Name
Michael Hintze
Michael Hintze
London, United Kingdom
Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Sydney | Master of Science, University of New South Wales | Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Australia
CQS LLP
investment, Self Made
$2,600,000,000
877
#877 Billionaires 2019
#13 Australia's 50 Richest 2019
Michael Hintze started London-based hedge-fund firm CQS, which is led by his flagship Directional Opportunities fund. Born in China to Russian parents, Hintze was raised in Australia and served a 3-year stint in the army before making his way to London in the 1980s.He is a noted supporter of the arts and sciences and was granted Knighthood in 2013 in recognition of his charitable contributions in the U.K. He maintains a connection to his home country through his MH Premium Farms, which owns a portfolio of agricultural properties in Australia.
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