Profile
Prior to Cura, Mr. Vacca was with the Clinton Group since 1998.
Prior to this, Mr. Vacca was a vice president and senior trader at Deutsche Morgan Grenfell, where he co-managed the convertible securities group.
He also developed and implemented convertible valuation models.
Mr. Vacca has been employed in the securities industry since 1975, managing convertible securities and trading for PaineWebber, Weeden & Company, Prudential Securities, Union Bank of Switzerland, and E.F.
Hutton.
Mr. Vacca holds a BA in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh.
Former positions of Michael A. Vacca
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Cura Capital Management LLC
Cura Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2004, Cura Capital Management LLC is a hedge fund manager located in Bronxville, New York. | Chief Operating Officer | 2011-05-29 |
Clinton Group, Inc.
Clinton Group, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Clinton Group, Inc. is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by George E. Hall in 1991 and is a subsidiary of Madison Avenue Capital Holdings, Inc., which is owned by CGI Holdings, Inc. Clinton Group serves as investment manager primarily for an offshore private investment fund, as well as pools of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), collateralized bond obligations (CBOs) and other structured products for which the the firm as collateral manager. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 2008-03-30 |
Weeden & Co. LP
Weeden & Co. LP Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1922, Weeden & Co. LP is a broker/dealer headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut with additional offices in Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis and San Francisco. The firm offers a full array of investment services with independent value-added research covering various sectors. Weeden's research goal is to produce independent, actionable long/short ideas that are free from the inherent conflicts created by investment banking. The firm vigilantly monitors proprietary, quantitative and fundamental indicators across all asset classes to identify and communicate important inflection points within the marketplace to clients. Their equities trading division specializes in difficult-to-execute orders. They are a member of the FINRA, NASDAQ and the SIPC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1997-12-30 |
Painewebber Group, Inc. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1997-12-30 |
Union Bank of Switzerland | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1997-12-30 |
Training of Michael A. Vacca
University of Pittsburgh | Undergraduate Degree |
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Clinton Group, Inc.
Clinton Group, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Clinton Group, Inc. is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by George E. Hall in 1991 and is a subsidiary of Madison Avenue Capital Holdings, Inc., which is owned by CGI Holdings, Inc. Clinton Group serves as investment manager primarily for an offshore private investment fund, as well as pools of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), collateralized bond obligations (CBOs) and other structured products for which the the firm as collateral manager. | Finance |
Weeden & Co. LP
Weeden & Co. LP Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1922, Weeden & Co. LP is a broker/dealer headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut with additional offices in Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis and San Francisco. The firm offers a full array of investment services with independent value-added research covering various sectors. Weeden's research goal is to produce independent, actionable long/short ideas that are free from the inherent conflicts created by investment banking. The firm vigilantly monitors proprietary, quantitative and fundamental indicators across all asset classes to identify and communicate important inflection points within the marketplace to clients. Their equities trading division specializes in difficult-to-execute orders. They are a member of the FINRA, NASDAQ and the SIPC. | Finance |
Painewebber Group, Inc. | Finance |
Union Bank of Switzerland | Finance |
Prudential Securities | Finance |
Cura Capital Management LLC
Cura Capital Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance Founded in 2004, Cura Capital Management LLC is a hedge fund manager located in Bronxville, New York. | Finance |
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