Overview
James Caird Asset Management is a hedge fund based in London with offices in New York.
Founded in 2008 by Tim Leslie.
They hold $2.5 billion in assets under management as of 2008/01/01.
Spun off from Moore Capital Management LLC by Leslie along with about 30 employees. They plan to raise total assets under management to $3.5 billion by May 2008.
"James Caird" is the lifeboat Ernest Shackleton used after an Antarctic expedition failed.