Fir Tree Partners

King Street Capital Management hired William McGirr as a managing director in its marketing and investor relations team. McGirr, who has almost two decades’ worth of credit markets experience at several alternative investment firms, served most recently as a managing ...

Ash Williams will be retiring from his executive director and CIO post at one of the largest U.S. pension plans: the $235 billion Florida State Board of Administration. Ash Williams/Florida State University According to a spokesman, Williams last day is ...

Jadian Capital announced the closing of its first fund -- Jadian Real Estate Fund I -- with more than $650 million in commitments, handily beating its initial target of $400 million. The New York-based firm invests throughout the capital structures ...

Fir Tree Partners chose Arcesium’s technology platform and services solution to support the $2.86 billion hedge fund firm’s operational model. Specifically, the technology will address critical reconciliation, portfolio analytics, data management, treasury and cash settlement functions. According to Arcesium, the ...