Dec 3 (Reuters) – Investcorp, a Bahrain-based alternative
investment firm, appointed Gregory LaFiura to its hedge fund
business as a principal in the manager research team with a
focus on long/short equity strategies.

LaFiura will be responsible for sourcing and conducting due
diligence on equity managers for Investcorp’s fund of hedge
funds and seeding platforms.

Prior to joining Investcorp, LaFiura spent nine years at
Permal Group where he most recently served as a portfolio
manager. He has also worked at Douglas C. Lane Associates and
Goldman Sachs Group.

(Reporting by Manya Venkatesh in Bengaluru)