Matthew Rothman
Matthew Rothman is the Chief Executive Officer of Phoenician Capital, a global value equities hedge fund headquartered in New York City. Prior to this, he was Managing Partner of R&F Capital, an investment advisory firm he founded in 2015 to manage a systematic equities hedge fund on behalf of a diverse mix of institutional clients and family office clients. Rothman also served as a Managing Director at Paloma Partners, one of the hedge fund industry’s most iconic firms.
Matthew Rothman Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Chief Executive Officer
Academic History
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Master of Business Administration (MBA)
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BA in Economics
CAREER AT PALOMA PARTNERS
- Led sourcing and due diligence of portfolio management teams across all investment strategies, including equity long/short, credit, volatility, systematic, and special situations.
- Structured and negotiated more than 20 investment management agreements relating to both incoming portfolio managers and renewals.
- Dealt with issues such as investment capital allocation sizing and policy, investment team operational budgets, portfolio manager compensation arrangements, capacity rights, and seeder economic terms.
- Served as a member of the Investment Committee and Operating Committee.