Strategic Partnership: Gvea Investimentos & Highbridge Capital Management
Presenters: Marcos Pinto, Partner, Gvea Investimentos Sebastian Echavarria, Managing Director, Highbridge Capital Management
Agenda
Overview of Relationship
Strategic Rationale
Initial Gains Challenges Evolution of Hedge Fund Industry
Overview of Relationship
Highbridge: Evolution of a Global Alternative Investment Management Organization
Quantitative Global Macro
Mezzanine Debt
Japanese Convertible Arbitrage Event Driven (Focus on Merger Arbitrage) 1994 1995 1996 European Convertible Arbitrage & European Event 1997 1998 1999 2000
Event broadened to include Relative Value
Long/Short Equities
Quantitative Commodities
Leveraged Loans & High Yield
Liquid Loan
US Convertible Arbitrage
Statistical Arbitrage
Asian Equities
Louis Dreyfus / Highbridge Energy 2006 2007
Growth Private Equity
Credit Opportunities
1992
1993
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2008
2009
2010
2011
Inception of Highbridge Capital Management Inception of Dubin & Swieca Asset Management
London office established
Hong Kong office established
Tokyo office established Principal Strategies Group established $27 Billion AUM(1) 473 Employees Strategic partnership with Gvea established
$1 Billion AUM 47 Employees
$2 Billion AUM 51 Employees
$5 Billion AUM 142 Employees
Strategic partnership with J.P. Morgan formalized
Asset Management business established
J.P. Morgan completes purchase of Highbridge
Highbridge today
Hedge Fund Business
AUM ($bn) Highbridge Multi-Strategy Long / Short Equity Statistical Arbitrage Quantitative Commodities Global Macro $6.5 1.8 1.1 0.4 0.2 Mezzanine Liquid Loan Opportunities2 Senior Loan II Constellation Growth Equity
Principal Strategies Business1
AUM ($bn) $2.1 0.9 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.7 $5.7
Total
$10.0
Global Alternative Asset Manager $28bn AUM
Leveraged Loan Partners Credit Opportunities Total
Asset Management Business
AUM ($bn) Market Neutral Funds Mutual Fund UCITS Long-Only Equities Quantitative Commodities Total $2.6 1.3 1.3 1.3 2.7 $6.5
Gvea3
AUM ($bn)
Hedge Fund Strategies
Longer Dated Funds Total
$2.9
4.3 $7.2
While HCM has certain governance and information rights regarding the operations of Gvea, and HCM provides back office services for Gvea, HCM does not have investment discretion over the assets managed by Gvea. Note: All figures as of May 23, 2011 unless noted. (1) Includes Multi-Strategy allocation of ~$890mm to HPS funds (2) Includes comingled funds. (3) As of May 1, 2011. Includes $1.4bn of closed commitments for GIF IV. Includes Multi-Strategy allocation of ~$200mm to Gvea Fund.
Overview of Gvea
Gvea was co-founded in August 2003 by Arminio Fraga and Luiz Fraga, who lead an experienced team of professionals across portfolio management, trading, macro and micro analyses, risk management and operations. Gvea has offices in Rio de Janeiro and So Paulo (Brazil), with a total staff of 104 as of December 2010. Gvea is currently one of the largest Brazilian alternative investment managers with approximately US$ 7.2 billion in assets under management, focused on two business lines: hedge funds and private equity.
Gvea maintains a dedicated private quity group (Gvea Investment Funds or GIF) comprised of 27 professionals led by Luiz Fraga and Christopher Meyn. Gvea has been one of the largest and most active participants in the private equity industry in Brazil and has a strong track record.
GIFs investment approach is focused on identifying best-of-class partners and attractive businesses, then working closely with them over the long-term to design and implement value-creating strategies. To date, the group has completed 34 transactions.
Overview of Relationship
55% ownership of Gvea through JPM Strategic partnership with HCM Long-term commitment by both sides increases chances of success Certain oversight functions such as compliance
Access to HCM infrastructure and fundraising capabilities
Gvea retains day-to-day independence, including all investment decisions
Highbridge Management Structure
Glenn Dubin Co-Founder Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Todd Builione Managing Partner President & Chief Operating Officer HCM Investment Committee Glenn Dubin Todd Builione Arminio Fraga Alec McAree Alain Sunier Mark Vanacore Subu Venkataraman Jeff Holman Scott Kapnick Managing Partner CEO, Highbridge Principal Strategies HPS Investment Committee Scott Kapnick Scot French Mike Patterson Purnima Puri Faith Rosenfeld
HCM Executive Committee Glenn Dubin Todd Builione Scott Kapnick Christopher Hayward Mary Erdoes Arminio Fraga Amaury Bier
Portfolio Management HCM
Alec McAree
Fundamental L/S Equity
Risk Management
Business Development & Investor Relations Mark DAndrea
Global Head of Institutional Business Development
Legal, Regulatory , Compliance & HR Noah Greenhill
General Counsel
Finance, Operations & Technology
Christopher Hayward
Management Co. CFO
Portfolio Management HPS Scot French
Mezzanine Debt
Subu Venkataraman
Chief Risk Officer
Mark Vanacore
Convertible & Volatility Arbitrage
Jan Faller
Deputy Chief Risk Officer
John Oliva
Chief Compliance Officer
Jim Glynn
Chief Financial Officer
Mike Patterson
Senior Loan
Catherine Vaughn Deutsch
Global Head of Asset Management & Investor Relations
Amy Yates
Head of Human Resources
Faith Rosenfeld
Chief Administrative Officer, HPS
Purnima Puri
Credit Opportunities
Evan Dick
Statistical Arbitrage
Alain Sunier
Statistical Arbitrage
Sebastian Echavarria
