2026-04-22
20 分钟Our initial strategies of merger arbitrage that I 've mentioned has really seen a new light of day effectively
in the recent years with a much easier regulatory path to approval of deals and probably a very short window for corporations
to do strategically transformative deals.
Welcome to another episode of Goldman Sachs Exchanges, Great Investors.
I'm Tony Pascarello, Global Head of Hedge Fund Coverage in our Global Banking and Markets Division.
Today, I'm excited to be sitting down with Nicolas Giac,
the Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Farallon Capital.
Farallon is a multi-strategy firm, a 40-year track record, and $44 billion in capital under management.
Nicholas actually spent four years here at Goldman Sachs before joining Farallon in 1998.
He became sole CIO and managing partner within the last two years.
I'm excited to talk to him about his career,
the opportunity set he sees today, and of course, his view of this chaotic market environment.
Nicholas, welcome to Great Investors.
Thank you, Tony.
It's a pleasure to be here.
Farallon has an incredible track record.
I think you've had only one down year since the firm was founded in 1986, which is remarkable.
Tell us about the overall approach and how do you avoid serious drawdowns?
Our focus has been 40 years now with just one mission, just extraordinary risk-adjusted return.
So I think this intense focus on just this one simple mission is what has gotten us through all those 40 years