Dan Barnett is the CEO and Chairman of Revere Capital Advisors, a seeder platform that focuses on the development of emerging manager hedge funds.
In this Opalesque TV interview, Dan speaks about opportunities in seeding and the "Revere" way of setting up relations with emerging managers. Dan discusses his reasons for starting Revere, and the role a seeder firm can play in developing a new generation of emerging managers to provide capacity for early institutional investors.
Learn about a seeder's perspective on the following:
• Why did you start your seeding business?
• What are the differences between your model and a traditional seeder?
• Seeding: The advantages of forming small minority partnerships with managers
• How do you identify a suitable exit point?
• What are the benefits of launching a seeding platform in the middle of the financial crisis?
• How to maintain a global touch on trends in emerging managers
• Why invest in emerging managers right now?
• What are you looking for right now in emerging manager?
• How do you identify a personality of a good emerging manager?
Revere was founded in September 2008 and is backed by former senior executives and board members of the Man Group. Together they share decades of experience in the hedge fund industry, and specifically in growing and developing hedge fund businesses.
