Ramius Capital Management has added Vikas Kapoor as risk manager for its fund of funds group.
Kapoor will oversee risk at Ramius’ $3.8 billion fund of funds joint venture with German bank Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank.
He joins Ramius from Arden Asset Management, where he was a risk manager. Before that, Kapoor served as a managing director of Deutsche Bank’s absolute return strategies group.
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