Paloma Partners Management Company

Paloma Partners Management Company is a Greenwich, Connecticut-based hedge fund firm founded in 1981 by Donald Sussman. The firm specializes in managing hedge funds and alternative investments, focusing on generating consistent, risk-adjusted returns for its clients. Paloma Partners employs a multi-strategy approach, investing across equities, fixed income, currencies, and derivatives, utilizing both fundamental and quantitative analysis to identify investment opportunities.

The firm's investment strategies encompass a range of stages, including growth, late stage, pre-IPO, buyout, turnaround, and distressed investments. Geographically, Paloma Partners has a presence in the United States, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and the Virgin Islands. The firm has invested in a diverse array of industries, such as financial services, technology, healthcare, consumer goods, energy, real estate, telecommunications, media, utilities, transportation, materials, industrials, consumer services, basic materials, and consumer non-durables.

Paloma Partners has a history of backing prominent hedge funds, including D.E. Shaw & Co. and LMR Partners. In addition to its investment activities, the firm is involved in philanthropic efforts, contributing to education, healthcare, and environmental causes. Donald Sussman, the founder and chairman, has been recognized with awards such as the 2013 Institutional Investor-Alpha Hedge Fund Hall of Fame induction and the 2023 Horatio Alger Award for professional achievement and philanthropy.