Farallon Capital Management

Farallon Capital Management

Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C. is a San Francisco-headquartered global multi-strategy investment firm that invests in public and private assets worldwide. Founded in 1986, the firm employs critical thinking and rigorous bottom-up fundamental analysis to pursue extraordinary risk-adjusted returns with an emphasis on capital preservation (per firm website). Its opportunistic strategies include Credit, Long/Short Equity, Merger Arbitrage, Risk Arbitrage, Real Estate Investments, and Strategic Capital; ideas compete for capital based on in-depth risk-reward assessment, with portfolio-level risk managed via analytics and hedging (per firm website strategies page). As of 2026 the firm reports $44 billion in capital under management, more than 350 employees across seven global offices, and 100% ownership by working Partners (per firm website at-a-glance). Form ADV data indicate approximately $43.6 billion in discretionary AUM as of December 31, 2025 (per March 30, 2026 ADV filing). Leadership transitioned in 2025 with Nicolas Giauque becoming Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer while Andrew Spokes serves as Executive Chair; the senior investment team averages 18 years of tenure (per firm About Us page). Offices include San Francisco headquarters, New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, and São Paulo. The firm primarily serves institutional clients including endowments, foundations, pensions, and high-net-worth individuals, guided by alignment of interests and values refined over four decades.