capital management type public company traded as nyse ozm industry hedge funds founded 1994 founder daniel och headquarters solow building new york city new york united states key people daniel och chief executive officer david windreich head of u.s. and european investing joel m. frank chief financial officer and senior chief operating officer total assets 39.1 billion as of august 1 2016 number of employees 400 website www.ozcap.com och ziff capital management group is an american hedge fund manager and global alternative asset management firm . 1 as of august 2016 the firm has more than 39 billion in assets under management . 2 3 it was the 5th largest hedge fund in the world as of the end of 2011 . the firm operates multiple investment strategies including merger arbitrage convertible arbitrage equity restructuring credit and distressed investments private investments and real estate . 4 it has 400 employees worldwide including offices in new york city london hong kong mumbai and beijing . 5 contents 1 history 2 structure 3 criticism 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit the firm was founded in 1994 by daniel och with financial support from the ziff family founders of ziff davis media . william ziff s sons dirk robert and daniel manage the family s investments through ziff brothers investments . prior to founding the firm och was head of proprietary trading in the equities division at goldman sachs . 6 the company completed an initial public offering in 2007 listing its shares on the new york stock exchange at 32 . the firm was one of the few hedge funds and private equity companies that completed ipos before the market downturn of 2007 . also in 2007 it became a founder member of the hedge fund standards board which sets a voluntary code of standards of best practice endorsed by its members . 7 the company s stock has declined significantly since the ipo reaching a 2008 year to date low of 4.02 . 8 on september 30 2010 the stock was trading at 14.90 . 9 the firm is reported to have avoided large losses during the financial crisis of 2008 10 and institutional capital continued to allocate funds to the company through 2010 . 10 structure edit according to the company website 11 daniel och is chairman of the board and chief executive officer . oz management is a subsidiary of och ziff capital management . 12 in january 2008 oz management tokyo sexwale s mvelaphanda mvela holdings and walter hennig s palladino holdings announced the creation of a new joint venture africa management limited . 12 as part of the joint venture africa management limited established african global capital as a vehicle for investment in both the private and public markets across africa focusing on natural resources and related opportunities . 12 tokyo sexwale founder of mvela said we intend to build on our already strong foothold in african investments in partnership with och ziff . the partnership with och ziff in african global capital will help us accelerate in building the leading african investment firm . 12 mvela holdings is a privately owned investment company founded in 1998 by tokyo sexwale mikki xayiya and mark willcox . mvela holdings is the controlling shareholder of mvelaphanda group and has a significant interests in mvelaphanda resources . 12 criticism edit in august 2012 the mail & guardian reported that mvelaphanda mvela holdings a joint venture between tokyo sexwale and oz management was behind a usd100 million loan to the zimbabwean political party zanu pf . 13 palladino holdings and mvelaphanda holdings affiliates of oz management are connected to a 25 million loan that palladino lent to the state of guinea in order to start up a state mining company . 14 see also edit daniel och list of hedge funds references edit company profile for och ziff capital management group llc ozm . bloomberg . retrieved 3 june 2013 . about och ziff . march 17 2011 the 2011 hedge fund 100 ranking . institutional investor inc. may 12 2011 . och ziff company website form 10 q filing as with the u.s. securities and exchange commission . november 4 2010 daniel och profile hedge fund standards board . hfsb founders & core supporters . retrieved 27 september 2016 . och ziff hoovers company profile yahoo finance historical quotes for ozm a b griffiths tony october 6 2010 . the hfmweek 50 most influential people in hedge funds . hfmweek . retrieved 5 august 2011 . och ziff team company website a b c d e och ziff press releases och ziff 29 january 2008 stefaans br mmer craig mckune & owen gagare the investor who saved mugabe mail & guardian sa 10 august 2012 craig mckune stefaans brummer and james wood june 29 2012 . tokyo linked company in guinea row . mail & guardian . external links edit och ziff capital management company website v t e hedge funds investment strategy arbitrage relative value capital structure arbitrage convertible arbitrage equity market neutral fixed income arbitrage fixed income relative value 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