Enjoy a private lunch for you and a guest in London with financial expert Arpad Busson, founder and Chairman of the EIM Group, where you’ll share a meal and an open conversation on navigating the hedge fund investment world considering today’s economy.
Arpad Busson is the founder and Chairman of the EIM Group, one of the largest tailor made solutions groups in the world. Mr. Busson is also well known for his very active involvement in a number of philanthropic causes around the globe. In 1991, Mr. Busson founded the EIM Group to provide fund-of-fund management services to the institutional market. Since then, EIM has grown to include offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Mr. Busson chairs EIM’s Global Strategy Forum and actively travels the world in search of outstanding manager talent. The EIM Group has recently merged with the Gottex Group where Mr Busson will become Chairman of the combined entity and the largest shareholder.
Mr. Busson is widely recognized as having deep knowledge and experience regarding the hedge fund industry. He has been invited to serve as an industry expert on a number of panels for French, Swiss, German and US regulatory bodies. Mr. Busson is also a founding member of AIMA, the hedge fund industry’s primary professional association.
In addition, since the early nineties, Mr. Busson has been heavily involved in charitable work. He is a founding trustee of ARK (Absolute Return for Kids), one of the fastest growing private charities in the world. ARK finances and manages projects aimed at transforming the lives of children who are victims of abuse, disability, illness and poverty in Eastern Europe, South Africa and the UK. Its activities include funding treatment for AIDS victims in Africa, and developing educational opportunities for disadvantaged children in India. In addition, Mr. Busson and the Busson Family Trust have provided support to many other charities over the years. Busson is a patron of the Elton John AIDS Foundation, Hope and Homes for Children and a founding member of Theodora Children's Trust, a charity which brings music, magic and laughter to children in hospitals. Busson serves as a Member of the European Advisory Board at Christie's Inc., and serves as a Member of the European Advisory Board of Christie's International SA.