Elliott London departures

Hi all,

In this morning's Due Diligence (FT newsletter) there's a segment on departures from Elliott in London - quite a few PMs across public equity, privates, real estate. Anyone has any idea what's going on? There's very little context obviously, but it doesn't seem to be performance driven (I was under the impression they were doing quite well in Europe, and with the cycle turning as it has, they should have quite a bit of work to do these days).

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Yes, they're ran from the US ofc, Singer's son runs the London office though and they have pretty large autonomy for Europe and Asia (Asian office closed and moved ops to London).

Don't agree with your 2nd point: they've been quite active around here in equity activism and they're a key player in large-cap distressed. While I agree the latter hasn't been that prolific in the past 10-12 years, why would you start firing now when the cycle is finally turning?

 

Yes, they're ran from the US ofc, Singer's son runs the London office though and they have pretty large autonomy for Europe and Asia (Asian office closed and moved ops to London).

Don't agree with your 2nd point: they've been quite active around here in equity activism and they're a key player in large-cap distressed. While I agree the latter hasn't been that prolific in the past 10-12 years, why would you start firing now when the cycle is finally turning?

 Not really, what campaigns in equities in Europe have they run in the past year? Can’t remember any at all.

 
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Just read in the FT that Nabeel Bhanji, Elliott’s last senior portfolio manager in London focused on activist investing, has left to join Citadel. This marks the latest in a series of high-profile departures from Elliott in recent years, including:

  • Franck Tuil, who launched Sparta Capital
  • Giorgio Furlani, now CEO of AC Milan, with former Elliott colleague Stefano Cocirio as CFO
  • Leo Markel, who started Finch Bay Capital
  • Mark Willis, who founded Cisu Capital with ex-Elliott colleague Benedict Middelmann
  • Mark Levine, who launched Sargasso Partners
  • Sebastien de La Riviere, founder of A5 Capital
  • Giovanni Giovannone, Simon Diedrichs, and Anish Gupta, who launched a fund under the Lingotto/Exor umbrella

Do you think these exits reflect the ambitions of senior investors to establish their own firms, or could they signal Elliott’s retreat from activist strategies in Europe?

 
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Just read in the FT that Nabeel Bhanji, Elliott’s last senior portfolio manager in London focused on activist investing, has left to join Citadel. This marks the latest in a series of high-profile departures from Elliott in recent years, including:

  • Franck Tuil, who launched Sparta Capital
  • Giorgio Furlani, now CEO of AC Milan, with former Elliott colleague Stefano Cocirio as CFO
  • Leo Markel, who started Finch Bay Capital
  • Mark Willis, who founded Cisu Capital with ex-Elliott colleague Benedict Middelmann
  • Mark Levine, who launched Sargasso Partners
  • Sebastien de La Riviere, founder of A5 Capital
  • Giovanni Giovannone, Simon Diedrichs, and Anish Gupta, who launched a fund under the Lingotto/Exor umbrella

Do you think these exits reflect the ambitions of senior investors to establish their own firms, or could they signal Elliott’s retreat from activist strategies in Europe?

Since when is joining another family office a step up with all due respect? Have they actually replaced any of the PMs? Outside in seems the London office is almost dead?

 

Hope so. For years, Elliott has been the only “sheriff in town” when it comes to activism in Europe. From my understanding, all of Elliott’s European campaigns in the last few years were led by Nabeel: Anglo American, Scottish Mortgage Trust, Vantage Towers, Subsea 7, and Swedish Match. His departure will definitely leave a void

 

Didn't want to create a new thread for this, and appreciate any views/experiences.

Anyone know if you'd be taken seriously or the chances for someone w ~2 YOE  from a MF PE shop as An?

Joined a BX/KKR/Bain with no banking exp but lots of OCs previously, and received Elliott inbound but not sure if foolish to assume I have enough

 

Didn't want to create a new thread for this, and appreciate any views/experiences.

Anyone know if you'd be taken seriously or the chances for someone w ~2 YOE  from a MF PE shop as An?

Joined a BX/KKR/Bain with no banking exp but lots of OCs previously, and received Elliott inbound but not sure if foolish to assume I have enough

A friend of mine that is at Elliott (London) came from KKR. However, he had a bit more experience than you. If you received an inbound - should be fine to assume you have a chance.

 

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