 - 2007
2005 - 2006
ABOUT MAGNETAR CAPITAL
Magnetar Capital is a leading alternative asset manager known for its innovative, multi-strategy investment approach.
Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Evanston, Illinois, the firm manages strategies across alternative credit and fixed income, systematic investing, and venture capital, with the goal of delivering resilient, risk-adjusted returns through changing market cycles.
Over the years, Magnetar has earned a reputation as an agile and sophisticated market participant.
The firm also became widely known for its role in the collateralized debt obligation (CDO) market during 2006–2007, often referred to as the “Magnetar trade,” which highlighted its opportunistic and complex investment style.
MAGNETAR CORE BUSINESSES
Systematic Investing
Through rules-based, transparent, and liquid strategies, Magnetar applies systematic investing across tactics such as systematic risk arbitrage, systematic convertible arbitrage, and equity statistical arbitrage.
Alternative Credit and Fixed Income
Magnetar specializes in structured credit and specialty finance strategies, including significant involvement in financing risk-transfer (SRT) transactions.
Ventures
Magnetar invests in early- and growth-stage companies—particularly in AI and high-performance computing. In 2024, it launched its first AI Ventures Fund, backed by access to infrastructure via CoreWeave.