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The Permal Group

Company type	Private
Industry	Hedge funds, private equity
Founded	1973; 51 years ago (1973)
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
Products	Hedge funds, private equity funds
Total assets	$22 billion
Website	www.permal.com

Permal Group is a global investment management firm focused on hedge funds and private equity funds products for international investors. Permal, founded in 1973, operates one of the oldest fund of hedge funds and manages approximately $22 billion in assets. Clients include sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, family offices, private banks and high-net-worth individuals. Its CEO is Omar Kodmani and its Chairman is Isaac R. Souede. Permal is headquartered in London, with offices in New York, Boston, Singapore, Paris, Nassau, Dubai, Hong Kong, and Beijing.

History

In 2005, Permal was acquired by Legg Mason in an $800 million transaction and operates as a subsidiary of that company.

In 2013, Permal acquired Fauchier Partners, a leading European based manager of funds of hedge funds, from BNP Paribas Investment Partners.

In 2016, the Permal Group subsidiary merged with EnTrust Capital to increase assets. After the merger the firm became EnTrustPermal, rebranding to EnTrust Global in 2019. In 2020 Gregg Hymowitz, the founder of EnTrust Capital, bought back Legg Mason's share of EnTrust Global, making it an independent private company.

Investment funds

Permal offers a range of multi-manager, multi-strategy funds as well as single manager funds and customized separate accounts. The firm's flagship product, Permal Investment Holding, was launched in 1992 and is a global multi-strategy fund of hedge funds, managed by Robert Kaplan. The fund aims to capture two thirds of the upside during a bull market and seeks to limit its downside to one third of a comparable index during the bear market.

Permal also operates as a private equity fund of funds and secondary investment firm through its subsidiary, Permal Capital Management.

In 2016, Legg Mason merged its Permal Group subsidiary with EnTrust Capital to increase assets managed by its hedge funds-of-funds business to $26 billion. After the merge the company became known as EnTrustPermal, and later re-branded to EnTrust Global in 2019. In 2020, Gregg Hymowitz, founder of EnTrust Capital, bought back the Legg Mason share of EnTrust, creating EnTrust Global, a private, independent company.

References

1. ^ "Introduction – The Permal Group". permal.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
2. "Biographies". permal.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2015.
3. Legg Mason closes on $800M deal. Baltimore Daily Record, November 4, 2005
4. Legg Mason, Inc. (13 March 2013). "Legg Mason and Permal Complete Acquisition of Fauchier Partners". prnewswire.com.
5. Kozlowski, Rob (8 September 2016). "University of Maine sticks with EnTrustPermal following merger". Pensions & Investments. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
6. ^ Knab, Matthias. "EnTrust Permal rebrands as EnTrust Global - Opalesque". www.opalesque.com. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
7. ^ Lombardo, Justin Baer and Cara (18 February 2020). "WSJ News Exclusive | Franklin Resources to Buy Legg Mason for $4.5 Billion". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
8. ^ "EnTrust Global Announces Reacquisition of Legg Mason's Interest". Citybizlist. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
9. Kozlowski, Rob (8 September 2016). "University of Maine sticks with EnTrustPermal following merger". Pensions & Investments. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

External links

• The Permal Group (company website)
• EnTrustPermal (company website)
• Opalesque.TV Interview with Robert Kaplan, Chief Investment Officer at Permal Asset Management Inc (Opalesque TV)

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