Hedgie swoops into London for glitzy awards
HEDGE-FUND guru Philippe Jabre had a triumphant time on Park Lane last night, putting his Mayfair trading days and regulatory woes far behind him to take three awards at the HedgePo Investors Choice Awards.
Having left London’s GLG Partners to set up Jabre Capital Partners in Geneva seven years ago, his eponymous firm took the top gong of Fund of the Year as well as Global Equity Fund of the Year and Global Multi-strategy Fund of the Year.
After flying in especially for the event he told The Capitalist his team had persuaded him to make the trip: “It’s nice to get out of the office though – especially when you’re on the up.” The award was a tub-thumping return to the capital for Jabre – he originally left after being handed a hefty fine by regulators for market abuse in 2006.
It was certainly an international affair at the global awards, with hedge fund figures from all over the world flying in for the event. Asset management’s First Lady Elena Ambrosiadou of Ikos was in town but with an event promoting women on boards early the next day, she was keen to stay alert.
“I’m really pleased to be here but I’m not going to drink too much,” she told us. She was waiting to do an interview when we caught her and she was happy to see them running over time. “I hate talking so hopefully they’ll run out of time,” she smiled.