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Protege has been around awhile, and is pretty well-respected by the institutional investor community (think pension/endowment funds, HNW individuals). The interesting thing about Protege: In the past they have offered seed capital to start-ups funds. This is not something many other FOFs do.
Another fund-of-funds that buys stakes in management cos. is Skybridge-pretty interesting concept.
What kind of technicals (or other stuff) should I expect in an interview?
In terms of technicals, I would be prepared to answer anything you might see in an IB interview: Walk me through the statements and their connections, pitch me a stock, explain DCF, If I change inventory how does that flow through to the statements.... If they expect you be able to evaluate other HFs, you should be able to understand what these PMs are telling you when they explain their books.
In addition to that, I would be prepared to discuss things in the context of the portfolio as a whole. Talk about things such as managing risk through hedging, the total exposure of the portfolio (net/gross), etc
Not sure what your background is, so rather than continuing to lecture you on something you may already know about... you can PM me if there's anything else you want to know.
Brush up on how investment managers are evaluated-Sharpe ratio, max drawdown, correlation, etc.
Protege Partners - Worth taking over a top group? (Originally Posted: 10/24/2007)
Does anyone know anything about this fund? Is it worth taking over a top IBD group?
I think these guys may be a hedge fund seeding organization so I am not sure what type of role a firm like this might offer. If my description is correct, you may help them with identifying talented people to seed or assist with portfolio monitoring and oversight (risk management). It would definitely offer an entre into hedge funds but I still believe that IB training is among the best available for a recent college grad. You will always have a chance to go back to a hedge fund following your analyst program.
hfguy, thanks for the reply...I sent you a PM. Does anyone else have thoughts? Feel free to PM me or to write to [email protected] Thanks!
hf_guy had it right, Protege is a FoHF. as for how it compares vs IBD career-wise I have no idea. probably depends on what you would be doing there
They are the number 1 performing fund of funds, and I believe Bessent is running a direct fund there now. Seems like a great place to start in the hedge fund world.
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