Pirate Capital, the Norwalk, Conn.-based event-driven hedge fund firm founded by ex-Goldman Sachs distressed debt honcho Thomas Hudson, has made two new hires. The firm, which manages $90 million, has hired Matthew O'Callaghan as a trader from Triton Partners, an investment firm focused on structured products, and as an analyst, Zachary George, a former analyst with Mizuho Corporate Bank. George worked in the portfolio management group of Mizuho's loan division.
The hires were made to boost the firm's infrastructure, said Andrew Stotland, director of marketing. O'Callaghan and Michael Sollott, cio of Triton, did not return calls. George Kokkinos, v.p., at Mizuho, said of George: "We were very happy with him. We wish him good luck and success."