The fund will seek to generate absolute returns through investing in opportunities across the consumer, industrials and materials sectors.
It will employ a bottom-up approach drawing on qualitative and quantitative analysis to provide the team with a deep and fundamental understanding of business operations.
The team will invest in stocks aiming for capital growth and employ risk management techniques to preserve capital while drawing on the shared expertise of Man GLG’s European equities desk.
Pecriaux joined the group in 2010 as part of the European long/short equities team, and has run a portfolio across the consumer and cyclical sectors for its internal multi-manager structure since October 2012.
He said: “Our aim is to utilise our disciplined investment process to cultivate a unique view of a company’s future potential, employing cutting-edge datasets and supported by a deep understanding of our universe of companies.
