HedgeCo Networks, the hedge fund database and advisory firm, has named Brett Langbert president and COO. He joins from UBS, where he was managing director responsible for prime brokerage sales in the Americas.
Prior to UBS, he was a managing director at Morgan Stanley, where he co-managed cash sales trading for the Americas, merger arbitrage and capital structure arbitrage. Before that, he spent 12 years at Goldman Sachs, where he ran parts of the convertible arbitrage business and a volatility desk.
Brett is joining HedgeCo as the next exciting phase in the hedge fund industry is unfolding. The ability of hedge funds to deliver non-correlated returns continues to attract new investors who want to diversify their portfolios, says Evan Rapoport, CEO of HedgeCo.
Langbert joins HedgeCo as federal legislation is set to repeal the ban on hedge fund general solicitation. It is anticipated that the bulk of the money set to flow into hedge fund marketing as a result of these new rules would come from emerging hedge funds, a specialty of HedgeCo.
HedgeCos unique approach to helping start-ups and emerging manager funds represents a significant business opportunity and I am excited by the opportunity to leverage my experience in this entrepreneurial environment, Langbert says. (CG)