Ivy Asset Management, the embattled hedge fund of funds is shedding one of its most prized assets as it prepares to close down—Patrick Thomson.
Thomson, its former global head of client development, is heading back to J.P. Morgan Asset Management as its global head of sovereign clients. J.P. Morgan needs a seasoned professional to oversee teams of client advisors around the globe, who manage client relationships on behalf of JP Morgan.
Further, Thomson had also spent almost 10 years at J.P. Morgan Asset Management before joining Ivy, so he is already familiar with the company. In his first stint at J.P. Morgan, he was a managing director responsible for a global team that focused on sales and servicing of J.P. Morgan’s sovereign clients.
Based in Jericho, N.Y, Ivy Asset Management is—soon to be was—a hedge fund of funds that had offices globally, including London, Hong Kong and Tokyo. It was launched in 1984, and the time Ivy opened its office in Hong Kong in February 2008, Thomson was managing director and head of client development for EMEA and Asia. But recently, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo sued Ivy Asset Management, saying two of its senior officers knew about dangers related to Bernard Madoff’s investment firm, but withheld information from investors.
Thomson was not implicated in the New York Attorney General’s suit, which is a great development, since he was brought back to J.P. Morgan for his expertise in sovereign capital markets.
“With his extensive experience in Europe and Asia and an impressive track record of developing advisory based relationships with sovereign investors worldwide, Patrick brings a heightened focus and direction to our market-leading Sovereign Client Group,” Mary Erdoes, Chief Executive Officer of J.P. Morgan Asset Management, said in a statement.
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