Chilton Investment Company to open Hong Kong office
The New York-based hedge fund manager opens a Hong Kong office, which will serve as a research hub for the firmÆs Asian presence.
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In the second quarter of 2007, Chilton Investment Company opened a Hong Kong office and also hired Kenneth Chiang in New York. Mr. Chiang joined Chilton in New York in October 2006 as managing director for Asian equities.
Though Chilton currently has exposure to Asia, this marks the firmÆs first dedicated presence in and exposure to the region.
Chilton Investment Company was founded in 1992 by Richard L. Chilton, Jr. The firm has over 100 employees across five offices globally and currently manages approximately $5 billion in assets across a variety of fundamentally research driven strategies.
ChiltonÆs strategy is to leverage the ideas and research of the firmÆs 28-person global investment research team.
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