Rory Held

Owns and operates supermarkets

GGHC seeks to grow their clients’ capital through active and aggressive trading in securities that have the potential for high returns over the long-term. The firm focuses on stocks, with a minor emphasis on options and bonds, and occasionally purchases exchange-traded funds (ETFs). They take a general research-intensive approach in identifying potential investment opportunities, combining various methods of securities analysis as part of the due diligence process.

SLS Management seeks to earn significant risk adjusted returns by investing in and trading both long positions and short positions in securities and other financial instruments consisting primarily of publicly-traded stocks, bonds, options and related instruments. They apply rigorous and often primary fundamental analysis to restructurings and complex corporate reorganizations. SLS Management focuses mainly on mid- and large-cap restructurings. They target securities where a discrete event or catalyst seems likely to set off a progression of events that can lead to value creation. The firm uses a disciplined investment approach of value that focuses on the trend in the fundamentals. This approach identifies opportunities where valuations are conservative and trends are improving. SLS Management also invests securities of companies that are restructuring, selling assets, entering new businesses, changing management, altering compensation schemes, emerging from bankruptcy, or subject to regulatory changes, take-overs, mergers and other corporate reorganizations.

Pike Place Capital Management manages a long/short equity hedge fund. The firm's investment approach places emphasis on long-term investing, but they also trade opportunistically with the objective of capitalizing on short-term fluctuations. Though not limited by sector, Pike Place Capital Management tends to invest in the stocks of companies in the technology services, consumer services, process industries and retail sectors. Although most of their investments are in the stocks of US companies, the firm also invests in Europe. They invest across all market-caps, with emphasis on the stocks of small-cap companies. Pike Place Capital Management maintains a medium turnover rate.

TIG Advisors manages alternative investment funds which focus on capital preservation and uncorrelated returns. The firm’s portfolios are weighted according to where the portfolio managers see the best risk-adjusted return in the proprietary hedge funds of the firm's family of funds. The asset allocation is adjusted periodically in response to changes in global economic conditions.

Functions as a College/University

Operates ski resorts

Summer Road specializes in global arbitrage investment strategies.