On todays podcast I am happy to have hosted Dominique Mielle, Former partner and Senior Portfolio manager at Canyon Capital, a $25 billion hedge fund and author of the recently released book “Damsel in Distressed: My Life in the Golden Age of Hedge Funds”.

On the podcast we talk about her book, why investing requires imagination, how a good deal is a deal where no one is happy and the state of the current Hedge Fund industry. 

I hope you enjoy!

Buy the book here - 
Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Damsel-Distressed-Golden-Hedge-Funds/dp/1642939722/
Kindle - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Damsel-Distressed-Golden-Hedge-Funds-ebook/dp/B0988B7HSC/


0:00 - Introduction
0:50 - Influence for writing the book?
2:20 - Mystique behind Hedge Funds
3:55 - Why investing requires imagination?
6:59 - A good deal is a deal where no one is happy
9:30 - Why was distressed investing so profitable between 2000-2008
12:40 - Losing Trades
15:10 - Losses Happening early in your career
16:30 - Advice for people entering the industry?
19:45 - Hard getting into the industry
20:20 - Why are distressed investors not ‘vultures’?
23:55 - Excitement from a great investment
24:40 - How has the hedge fund industry evolved over the past 20 years?
28:00 - Too much money chasing too few assets
31:09 - What is your prediction for the future of Hedge Funds?

Dominique spent twenty years as a partner and senior portfolio manager at Canyon Capital. In 2017, she was named of the “50 Leading Women in Hedge Funds” by the Hedge Fund Journal and E&Y.

Dominique was one of the only senior women in the hedge fund business and played a key role in complicated bankruptcies, serving as leading creditor’s committee member for Puerto Rico, and restructuring committee member for U.S airlines in the wake of the September 11 attacks.

Dominique - 

Website - https://dominiquemielle.com/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominique-mielle/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/dominiquemielle

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