Keep pulling the thread on Frank Edwards.
The 9/11 attacks significantly impacted the launch of Frank Edwards' hedge fund in 2001, forcing it to start with only 10% of its originally planned capital.
In January 2006, Frank Edwards' firm, then called Alpha Link Partners, formed a partnership with Reservoir Capital, a New York-based firm founded by Ziff family office alumni Dan Stern and Craig Huff.
Frank Edwards worked at Morgan Stanley for 11 years, where he led one of the firm's largest private client teams.
Frank Edwards advises his firm's employees to operate under the principle that any communication could end up on the cover of the Wall Street Journal.
The merger between Morgan Stanley and Dean Witter in the late 1990s created significant cultural challenges by combining a high net worth group of 250 people with 11,000 brokers from a different culture.
Frank Edwards believes the Morgan Stanley and Dean Witter merger ultimately proved to be a successful strategic move for Morgan Stanley's business in the long term.
Frank Edwards, along with Chris Clark from Morgan Stanley and John Duryea from Goldman Sachs, co-founded a long/short equity hedge fund focused on the consumer sector after leaving their respective firms.
Following its partnership with Reservoir Capital, Aqueduct Capital Group shifted its focus from hedge funds to the private equity and private credit sectors.
Reservoir Capital has a successful track record of seeding prominent investment managers, including Och-Ziff (now Sculptor), SAB Capital, and Anchorage Capital Group.
Aqueduct Capital Group's business model is to partner with established investment managers to raise capital for their subsequent funds, typically ranging from Fund II to Fund XI.
Aqueduct Capital Group typically aims to raise between $250 million and $900 million for each investment manager it represents.
Aqueduct Capital Group's sourcing team, led by Puan Chattavarti, evaluates approximately 300 investment managers annually, narrowing the list to 25-30 for further consideration.