Max Holmes
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Max Holmes is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer
of Plainfield Asset Management LLC
, a hedge fund management company based in Stamford, Connecticut, which specializes in distressed, event and special situation investing.
Prior to D.E. Shaw & Company, from 1990 to 2002 he held various positions in investment banking, including at RBC Capital Markets, Gleacher NatWest Inc. and Salomon Brothers
Inc. in Greenwich, Connecticut and New York. From 1986 to 1989, he worked at Drexel Burnhan Lambert in Beverly Hills, California. From 1984 to 1986, he was a practicing attorney at Vinson & Elkins in Houston, Texas.
Holmes received an A.B. from Harvard College
in 1981, a J.D. from Columbia Law School
in 1984, and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School
in 1984. He remains a member of the New York and Texas bars.
Since 1993, Holmes has been an Adjunct Professor of Finance at the Stern Graduate School of Business at New York University, where he teaches “Bankruptcy and Reorganization.”
Chief investment officer
The chief investment officer is a job title for the board level head of investments within an organization. The CIO's purpose is to understand, manage, and monitor their organization's portfolio of assets, devise strategies for growth, act as the liaison with investors, and recognize and avoid...
of Plainfield Asset Management LLC
Plainfield Asset Management
Plainfield Asset Management is a hedge fund that specializes in managing investment capital on behalf of institutions and high net worth individuals. The firm works with clients in the United States and abroad, and maintains offices in Stamford, Connecticut and Summit, New Jersey...
, a hedge fund management company based in Stamford, Connecticut, which specializes in distressed, event and special situation investing.
Background
Prior to founding Plainfield in 2005, he worked at D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., a hedge fund management company in New York, from 2002 to 2005, where he was a Portfolio Manager and Managing Director.Prior to D.E. Shaw & Company, from 1990 to 2002 he held various positions in investment banking, including at RBC Capital Markets, Gleacher NatWest Inc. and Salomon Brothers
Salomon Brothers
Salomon Brothers was a bulge bracket, Wall Street investment bank. Founded in 1910 by three brothers along with a clerk named Ben Levy, it remained a partnership until the early 1980s, when it was acquired by the commodity trading firm Phibro Corporation and then became Salomon Inc. Eventually...
Inc. in Greenwich, Connecticut and New York. From 1986 to 1989, he worked at Drexel Burnhan Lambert in Beverly Hills, California. From 1984 to 1986, he was a practicing attorney at Vinson & Elkins in Houston, Texas.
Holmes received an A.B. from Harvard College
Harvard College
Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees...
in 1981, a J.D. from Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School, founded in 1858, is one of the oldest and most prestigious law schools in the United States. A member of the Ivy League, Columbia Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Columbia University in New York City. It offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in...
in 1984, and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School
Columbia Business School
Columbia Business School is the business school of Columbia University in Manhattan, New York City. It was established in 1916 to provide business training and professional preparation for undergraduate and graduate Columbia University students...
in 1984. He remains a member of the New York and Texas bars.
Since 1993, Holmes has been an Adjunct Professor of Finance at the Stern Graduate School of Business at New York University, where he teaches “Bankruptcy and Reorganization.”