Out of the shadows

February 01, 2012  



King Street has kept a famously low profile since its launch, but after its posting lackluster returns for two years and building up a large pile of cash, investors may want the firm’s founders to start talking.


Illustrations by Michael Kirkham

By Stephen Taub

While hedge fund managers are famous for their secrecy, the founders of King Street Capital Management have set a new standard for reticence.

The firm’s founders, Ottavio Francis Biondi Jr. and Brian Higgins, have rarely appeared in the press since they launched their global long-short credit and event-driven firm in New York in 1995. The firm, which managed $18.5 billion as of December 1, has never conducted an...

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