(Bloomberg) Kieran Cavanna, who ran external investments for billionaire George Soros’s family office until last year, started a fund of hedge funds that will focus on equities and macroeconomic trends, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
Cavanna, who is chief investment officer, and two co-founders started Old Farm Partners on June 1 with about $65 million under management, the person said. Nishi Shah, a former analyst at Soros Fund Management for almost nine years, leads research at the firm and Barry Purcell, a former partner at Blue Pool Capital, is president and chief operating officer.
