London: do "boutique" hedge funds exist?

One can find in London dozens of boutique investment banks, but I was wondering what the landscape looks like for L/S hedge funds.

For instance I know you can find plenty of AM firms in the $50M-$200M AUM range, but what about HF? Are there small players pursuing L/S strategies in London? 

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I'm assuming that you wish to approach you're interested in a role in that space? I got fortunate and found a role through networking, but I didn't come from a conventional background so that was the easiest route. I found luck in speaking to equity sales at local brokers (Numis, N+1, Liberum, Canaccord) as they often face off to the HFs at that size.

 

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