About
Clinton Group is an SEC-registered investment adviser founded by George Hall in 1991, which grew to nearly 200 employees and peaked at over $5.5 billion in AUM. Initially focused on mortgage-backed securities, Clinton built a robust technology team for quantitative analysis to identify undervalued securities. The firm has executed activist campaigns across multiple sectors and survived significant market challenges including a 2008 mortgage crisis. Clinton now manages $2.79 billion across nine private funds, employing multiple arbitrage strategies including event-driven, merger arbitrage, and equity statistical arbitrage.
Investment Focus
Clinton employs a multi-strategy approach combining quantitative analysis with activist engagement. The firm leverages proprietary technology and deep fundamental research across fixed income, asset-backed securities, convertibles, credit, event-driven opportunities, merger arbitrage, and equity statistical arbitrage. Clinton takes concentrated activist positions to drive operational improvements, strategic changes, and enhanced shareholder value through both public campaigns and private negotiations with management teams.