Subject to regulatory approval, the UCITs-qualified vehicle is due to be launched in Q4 2015, and will sit alongside Lazard’s existing European equity offerings, which includes the European Alpha, Global Active European Equity and Global Active Pan European Equity funds.
Bill Smith, CEO of Lazard’s London base, said: “This new strategy will complement our strong European equity capabilities and will broaden our already robust expertise in long/short equities, a core focus of our investment offerings for clients.”
Arminjon brings 18 years’ industry experience to the firm, arriving five months after departing his lead manager role on Henderson Global Investors’ pan-European alpha fund, prior to which he was a senior analyst at Gartmore.
