GLG Partners

{{infobox company

| name = GLG Partners|

| logo = Man_GLG_Logo.svg

| founded = {{Start date and age|1995}}|

| founders = {{ubl|Noam Gottesman|Pierre Lagrange|Jonathan Green}}|

| location_city = London, United Kingdom

| type = Subsidiary|

| key_people =

| industry = Investment management|

| area_served = Worldwide

| aum = {{US$|35.4 billion|link=yes}} (2022)

| num_employees = 71 (2022)

| parent = Man Group

| homepage = {{URL|https://www.man.com/glg}}

| footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov/reports/ADV/163016/PDF/163016.pdf |title=GLG Partners LP 2022 Form ADV |date=2022-06-07 |publisher=U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission}}

| intl =

}}

Man GLG (formerly GLG Partners) is a discretionary investment manager and a wholly owned subsidiary of British alternative investment manager Man Group plc. It is a diversified and multi-strategy fund manager that operates strategies including equity long-short funds, convertible arbitrage funds, emerging market funds and long-only mutual funds.[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-05-17/man-group-to-acquire-glg-in-1-6-billion-deal.html Bloomberg: Man Group to Acquire GLG in $1.6 Billion Deal.] The firm is also a founding member of the Hedge Fund Standards Board and a signatory of the Principles for Responsible investment. {{As of|2022}}, Man GLG had $35.4 billion assets under management.{{r|adv}}{{rp|page=14}}

History

GLG was founded in 1995 by Noam Gottesman, Pierre Lagrange and Jonathan Green, as a unit of Lehman Brothers. The three founders met while working in Goldman Sachs' private client business in the 1980s.

GLG was spun off by Lehman in 2000 before going public in 2007 through a reverse merger with Freedom Acquisition Holdings. At the time of the merger, GLG Partners Inc was valued at £3.3 billion, the then-largest alternative investment manager in Europe.[https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aStPTvZ7Eef8&refer=home Bloomberg: GLG Partners Going Public in the U.S. Through Merger.]{{cite web|title=Hedge fund GLG Partners Plans Reverse Merger With Freedom Acquisition Holdings (FRH)|url=http://www.streetinsider.com/Hot+List/Hedge+fund+GLG+Partners+Plans+Reverse+Merger+With+Freedom+Acquisition+Holdings+(FRH)/2544412.html|website=StreetInsider.com|accessdate=2 September 2015}} In April 2009, GLG Partners acquired Société Générale Asset Management UK, adding $8.2 billion in AUM and increasing GLG's exposure to the UK retail market.{{cite web|title=Man Group buys fellow hedge fund GLG Partners|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10119418|website=BBC.co.uk|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2 September 2015|date=17 May 2010}}{{cite web|title=GLG to acquire SocGen UK|url=http://www.investmentweek.co.uk/investment-week/news/1359249/glg-acquire-socgen-uk|website=InvestmentWeek.co.uk|accessdate=2 September 2015|date=19 December 2008}}{{cite web|author1=Chris Marshall|title=SocGen to sell UK funds arm to GLG Partners|url=http://citywire.co.uk/money/socgen-to-sell-uk-funds-arm-to-glg-partners/a324478|website=Citywire.co.uk|accessdate=2 September 2015|date=19 December 2008}}

Man Group plc acquired GLG Partners in May 2010, paying $1.6 billion ($4.50 per share) in cash and new shares. The merger was the largest acquisition in hedge fund industry.[http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/d5af33e6-c802-11df-ae3a-00144feab49a.html#axzz1tVf82gRp Financial Times: All eyes on hedge fund world’s largest merger.][http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8a49881c-6186-11df-aa80-00144feab49a.html Financial Times: Man agrees $1.6bn takeover of rival GLG.] The acquisition was finalised on 14 October 2010.

In 2015 Man GLG acquired Silvermine Capital Management, a US-based investment advisor, as well as NewSmith LLP, an equity investment manager. Man GLG reportedly paid an initial $23.5 million for Silvermine; the acquisition was said by Hedgeweek to provide Man GLG with more expertise in US credit markets and expand the firm’s North American presence. The Telegraph noted that the NewSmith acquisition would extend Man GLG's presence in the Japanese market.{{cite web|title=History of GLG|publisher=GLG Partners|url=http://www.glgpartners.com/history-of-glg|accessdate=2 September 2015}}{{cite web|title=Man Group acquires investment management business of NewSmith|url=http://www.hedgeweek.com/2015/02/20/218532/man-group-acquires-investment-management-business-newsmith|website=Hedgeweek.co.uk|publisher=Hedgeweek|accessdate=2 September 2015|date=20 February 2015}}{{cite web|author1=Andrew Trottman|title=Man group Buys UK asset manager NewSmith|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/11424166/Man-Group-in-talks-to-buy-UK-asset-manager-NewSmith.html|website=Telegraph.co.uk|publisher=Telegraph Media group|accessdate=2 September 2015}}

In December 2013, Man GLG settled charges brought by the SEC after a failure of the firm's internal controls caused it to overvalue its stake in a coal mining company.{{cite web|title=GLG Partners L.P. and GLG Partners, Inc. Agree to Pay Nearly $9 Million to Settle the SEC's Charges|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=54620174|website=Bloomberg Business|publisher=Bloomberg|accessdate=15 April 2015}}{{cite web|title=UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Before the SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION|url=https://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/2013/34-71050.pdf|website=SEC|publisher=SEC|accessdate=15 April 2015}} GLG did not admit or deny the charges.{{cite news|last1=Agnew|first1=Harriet|title=GLG Partners Agrees to Pay $9 Million in SEC Settlement|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303293604579254390750776758|accessdate=15 April 2015|publisher=Wall Street Journal|date=12 December 2013}} In January 2014 the billionaire investor Richard Desmond sued GLG and Credit Suisse over losses stemming from investments that Desmond stated were "too complex to understand".{{cite news|last1=Chellel|first1=Kit|title=Man Group’s GLG Sued Over ‘Incomprehensible’ Deal|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-01-06/man-group-s-glg-sued-by-ok-owner-over-incomprehensible-deal|accessdate=15 April 2015|publisher=Bloomberg|date=6 January 2014}} GLG denied advising Desmond on the transaction; the firm also argued that Desmond was in fact a sophisticated investor, having invested over $15 million with GLG since 1998.{{cite news|last1=Armitstead|first1=Louise|title=Richard Desmond is not a naive investor, says GLG|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/10554410/Richard-Desmond-is-not-a-naive-investor-says-GLG.html|accessdate=15 April 2015|publisher=Telegraph|date=6 January 2014}} The case was settled out of court in 2015.{{cite web|author1=Gideon Spanner|title=Richard Desmond wins ‘£10m’ from City giants over derivatives deal|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/richard-desmond-wins-10m-from-city-giants-over-derivatives-deal-9932267.html|website=Independent.co.uk|publisher=Independent|accessdate=2 September 2015|date=18 December 2014}}

References

External links

{{Official|https://www.man.com/glg}}
[http://www.unpri.org Principles for Responsible Investment]
[http://www.hfsb.org Hedge Fund Standards Board]

Category:Hedge fund firms in New York City

Category:Financial services companies established in 1995

Category:Hedge fund firms in the United Kingdom

Category:Alternative investment management companies