Lee Robinson is the founder and CIO of Altana Wealth. He has over 25 years’ experience working in the financial markets.

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Altana was launched as a family office in 2010, becoming an investment manager for outside money a year later. In 2001 Lee co-founded Trafalgar Asset Managers where he was CIO of the Trafalgar Catalyst Fund and the Trafalgar Special Situations Fund. After launching with $6 million Trafalgar grew its AUM to over $3 billion, employing over 40 staff and winning multiple industry awards and nominations.

He also worked for three years at Tudor Capital, where he was senior manager responsible for building an impressive Global Equity Risk Arbitrage portfolio. Prior to that he traded both equity and credit derivatives at Deutsche Bank, Bankers Trust and BNP Paribas.

Lee developed a unique risk system at Tudor, which he brought successfully to Trafalgar. He is experienced in innovative trade construction using options and credit products. He predicted the credit crisis in 2007-2009 and subsequent sovereign crises. In 2008 his trades successfully hedged against the deterioration of the financial system, the Iceland default, sub-prime mortgages and the weakening of the European Banks.

Lee has a BA in Mathematics from Cambridge University and is co-author of the book “The Gathering Storm”. He is a member of the executive committee of the Young Presidents Organization - Financial Services Network and a board member of RFPL, the holding company of Redwood Bank.

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Samed has been joint portfolio manager for ADAF since January 2022, a director of Altana UCITS Funds since 2017 and PM for the Global Billionaires Fund from 2020-23. Prior to joining Altana in 2014, Samed was a Derivatives Trading Analyst at SocGen, a Credit Quant Analyst at JP Morgan and an Associate Director at RBC Capital Markets where he covered senior quantitative and risk roles supporting derivatives trading. Samed is a CFA® charter holder and holds an MSc. in financial and mathematical engineering from Polytechnic Federal School of Lausanne, Switzerland. He also holds an Msc in computer science and applied mathematics from ENSIMAG (French engineering school ‘Grande Ecole’) in Grenoble.

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Ben is involved in all phases of ASIP’s investment cycle, from origination and due diligence to deal execution and value creation to post investment portfolio and relationship management. Prior to joining Altana as an Investment Associate he had experience across small to large-cap private equity, with a focus on responsible investing, working on transactions in the business services and industrial sectors. He previously spent four years as a Senior Field engineer for Schlumberger in the Oil and Gas industry, focusing on well intervention in Exploration and Production. Ben holds an MBA from London Business School with a concentration in private equity and venture capital and a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He completed Elementary Flying Training in the RAF.

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Steffen is the PM for the Altana Distressed Opportunities Fund, which is currently pursuing unique opportunities in offshore Oil and Gas. He also has extensive experience in developing and financing renewable energy having served as sole MD for companies owning offshore wind farms Deutsche Bucht and Veja Mate in the German North Sea from 2012-15. Steffen has over 19 years experience in finance. Prior to Altana, Steffen was an Investment Director at Laidlaw Capital Management where he was responsible for a cross asset portfolio of around $1bn. He was previously a Portfolio Manager at Schadeberg Family Office and Dresdner Bank AG. Steffen has been a CFA charter holder since 2003.

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Alistair, the co-founder and CIO of ADCF and founder of ASF has been an internet and mobile entrepreneur since 1996. As Director of New Media at the Stream Group he assisted in their AIM flotation and designed and managed the implementation of one of Europe’s first premium SMS billing systems. Alistair has more than 15 years’ experience in both eCommerce and mCommerce. Since 2012 he has been active in the Bitcoin ecosystem both as a Bitcoin miner and trader. He graduated from UMIST, Manchester with a BSc Hons in Computing Science.

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Christoph is PM of the Altana Global Carbon Fund, which actively trades international mandatory and voluntary carbon markets. Previously he was the chief analyst for Altana’s carbon, systematic portfolio protection, and crypto lending offerings. He started at Altana as a quantitative research analyst, responsible for building and developing systematic alpha signals. Christoph has a M.Sc. in Quantitative Finance from ETH Zurich and University of Zurich. He is a fluent English and native German speaker.

