A Commitment to Investment Management

Rothman Consulting provides investment management firms such as hedge funds, fund of funds and money managers with research and investigative solutions. We give our clients the business-critical, deal-related information they need before committing to investment decisions. This in-depth research helps clients identify and better manage risk.

Case Study

Our client, the asset manager for a large family fortune, set up a fund of funds to put part of his portfolio in a wide variety of alternative hedge fund investments. The hedge fund industry is notoriously under-regulated, often attracting aggressive investment managers who have questionable business backgrounds. To protect our client’s asset allocation decisions, Rothman Consulting performed a due diligence investigation on the complete professional and personal history of each manager under consideration.

Our systematic and intense research on a stable of hedge fund managers disclosed that one manager and her company had direct ties (through a family member) to an individual associated with organized crime. In fact, this individual had been one of the hedge fund’s founding partners, but had ceded control after coming under criminal investigation. Moreover, he was currently under indictment for running an illegal betting operation.

Warned by this strategic information, our client avoided investing in the hedge fund -- protecting the financial assets and reputation of the family he served.

Rothman Consulting uncovers the critical factors of character and credibility on which business transactions depend. Our research is thorough, reliable and tailored to your specific needs.