Hutchin Hill Capital, the US-based multi-strategy hedge fund firm founded by ex-SAC quant head Neill Chriss, and AQR Capital Management outfit are among a new wave of major US groups to set up shop in London in a bid to exploit the growing opportunity set in Europe.
Hutchin Hill, which was launched in July 2008 by Chriss – who was formerly head of SAC’s highly profitable quantitative strategies team – with backing from Jim Simons’ legendary Renaissance Technologies group, has applied to the...