Global Head of Family Offices & Bank Platforms
Serge Adam
Credit Opportunities
James Jordan
Director of Finance & Treasury
Cliff Friedman
Growth Equity
Sassan Alizadeh
Global Macro
Jeff Holman
Global Head of Product Strategy
Marc Creatore
Head of Operations
David Frey
Liquid Loan
Gvea Management Structure
Arminio Fraga* Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer Luiz Fraga* Co-Founder, Co-CIO, Longer-Dated Investments Hedge Funds Investment Committee Arminio Fraga Gabriel Srour Edward Amadeo Bernardo Meres Paola Bonoldi Andr Monteiro Longer-Dated Funds Investment Committee Arminio Fraga Luiz Fraga Christopher Meyn Piero Minardi Carlos de Barros Helio Frana Eduardo Soares
Gabriel Srour* Co-CIO, Hedge Funds
Edward Amadeo* Chief Economist
Amaury Bier* Chief Executive Officer
Andr Monteiro* Chief Risk Officer
Christopher Meyn* Head Portfolio Manager, Longer-Dated Investments
Bernardo Meres*
FX and FI Trading, Global
Paola Bonoldi*
Head of Equities Research
Eduardo Rudge*
Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer
Daniel Tonholo
Risk Manager
Piero Minardi*
Portfolio Manager
Bruno Carvalho
FX and FI Trading, Brazil
Felipe Diogenes*
Global Macro Research
Franklin Lima
P&L Manager
Carlos de Barros*
Portfolio Manager
Mauricio Magalhes*
Head of Operations
Marcos Stein
Equities Trading, Global
Carlos van Hombeeck
Global Macro Research
Helio Frana*
Portfolio Manager
Rodrigo Musse
Administration / Finance
Andrei Spacov*
Brazil Research
Marcos Pinto
Portfolio Manager
Flavio Ferreira
General Counsel
Eduardo Soares*
Head of Investment and Fund Structuring
Rodrigo Fies*
Head of Business Development and Investor Relations
Strategic Rationale
Strategic Rationale
Partnership deepens J.P. Morgans presence in Emerging Markets, and in particular Brazil
Gveas investment strategies and expertise complement those of HCM and add world-class macro and private equity insight in emerging markets to our investment process
Continued institutionalization of Gvea Benefit from the global resources of Highbridge and J.P. Morgan
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Partnering Locally with a Long-term Commitment
Acquiring a local partner is the most effective way to enter a new market, especially emerging markets It is impossible to create this team, expertise and relationship from scratch Blackstone and others are entering in similar manners
Requirements for Key Partners to Remain with Firm Long-term
Significant Capital Invested by All Partners
Expanded Knowledge Base Provided by Local Expertise and Market Know-How Increased Fundraising Capacity Improvement of Overall Client Service
Arminio Fraga Neto Founding Partner, CIO, Chairman Gvea Investimentos
Glenn Dubin Co-Founder, CEO, Chairman Highbridge Capital Management
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Initial Gains
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Initial Gains
Helped raise $500 million for Gvea Macro Hedge Funds
Increased Hedge Fund AUM by 30%
Helped raise $1,6 billion for Gvea Investment Fund IV (GIF IV) largest Brazil-Focused Private Equity Fund
Successfully diversified geographical investor base Diversified overall investor profile Capital for GIF IV was raised in less than 9 months
New deal flow stemming from relationship with HCM and JPM Significant improvements in infrastructure and other key areas
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Initial Challenges of the Relationship
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What were the challenges?
Issue: Providing comfort to existing clients regarding the transaction
Solution:
Constant communication with clients about the nature of the transaction Educating clients that the transaction does not affect day-to-day investment decisions Informing clients of the benefits of the new platform
Issue: Reassurance of management's commitment to the business
Solution:
Seamless communication with partners and employees Significant cross investments Implementation of long term agreements and incentive plans for partners
Issue: Integration of teams, infrastructure, and new relationships
Solution: Strategic relationship with Highbridge was key as they underwent the same process when JPMorgan acquired them in 2004
What would you do differently?
Too Early to say.
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Disclaimer
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Evolution of the Hedge Fund Industry
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Evolution of hedge fund investors
The client base has become increasingly institutional
1998
14% Institutional
Institutional 14% Corporate Balance Sheets 9% Corporate & Public Pensions 15%
2004
33% Institutional
E&Fs 6% SWFs 3%
2010
61% Institutional
E&Fs 6% Corporate Balance Sheets 9% SWFs 6%
High Net Worth 67% High Net Worth 86%
Corporate & Public Pensions 40%
High Net Worth 39%
$370 billion
$1 trillion
$2 trillion
Source: Prequin, The Bank of New York Mellon and Casey Quirk, SEC.
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Emerging paradigm
The way investors think about hedge fund strategies is evolving
Old Allocation Framework
60 / 40 Old School Paradigm
New Allocation Framework
Equity (L/S, Long Only)
Equity
Real Estate & Commodities Beta (ETFs & Passive Indices) Global Macro & Market Neutral (Liquid Alpha) Private Equity & Distressed (Illiquid) Credit (L/S, High Yield, Core+)
Alternatives
Fixed Income
Source: Casey Quirk, The Bank of New York Mellon.
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