The award for Event Driven was claimed by Copper Street Capital, the recently launched financial sector-focused event-driven manager headed by former Barclays investment bank co-CEO Jerry del Missier.

Jerry Del Missier’s Copper Street Capital is reportedly opening to external capital and hopes to bring assets under management to more than $500 million.

A hedge fund firm run by the former co-CEO of Barclays investment bank Jerry del Missier and focussed on the financial services industry has opened to external capital.