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Universa is an investment management firm that specializes in tail hedging as a means to enhance long-term equity returns. Universa portfolios are, by construction, exceedingly positively-skewed, robust to extreme risk assumptions, and non-linear to common risk factors (such as beta). Universa`s economic edge derives ultimately from basic behavioral biases. Universa captures that edge through a focused and disciplined investment approach employing positively-skewed payoffs, empirical and fundamental-based option valuation, and trading/providing liquidity against systematic order flow imbalances and resulting mispricings in options markets. Universa was founded in January 2007 by CIO Mark Spitznagel, with over a decade of implementation and cumulative, incremental development of its focused, positive asymmetric investment approach. Universa has thus created an innovative investment niche and risk management methodology within an increasingly homogeneous industry. Universa is currently registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Tailwind Capital is a leading private equity firm investing in growth-oriented middle market companies in the healthcare and business and communications services sectors. Tailwind partners with management teams to build businesses through organic growth, strategic acquisition, and operational improvement. The firm currently has over $1 billion under management. Representative Tailwind investments include VersaPharm (generic pharmaceuticals), Aircast (orthopedic devices), Freedom Innovations (prosthetic devices), TowerCo (wireless infrastructure), Archway (marketing logistics), and Trover Solutions (insurance services).
The GAN is a network of the world`s most respected accelerators and organizations in support of the startup industry. Our 80 members span six continents and more than 125 cities around the world and operate short-term accelerator programs that provide funding, training, mentoring and amazing connections to startup companies.
Aegis Capital Corporation is a New York, NY-based company in the Financial Services sector.
JANA Partners LLC is an investment manager specializing in event-driven investing.