New Asia-focused team at FrontPoint

FrontPoint Partners hired a new Asia-focused event-driven and special situations hedge fund investment team, led by portfolio manager John Foo.

The Singapore-based team all came from Kingsmead Capital Advisors, which Mr. Foo founded.

Joining him is Edgar Chia, analyst, and Hubert Yong, trader; they held similar positions at Kingsmead Capital, according to a FrontPoint news release.

Kingsmead Capital liquidated its similarly managed Asian hedge fund in July 2008, said Erica Platt, a spokeswoman for FrontPoint’s parent, Morgan Stanley Investment Management.

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