Gavin Saitowitz
Chief Executive Officer at Prelude Capital Management LLC
Profile
Mr. Gavin Saitowitz is Chief Executive Officer at Prelude Capital Management LLC.
He co-founded the firm in March 2004 and serves as Portfolio Manager.
Prior to co-founding Prelude in 2010, Mr. Saitowitz served as the Portfolio Manager of Springbok Capital, a $475 million long/short equity fund, from the time he co-founded the firm in 2004.
Mr. Saitowitz also served as a member of the Board of Directors of MCG Capital Corporation (which was previously a publicly listed investment firm until its acquisition in August 2015).
Prior to founding Springbok, Mr. Saitowitz served as an Investment Analyst at Highfields Capital Management LP and as an Analyst at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR).
Mr. Saitowitz has also held positions in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. and the Valuation Services Group of Arthur Andersen LLP.
He received an MBA from Harvard Business School where he was awarded the John Loeb Fellowship and graduated cum laude with a B.S.
in Finance from the College of Business of the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Gavin Saitowitz active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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Prelude Capital Management LLC
 Prelude Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Prelude Capital Management LLC (Prelude) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Gavin Saitowitz and Cisco del Valle in 2004 as Springbok Capital Management LLC. Prelude provides investment advisory services to a variety of private funds. | Chief Executive Officer | 2004-02-29 |
Former positions of Gavin Saitowitz
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
MCG Capital
 MCG Capital Investment ManagersFinance Formed in 1990, MCG Capital, a subsidiary of MCG Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: MCGC), is a private equity firm headquartered in Arlington, Virginia with an additional office in Atlanta and Richmond, Virginia. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2015-08-17 |
| MCG CAPITAL CORP | Director/Board Member | 2015-08-17 |
Highfields Capital Management LP
 Highfields Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Highfields Capital Management LP (Highfields Capital) is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Highfields Capital was founded in 1998 by Jonathon S. Jacobson to manage investment funds for public and private charitable foundations, school endowments and other institutional and private investors. | Analyst-Equity | - |
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP
 Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP Investment ManagersFinance Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP (KKR) is a private equity subsidiary of KKR & Co. Inc founded in 1976 by Henry Kravis, George Roberts and Jerome Kohlberg. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| Goldman, Sachs Commodities Corp. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Training of Gavin Saitowitz
| Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
| The University of Colorado | Undergraduate Degree |
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Highfields Capital Management LP
Highfields Capital Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Highfields Capital Management LP (Highfields Capital) is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Highfields Capital was founded in 1998 by Jonathon S. Jacobson to manage investment funds for public and private charitable foundations, school endowments and other institutional and private investors. | Finance |
MCG Capital Corp.
 MCG Capital Corp. Investment ManagersFinance MCG Capital Corp., a business development company, invests in lower middle-market companies located in the US. The fund targets with annual revenues less than $200 million and EBITDA of $3 - $15 million. It focuses on companies operating across a broad range of sectors such as healthcare, broadcasting, manufacturing, diversified financial services, education, publishing, insurance, restaurants, information services, home furnishings and consumer product. It provides financing in the form of senior debt, second-lien debt, secured and unsecured subordinated debt, preferred and common equity for acquisitions, recapitalizations, buyouts, organic growth and working capital requirements. It also acquires minority equity positions, alongside its private equity partners or on its own. | Finance |
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP Investment ManagersFinance Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP (KKR) is a private equity subsidiary of KKR & Co. Inc founded in 1976 by Henry Kravis, George Roberts and Jerome Kohlberg. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Arthur Andersen LLP
 Arthur Andersen LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Commercial Services |
Prelude Capital Management LLC
Prelude Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Prelude Capital Management LLC (Prelude) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Gavin Saitowitz and Cisco del Valle in 2004 as Springbok Capital Management LLC. Prelude provides investment advisory services to a variety of private funds. | Finance |
MCG Capital
MCG Capital Investment ManagersFinance Formed in 1990, MCG Capital, a subsidiary of MCG Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: MCGC), is a private equity firm headquartered in Arlington, Virginia with an additional office in Atlanta and Richmond, Virginia. | Finance |
| Goldman, Sachs Commodities Corp. |
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