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Value-based investment firm managing $2.7B
Weiss Asset Management
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Value-based investment firm managing $2.7B
Overview
Weiss Asset Management manages about $2.7 billion across hedge funds and institutional accounts, using proprietary, value-based investment strategies to deliver high risk-adjusted returns for clients such as foundations, pension plans, endowments, hospitals, and government entities. The firm combines deep fundamental research, statistical analysis, and rigorous decision-making to identify undervalued assets. It differentiates itself through a collaborative problem-solving culture, a long 30-year track record, and a disciplined, rational approach guided by integrity, creativity, and continuous learning. The goal is to grow and protect client wealth by applying disciplined value investing and ongoing improvement in methods.
About Weiss Asset Management
Industries
Quantitative Finance
Financial Services
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts
Founded
1991
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Recent Korean deals show access to attractive private growth opportunities.[1]
- OliX investment adds exposure to RNAi therapeutics and strategic corporate syndicates.[1]
- Its risk-adjusted mandate fits institutional allocators seeking disciplined, diversified returns.[1][6]
What critics are saying
- Value strategies underperform when growth stocks dominate for prolonged periods.[4][6]
- Private investments create liquidity and mark-to-market risk in volatile markets.[1][5]
- Concentrated exposure to biotech or special situations can produce headline losses.[1]
What makes Weiss Asset Management unique
- Boston-based hedge fund using proprietary value-based strategies since 1991.[1][4]
- Combines fundamental research, statistical analysis, and rational decision-making.[3][4]
- Cultivates a culture of integrity, intellectual honesty, creativity, and collaboration.[3]
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Benefits
Flexible Work Hours
Professional Development Budget
Company News
Rokit Healthcare has raised 62.5 billion won (approximately $45 million) in a Series funding round, with foreign capital accounting for 72% of the total investment. Leading investors include Weiss Asset Management (30 billion won), Oasis Management (7 billion won), Pacific Alliance Group (5 billion won), and LMR (3 billion won). Domestic investors, including NH Investment & Securities, Asem, Anda, GVA, and Milestone Asset Management, contributed 17.5 billion won. The investment, structured as redeemable convertible preferred shares with a one-year lock-up period, aims to minimise short-term share price volatility. The South Korean biotech and regenerative medicine company said the funding marks a turning point in its journey towards becoming a global leader in the sector.
Orum Therapeutics (“Orum” or the “Company”) (KRX: 475830), a public biotechnology company pioneering the field of degrader-antibody conjugates (DACs), today ...
Weiss Asset Management LP makes new Investment in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN).
Weiss Asset Management LP invests $512,000 in DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE:DKS).
Weiss Asset Management LP makes new $1.18 million investment in Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE:CMP).
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About Weiss Asset Management
Industries
Quantitative Finance
Financial Services
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts
Founded
1991
Weiss Asset Management is Hiring for 2 Jobs on Simplify!
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