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Portman Square Capital
Portman Square Capital operates in a well-defined niche space with a high barrier to entry. Its approach has three integrated precepts: advanced research and...
Portman Square Capital
Portman Square Capital operates in a well-defined niche space with a high barrier to entry. Its approach has three integrated precepts: advanced research and screening, bottom-up portfolio construction and integrated risk management. The firm’s diverse team of 30+ professionals is solely focused on delivering performance for investors, with a core team that worked together in major investment bank proprietary trading teams before launching the firm in 2012. The team works collaboratively across most asset classes to share volatility expertise and build portfolios for clients.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
2012
Location
Region
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
City
London
Corporate office
London, United Kingdom
Principals
Sutesh Sharma
Founding Partner & CIO / CEO
Sutesh Sharma
Founding Partner & CIO
Toby Lingard
Partner, COO & CRO
Yusaf Khan
Founding Partner & Portfolio Manager
Julien Attal
Partner, Portfolio Manager
Bastien Lussault
Partner, Portfolio Manager
Alex Gabriel
Partner, Head of Finance
Alistair Heaton-Armstrong
Partner, Head of Business Development
Petros Toseland
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
Christian Jensen
Chief Technology Officer
Jaipal Tuttle
Independent Quantitative Researcher
Frequently asked questions
Does Portman Square Capital manage external client capital?
No. Portman Square Capital operates as a proprietary trading firm, deploying exclusively partner capital. There is no external fundraising, no fund-of-funds relationships, and no institutional or individual client capital at risk in the firm's strategies.
What strategies does Portman Square Capital run?
The firm blends systematic and quantitative approaches with discretionary macro and relative-value strategies. Execution is concentrated in liquid, exchange-traded instruments across equity derivatives, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets in developed economies.
Where does the name Portman Square Capital come from?
The firm's registered address sits near Portman Square in central London — an area historically associated with quantitative finance and alternative investment managers in the city. The name reflects the geography of its founding.
How does Portman Square Capital source and retain talent?
The firm competes in the same London talent market as larger proprietary trading firms, targeting quantitative researchers, traders, and technologists. Its pure partner-capital model can be a differentiator in recruitment — all risk-taking flows directly to the individuals and teams generating returns, without external management fees or client mandates filtering the economics.
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