Atrato Advisors was founded in October of 2008 to meet the rising demand for professional and individualized research, advice, and strategic direction in the alternative investment arena.  Our core fundamental belief is that each investor, as well as each investment manager, brings a unique set of challenges that only a highly tailored and bespoke solution can completely address.  Our partners are entrepreneurs with a history of success and leadership at top investment firms who believe that the optimal consulting relationship exists when we know as much about our clients’ objectives and strategic blueprint as we do about the investments and consulting solutions we’re recommending to them.

Our Consulting Framework

Alternative investment research and advisory services should be an ongoing, constantly evolving process that has neither an endpoint nor limitation on sources of information considered.  Investing in alternative strategies, given the stunning diversity of investment styles, is an endeavor best undertaken with a highly professional and disciplined – but extremely flexible -- approach.  Of equal variety are the specific nuances of each consulting mandate.  Each client has different needs and objectives, disparate risk/return appetite, and unique measures of success.  Atrato’s consulting practice begins and ends with the pursuit of achieving solutions specific and loyal to our client’s individual mission.

Atrato also holds strongly to a firm belief that, in order to successfully adapt to a rapidly changing market environment and the highly fluid needs of our clients, the entrepreneurial culture of an investment boutique is the ideal organizational footprint to maintain.  To that end, we strive to apply the best practices of institutional-quality research amidst the context of a constantly evolving set of client goals and objectives.  As such, we apply a structured investment acumen and disciplined adherence to risk management, developed while successful leaders at top global alternative investment management platforms, to a highly flexible and nimble consulting methodology.

Our Expertise and Capabilities

The experience of Atrato Advisors’ partners includes:

• Building, developing, and leading hedge fund manager research teams at top-tier global financial services organizations
• A core competency in portfolio and manager-level risk management honed through experience working at both at the multi-manager and single-manager level
• Highly complementary skill sets in both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, blending the art of investigative research with the science of data-driven analytics
• A broad and diverse investment pedigree and deep research experience across the entire range of strategy, sector, asset class, and geographic focus points.
• Strong international investing background that harnesses experience in leading research and advisory platforms with a global presence.
• Highly disciplined approach to research and advisory mandates, with a heavy emphasis on thorough due diligence and risk management
• Significant expertise in complex investment strategies derived through primary background in alternative investment management research, portfolio management, asset allocation, and risk analytics.