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George has more than 19 years wealth and asset management experience. He was a European equity portfolio manager with Lehman Brothers in London and then with Nemesis SAM in Monaco. From 2007-2016 he consistently outperformed the MSCI Europe Index while applying a value investment philosophy. George has a BA in business administration from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon and has been a CFA charter holder since 2004. He is fluent in Arabic and English.

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Neil is Altana’s Chief Technology Officer and the PM for ASF, based in London. Neil has over 20 years’ experience implementing and running front office trading and risk management systems in FX, Commodities and Equity Derivatives. He held senior IT positions at Deutsche Bank as Global Head of Commodities IT and Global Head of FX IT through 2008. He implemented the front to back IT infrastructure for the FX Exotics, FX Forwards and Physical Precious Metals businesses. Neil joined Altana in 2011 to set up the firm’s IT infrastructure and has built the systematic trading algorithms for digital currency trading. He graduated from Magdalene College, Cambridge with a BA in Computer Science and has a BA in Business from the University of Washington.

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Mathieu is the Portfolio Manager for ACBF. He joined Altana in 2021 as a senior credit analyst looking after high yield bonds before becoming PM in 2023. Mathieu has over 15 years of experience focusing on corporate credit. He started at Moody’s, initially covering LBOs before moving to several portfolios of retail, services, airlines, then media names. After a stint advising issuers on their funding and rating strategy, he worked at Standard Chartered where he was mainly responsible for airlines and French corporates. Mathieu graduated from Bordeaux Ecole Supérieure de Commerce with a Masters in Management. He is a native French speaker with fluent English and a good command of Spanish.

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Dylan is the investment adviser for the Calderwood Specialist Alpha Fund. Prior to setting up Calderwood with Robert Crenian he was Head of Liquid Investments at Calibrium, a multi-billion Euro Family Office in Zurich, where he was responsible for building, developing and overseeing internal and external mandates. He started at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson’s quant strategy/research group in 1997 before joining Société Générale in 2009 as a global strategist. In 2019 he relaunched his ‘Popular Delusions’ newsletters with Calderwood Capital Research, as a monthly exploration of unusual innovative investment ideas. He is a graduate of Strathclyde University and the London School of Economics.

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Rob is the investment adviser for the Calderwood Specialist Alpha Fund. Prior to setting up Calderwood with Dylan Grice he was CEO of Renaissance Technologies (UK) where he ran and managed the London office responsible for the EMEA regions. He started as a derivatives risk manager at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson in 1997 before switching to quantitative strategy/research. He worked at Citigroup as a quant researcher before joining Aspect Capital as Head of Product Management. He is a graduate of UCL and the Universities of Cambridge and Bristol.

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Benedict is the analyst for ACBF. Before joining Altana in 2022, Benedict spent three and a half years with JP Morgan in London and Paris, marketing corporate bonds and credit derivatives to institutional clients. Previously, he gained initial experience in agricultural commodities trading. At Altana, Benedict focuses on cyclical sectors, including shipping, energy and materials, analysing opportunities across the capital structure. Benedict holds a degree in Economics from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. He is a native German and fluent English speaker.

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Alexander is a Quantitative Analyst at Altana, where he is engaged in research and strategy development for the Altana Global Carbon Fund. Additionally, he is responsible for refining, backtesting, and monitoring strategies for crypto lending offerings and systematic equity strategies. His previous experience was at Highview Power working on renewable energy storage projects. Alexander holds an MSc in Financial Mathematics from CASS Business School and a BSc in Mathematics and Economics from the London School of Economics. He is fluent in English and French, and a native Russian speaker.

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Alessio develops quantitative trading systems for Altana’s digital asset funds. He is a highly experienced professional with over 11 years in the digital assets industry. He has over seven years of hands-on experience in trading systems with proficiency in systematic strategies and chart analysis. Prior to that, Alessio was leading blockchain firms and managing their developer’ teams. Alessio is a native Italian and fluent English speaker.

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Meriton is Altana’s Risk Officer, responsible for firmwide risk reporting and the monitoring of key market and counterparty risks for all funds and digital asset strategies. He joined Altana in 2020 as an analyst in the Operations Team focusing on providing day-to-day trade operations support. Previously he worked for Ernst & Young’s Asset Management Technology team. Meriton holds a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and is CIMA certificate level qualified.

