Today we are joined by the legendary hedge fund manager Cy Jacobs.

Cy is a co-founder of 36ONE Asset Management and heads the investment team. Before 36ONE, he was a portfolio manager at Investec Securities, where he was head of the Opportunities Mandate. Prior to that, Cy was a Director at HSBC, where he jointly managed the Nedbank Entrepreneur Fund. Cy completed his accounting articles at Kessel Feinstein (later acquired by Grant Thornton).

We discuss his upbringing ad schooling, his first interest in investing, how he co-founded 36One with Steven Liptz, his love for nature as well as his views on some of his well renowned short trades.