Gerald Lucaussy

Observatory Capital is an active manager which primarily trades credit instruments including a variety of bonds and credit default swaps. The firm utilizes a mixture of bottom-up selection of credit names and top-down diversification between credit quality, instruments and markets, which aims for a mixture of return sources.

GLG conducts their own analyses and may also use the analyses and certain models of its affiliates as well as third parties. They use many sources of information in their analyses of financial instruments which may be obtained from their affiliates or third parties. In addition, the firm may employ third-party consultants to provide it with fundamental and technical research, including, but not limited to, information regarding various markets, industries and companies. GLG also utilizes a number of investment strategies in connection with its advisory and sub-advisory services depending upon the type and stated investment objectives of each client.