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Samira manages Altana’s London office. She joined in June 2024, bringing her expertise in office administration and operations, organisational ability, clear communication, and proactive problem-solving to Altana. Previously Samira was the Educational Consultant/Office Manager at Scion Mastery Ltd and prior to that she has extensive experience in administrative, management and supervisory roles with both retail and customer facing businesses. She is a native Russian speaker with fluent English and conversational German.

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Stephen leads and manages Altana’s sales, marketing, investor services, corporate communications, and branding teams based in London and Monaco. He will identify, develop, and implement strategies to attract new clients, expand existing relationships, and drive asset growth.

Stephen is a derivatives expert with extensive experience advising small and global multinational corporations, financial institutions and public sector bodies on their risk management and funding requirements.

In 2019 Stephen co-founded Macro Hedge Advisors with Dr. Brendan Brown, MUFG Securities’ former chief economist. MHA’s insights inform strategy recommendations across asset classes including currencies, credit, equities, sovereign bonds and gold.

He was London Managing Director at MUFG Securities for 15 years, where he built and led the Derivative Solutions Group (EMEA) and the Equity Solutions Group (International) and rose to become co-head of the Capital Markets Group.

Previously Stephen was a Founding Partner at Cassian Capital, helping to launch a macro hedge fund with a strategy based on subjective pattern recognition. He started his career in fixed income derivatives at Capital Market Services in Zurich, where he became head of the rates desk and built a global client base.

Stephen became a CFA Charterholder in 1997. He holds BA degrees in Economics and Italian Studies from Middlebury College, Vermont and is a fluent Italian speaker.

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Agata works in Altana’s Business Development team. Prior to joining Altana she was co-founder and managing partner of Undique Capital, a Corporate Finance Advisory & Fundraising Boutique, which raised €100m for a distressed real estate fund in Poland, working with large institutional investors and financial institutions. She spent 10 years as a professional tennis player on the WTA circuit and was champion of Poland in Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Agata has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the International University of Monaco and did postgraduate studies at SGH, the Warsaw School of Economics. She is a native Polish and fluent English speaker.

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Prior to joining Altana, Greg worked in the distribution team at Schroders, across Global Financial Clients, UK Intermediary Sales and Consultant Relations (within UK Institutional Sales). Before Schroders, he worked in FX Sales for Argentex LLP, the foreign exchange arm of Pacific Investments, and in FX Sales and Corporate Bonds at the Cornhill Group. Greg holds a BA in History with French from the University of Reading, an MSc in Management from BPP Business School in London and the Investment Management Certificate from the CFA Institute.

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Over the past 18 years Patrick has built an unrivalled network of specialist alternative, private credit, and global equity institutional investors, consultants, family offices, and private wealth across Europe. He was head of Business Development and Managing director at Bedrock Asset Management. Previously he spent eight years at BlueBay becoming Head of Sales for Benelux and European Financial Institutions and five years in Equity sales for CitiGroup Global Markets. Patrick has a degree in Business Management from Babson College, USA and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

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Nerissa is the Head of IR and Compliance Officer at Altana Wealth SAM, Monaco. She joined Altana at its inception in 2010, following the successful completion of her master’s degree in Finance from the International University of Monaco. Prior to joining Altana, she held an internship in the Corporate and Project Finance department at SB Capital Investment Corporation.

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Ann is Investor Relations and Sales Assistant for Altana and based in London. She was Head of FX middle office at Commerzbank and prior to that various FX and FX options back office and middle office roles at Deutsche Bank. She graduated from the University of Limerick with a BA in European Studies.

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Olivier is an Investor Relations Associate at Altana Wealth, based in Monaco. Prior to joining Altana, Olivier undertook different roles in sales and client services for a Fintech company in Monaco, working closely with Family Offices and asset managers. Olivier has a Bachelor of Business Administration and an MSC in Finance from the International University of Monaco, after which he pursued an internship at UBS Monaco. He is a native French and English speaker.