Pirate Capital, the hedge fund founded by ex-Goldman Sachs distressed debt honcho Thomas Hudson, has hired Steven Lefkowitz as an investment analyst from PricewaterhouseCoopers. "The two Jolly Roger funds are now almost at $35 million and at every $50 million [Pirate] will hire an analyst," said Andrew Stotland, director of sales and marketing for the Greenwich, Conn.-based firm. Lefkowitz will cover the distressed debt funds, reporting to Hudson, Stotland said. He joins a four-person team At PwC, Lefkowitz worked in both the business assurance group and the transaction support services team.
Hudson founded Pirate in 2002. He had been a managing director at Amroc Investments, where he directed research and managed the bank loan trading desk. From 1997-99, he served as a v.p. and portfolio manager at Goldman responsible for investing and trading a $500 million portfolio.