Merlin Securities research deal with Gerson Lehrman for emerging fund managers

Merlin Securities and Gerson Lehrman Group have formed research partnership that could help smaller hedge funds with research needed to carry out strategies. Under the deal Merlin will provide emerging managers with access to Gerson Lehrman Group's network of over 200,000 experts.

Emerging managers with assets under management (AUM) of up to $150 million will be able to access Gerson Lehrman research in a cost effective way through Merlin Securities.

Gerson Lehrman Group is known for generating alpha and is recognised as a leader in providing this type of research, according to Stephan Vermut, founder and managing partner of Merlin Securities.

By partnering with Merlin's prime, multi-prime and analytical solutions, smaller hedge funds will be able to access research usually beyond the financial reach of most.

Gerson Lehrman Group's platform for consultation and collaboration has helped some of the world's leading financial services companies, consultancies, corporations and non-profit organisations find, engage and manage experts in a broad range of industries and disciplines.

Merlin Securities is a prime brokerage services and technology provider for hedge funds and managed account platforms. It provides single- and multi-primed hedge fund managers with dynamic performance attribution portfolio analytics and reporting. Merlin specialises as a prime broker for funds with less than $1 billion AUM.