Capital Fund Management
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Capital Fund Management is a hedge fund
management company based in Paris with offices in New York and Tokyo. Founded in 1991 by Jean-Pierre Aguilar
, CFM merged in 2000 with Science & Finance the research company founded in 1994 by Jean-Philippe Bouchaud
. Since the death of Jean-Pierre Aguilar in July 2009 the company has been managed by Jean-Philippe Bouchaud, Philippe Jordan, Marc Potters and Jacques Saulière. CFM is the Largest French hedge fund managing $3 billion in 2009 and with over ninety employees worldwide.
Hedge fund
A hedge fund is a private pool of capital actively managed by an investment adviser. Hedge funds are only open for investment to a limited number of accredited or qualified investors who meet criteria set by regulators. These investors can be institutions, such as pension funds, university...
management company based in Paris with offices in New York and Tokyo. Founded in 1991 by Jean-Pierre Aguilar
Jean-Pierre Aguilar
Jean-Pierre Aguilar, born in 1960 and died 4 July 2009, was a French entrepreneur.-Biography:Alumnus of HEC, Jean-Pierre Aguilar founded the finance software company "Ubitrade" in 1988, the hedge fund Capital Fund Management in 1991 and a research society Science & Finance en 1994. He merged...
, CFM merged in 2000 with Science & Finance the research company founded in 1994 by Jean-Philippe Bouchaud
Jean-Philippe Bouchaud
Jean-Philippe Bouchaud is a French physicist born in 1962. He is founder and Chairman of Capital Fund Management and professor of physics at École polytechnique.- Biography :...
. Since the death of Jean-Pierre Aguilar in July 2009 the company has been managed by Jean-Philippe Bouchaud, Philippe Jordan, Marc Potters and Jacques Saulière. CFM is the Largest French hedge fund managing $3 billion in 2009 and with over ninety employees worldwide.