Absolute Return

Paul joined NewAlpha in 2018 as Head of Quantitative Research. In particular, it is developing quantitative tools for allocating and selecting funds. Paul began his career in 1999 as a credit portfolio manager at ADI where he developed and implemented a quantitative approach to the selection of issuers of credit instruments. In 2005, he founded Fimaxis, a company specializing in quantitative research, and worked there for 6 years until 2011. After that, in 2011, Paul joined Rcube, a research company in asset allocation and global macro strategies. In 2016, he created the company XR Research, where he developed management strategies based on Artificial Intelligence. Paul holds a master's degree in finance from HEC Paris and is a graduate engineer from Télécom SudParis.

Alexander is, since 2019 and the merger between Darius CP and NewAlpha, Senior Analyst at NewAlpha. Alexandre began his career in 1996 at Deloitte & Touche as a consultant. He spent three years with the firm in Paris. He then worked for 4 years at Binary Trader Inc. as an options market maker in Philadelphia. Between 2002 and 2009, he became a partner and Head Trader at Radcliffe Capital Management, a hedge fund based in Pennsylvania, in the United States. Raddcliffe mainly managed a convertible arbitrage fund, with satellite strategies relative credit value, Private Investments in Public Companies and Event Driven. He was a member of the group's investment committee. Alexander joined Darius in 2009 in New York as a senior hedge fund analyst and became a portfolio manager in 2013. Alexander graduated from Bentley University, MA, USA with an MBA in International Finance and a BA in economics Magna Cum Laude.

Fabien is currently Director of Research and Analysis at NewAlpha AM which he joined in 2011 as a Senior Analyst on absolute performance funds. Fabien built his experience within Dexia Asset Management, which he joined in 1998 as a manager of convertible bond funds. The following year, he was entrusted with arbitration and management missions in the management of funds. He then became Head of management of convertible bond funds in 2003. In 2007, he was appointed head of volatility fund management. A graduate of the Rouen Business School, Fabien holds a Masters in Finance from Paris-Assas University.

Tilila is manager of Equity and Absolute Performance portfolios at NewAlpha Asset Management. Previously, she held the positions of Risk Management Analyst and then Investment Analyst in 2014. She notably has missions of identification and selection of funds as well as investment opportunities but also performance analysis and risk analysis. Tilila started her career in 2011 at Reuters Financial Software as a Financial Engineer. Then, in 2012, she joined OFI Asset Management to occupy the position of Assistant Risk Manager. An engineer graduated from the Polytech Nice-Sophia school, Tilila holds a Master 203 in Financial Markets and Commodity Markets from Paris-Dauphine University.

In 2019, François joined NewAlpha Asset Management as Portfolio Manager in Absolute Performance during the merger with Darius Capital Partners. François began his career in 2007 as a consultant at Exton Consulting, a strategy and management consulting firm specializing in financial services. In 2008, he joined Cyrus Microfinance, in charge of transaction sourcing, financial analysis and commercial negotiations. In 2009, he joined Darius Capital Partners (a subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers) as an analyst. François participated in the development of research and commercial activities, due diligence, sourcing and portfolio construction at Darius Capital Partners. An engineer graduated from ENSEEIHT, François holds a MSc from Imperial College, specializing in Automatic Control, as well as a Specialized Master from ESSEC and Télécom Paris.

Before joining New Alpha AM in 2019, Mathieu was Deputy Managing Director and co-founder of Darius Capital Partners SA, a management and consulting company specializing in alternative strategies for which he acted as Investment Manager. He began his career at JP Morgan in Brussels, as an Assistant Treasurer, seconded to the Euroclear Operations Center. From 1986 to 1990, he was a senior corporate debt trader at CSFB and Warburg Secs in London. From 1990 to 1994, Mathieu was responsible for international bond trading at CCF (now HSBC France). From 1994 to 2000, Mathieu was Executive Director at Lehman Brothers. Then, from 1997 to 2000, he became Product Manager for Asia of international flow products, based in Tokyo. Then, he founded and chaired Trade Europa SAS, a software company to aid in the decision to invest in European stocks. Mathieu is a Commercial Engineer, graduated from the Solvay Business School in Brussels.

Rozenn is, since 2014, Director of Research & Analysis at NewAlpha AM. She joined the company in 2009 as a Senior Analyst on alternative performance strategies. In this context, Rozenn draws on his 17 years of experience in fund identification and analysis with a specialization in the Asia Pacific and Europe region. Rozenn began his career by joining Groupama Fund Pickers as an analyst on absolute performance funds in 2002, in charge of the development of quantitative analysis tools and of the qualitative and operational analysis of funds. She became portfolio manager of funds of funds in 2004. In 2008, she joined Banque d'Orsay (West LB Group) to pilot the launch of the alternative multi-management activity. A graduate of the University of Rennes in econometrics, Rozenn holds a DEA in Finance from Paris-Dauphine University.

Antoine Rolland is Chief Executive Officer and co-Chief Investment Officer of NewAlpha AM. He first joined the company (a subsidiary of ADI at the time) in 2006, then was appointed CIO in 2007 and Chief Executive Officer in 2009. Antoine Rolland began his career in 1992 in New York in the financial modeling department of Société Générale before joining Transoptions Finances as a trader in interest rate derivatives. In 1997, then in charge of market making on LIFFE, Antoine joined Aurel as head of the convertible bond trading team. In 1998, he became Managing Partner of ADI, then responsible for credit activity and volatility arbitrage from 2003. From 1998 to 2005, the total outstanding amount of the funds for which he is the manager went from 25Mn € to 3Md €. A graduate of the Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Antoine holds an MBA from the École Supérieure de Commerce de Lyon.

Romain joined NewAlpha Asset Management as a Senior Analyst during the merger with Darius Capital Partners in 2019. Romain started his career in 2006 as an analyst at Darius Capital. In 2013, he was promoted to portfolio manager and has since co-managed the company's alternative management portfolios. He is also responsible for the sourcing, selection and due diligence of managers within the Long / Short Equity strategy. He is involved in all due diligence activities, including as an external supplier of due diligence on alternative strategies such as unlisted assets. Romain holds a Master 104 from Paris Dauphine University, specializing in research in finance.