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NewAlpha provides acceleration capital to U.S. based convertible arbitrage hedge fund

Friday, June 19, 2015

Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers:

NewAlpha Asset Management, the Paris-based global hedge fund incubation and acceleration specialist, announced today a strategic investment with Quest Global Advisors. Greenwich, Connecticut based Quest, founded by James Doolin and Frank Campana, is a hedge fund manager specialized in Convertible Arbitrage.

James Doolin has decades of experience in the securities industry as a trader and investing in global convertible securities. Prior to forming Quest, Jim was the Managing Director of the Convertible Department at ING Barings as well as a trader at Lehman Brothers and Credit Suisse. Jim earned an MBA from Rider College School of Management and a BA in Finance/Economics at Northeastern University.

Frank has extensive experience in the securities industry, specifically in trading and researching convertible securities. Prior to forming Quest, Frank worked at Forest Investment Management co-managing the International Convertible Bond Strategy. Frank earned a BA in Economics from Lehman College.

NewAlpha said the two portfolio managers have successfully navigated numerous periods of financial instability, unprecedented volatility and market cyclicality. Their continual enhancement (forward looking scenario analysis) of the standard static convertible model, coupled with their in-depth experience in the strategy has given Quest a......................

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