Pierre Andurand was born on February 1977 and is a French businessman and hedge fund manager.
14 Facts About Pierre Andurand
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Pierre Andurand is the majority shareholder of the international kickboxing league Glory.
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Pierre Andurand spent six years there before returning to Aix en Provence.
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Pierre Andurand holds a MSc in Computer Science from Columbia University, and a MSc in Mathematical and Theoretical Physics from the University of Oxford, and an MSc in Astrophysics from Queen Mary University of London.
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Pierre Andurand then joined Vitol in Singapore as a trading manager.
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Pierre Andurand then moved to London in 2004 and was made a partner.
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Pierre Andurand was rumoured to be one of the most successful traders in the company, earning him a bonus payment of $20 million at the end of one particularly successful year's trading.
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In October 2007, Pierre Andurand co-founded the hedge-fund investment group BlueGold.
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Pierre Andurand was the majority shareholder and Chief Investment Officer at BlueGold.
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In February 2013, Pierre Andurand launched a new hedge fund: Andurand Capital, which set out to invest mostly in energy and commodities including oil and metals.
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Pierre Andurand positioned his funds to bet against the oil price, in the belief that energy would be one of the hardest-hit sectors.
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In mid-2021 Pierre Andurand again turned bullish on oil amid a recovery in demand and a tail-off in supply growth.
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In July 2021, Pierre Andurand launched an environmental fund, further to the firm's focus on green energy transition.
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Pierre Andurand formed Glory World Series after rival series K-1 ran into financial difficulties and refused Andurand's offer of a buy-out.