CEO Roundtable
Demystifying Hedge Funds
Wednesday, October 19
9:10 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.
Pacific Heights
Are hedge funds given short shrift and cheap suits? This was a discussion of the valuable role these money managers play in the biotech and specialty pharmaceutical sector. Hedge funds are the most prominent buyers of certain financial products including PIPES and converts, as well as IPOs. Attendees listened to hedge fund managers and a banker on what makes hedge funds tick and why this sector moves as it does.
Moderator:
- Sameer Vasudev, Executive Director, Health Care Capital Markets, CIBC World Markets
Panelists:
- Vincent Michael Aita, PhD, Analyst, Kilkenny Capital Management LLC
- Vijai P. Mohan, Co-Portfolio Manager/Director of Research, Origin Capital Management LLC
- Oleg Nodelman, Portfolio Manager/Analyst, Biotechnology Value Fund, LP
- John W. Rende, Portfolio Manager/Partner, Weintraub Capital Management, LLC