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Mr. Ali Akay is a Chief Investment Officer at Carrhae Capital LLP.
Mr. Akay founded Carrhae Capital in 2011 following three years in the London office as a Partner of SAC Global Investors where he managed the emerging market equities long/short portfolio and was a member of the SAC Global Investment Committee.
From 2003 to 2008, he worked at HBK Investments, a global hedge fund management firm, where he was initially a senior analyst focused on emerging market investments in the New York office, then went on to found HBK’s Istanbul office in February 2008, and finally moved to London where he managed HBK’s emerging market equities long/short portfolio.
From 2001 to 2003, he focused on Latin American investments as an Associate in the Principal Strategies Group at Goldman Sachs, having begun his career at McKinsey & Company as a business analyst in the corporate finance and strategy practice in New York.
Mr. Akay holds a BS in Economics and a BA in German Literature and International Studies from Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude, and was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Beta Gamma Sigma fraternities.
Ali Akay active positions
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Carrhae Capital LLP
 Carrhae Capital LLP Investment ManagersFinance Carrhae Capital LLP (Carrhae) is a Great Britain-based asset management firm headquartered in London. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carrhae Capital (UK) Ltd. The firm was founded in 2011 by Ali Akay and James Kirkwood. Carrhae provides discretionary investment management services to Carrhae Capital Master Fund Ltd. They also cater to various pooled investment vehicles consisting of investors representing pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, funds of hedge funds, ultra-high-net worth individuals, family offices, and other institutional investors. | Founder | 01/06/2011 |
Former positions of Ali Akay
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S.A.C. Global Investors LLP
 S.A.C. Global Investors LLP Investment ManagersFinance S.A.C. Global Investors LLP (S.A.C. GI) is the alternative investment management subsidiary of S.A.C. Global Ltd. in Great Britain. Formerly known as Walter Capital Management LLP, the firm was founded by Richard Walter in 2000. S.A.C. bought a stake in the business in 2004 and renamed it S.A.C. Global Investors LLP in 2008. Based in London, the firm is affiliated with Stephen Cohen's US-based multistrategy hedge fund firm S.A.C. Capital Advisors LP. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 01/06/2011 |
HBK Europe Management LLP
 HBK Europe Management LLP Investment ManagersFinance HBK Europe Management LLP (HBK Europe) is an alternative investment firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2003 and is a subsidiary of HBK Investments LP, which is owned by HBK Partners II LP in the US. HBK Europe provides discretionary investment management services and related administrative services to their funds, which are private investment funds offered only to sophisticated investors with substantial resources. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 21/08/2008 |
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HBK Europe Management LLP
HBK Europe Management LLP Investment ManagersFinance HBK Europe Management LLP (HBK Europe) is an alternative investment firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2003 and is a subsidiary of HBK Investments LP, which is owned by HBK Partners II LP in the US. HBK Europe provides discretionary investment management services and related administrative services to their funds, which are private investment funds offered only to sophisticated investors with substantial resources. | Finance |
S.A.C. Global Investors LLP
S.A.C. Global Investors LLP Investment ManagersFinance S.A.C. Global Investors LLP (S.A.C. GI) is the alternative investment management subsidiary of S.A.C. Global Ltd. in Great Britain. Formerly known as Walter Capital Management LLP, the firm was founded by Richard Walter in 2000. S.A.C. bought a stake in the business in 2004 and renamed it S.A.C. Global Investors LLP in 2008. Based in London, the firm is affiliated with Stephen Cohen's US-based multistrategy hedge fund firm S.A.C. Capital Advisors LP. | Finance |
Carrhae Capital LLP
Carrhae Capital LLP Investment ManagersFinance Carrhae Capital LLP (Carrhae) is a Great Britain-based asset management firm headquartered in London. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carrhae Capital (UK) Ltd. The firm was founded in 2011 by Ali Akay and James Kirkwood. Carrhae provides discretionary investment management services to Carrhae Capital Master Fund Ltd. They also cater to various pooled investment vehicles consisting of investors representing pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, funds of hedge funds, ultra-high-net worth individuals, family offices, and other institutional investors. | Finance |
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