Liberty Ermitage Hires Ben Brooks From Fimat International

Ben Brooks joins Liberty Ermitage as Director, Strategic Investments this week. He will report to Ian Cadby, Group Executive Director. Ben will add considerable strength and experience to the institutional marketing platform at Liberty Ermitage where a number of recent

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Ben Brooks joins Liberty Ermitage as Director, Strategic Investments this week. He will report to Ian Cadby, Group Executive Director. Ben will add considerable strength and experience to the institutional marketing platform at Liberty Ermitage where a number of recent mandates have pushed hedge fund assets to $800 million, and the $1 billion mark should be passed in the next few months.

Ben brings over six years of exceptional senior investment marketing experience to Liberty Ermitage. He joins from FIMAT International, a French Investment Bank, where he was responsible for developing new business relationships with hedge funds and CTAs. He also worked closely with a number of leading institutional investors seeking to invest in alternative investment product.

Ian Cadby, Group Executive Director, said: “This is a major coup for Liberty Ermitage as Ben is one of the most visible and well-liked members of the hedge fund community in Europe. Ben’s appointment is part of our ongoing commitment to deliver leading edge investment products to the institutional market place as well as building out our capability in the hedge fund seeding business.”

“Excellence in distribution is a key factor for an early stage hedge fund manager looking for seed capital and a strategic partnership. Ben’s expertise will add considerable weight to our existing institutional marketing team, bringing headcount up to ten senior professionals dedicated to this effort.”

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