Hedge Fund Advisory
Come to us with your firm’s most pressing challenges. Arootah Hedge Fund Advisory supports hedge funds across Investments and Operations to propel your business forward.
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Strengthen Your Firm from the Inside Out
Whether you’re starting up a new firm or looking to scale or transition an established firm, Arootah Hedge Fund Advisory supports leaders to proactively build and grow their business.
Offered as part of Arootah’s Business Consulting services, our Hedge Fund Advisory team guides hedge fund executives on how to maximize performance with our process-driven approach across Investments and Operations. Our team of advisors leverages real-world, on-the-job experience in structuring, operating, managing, and growing successful hedge funds to support our clients in meeting and overcoming their firms’ biggest needs and challenges.

Hedge Fund Consulting Services
Arootah Hedge Fund Advisory services propel your business forward by leveraging our experience across the key areas of a firm: Investments and Operations. Our team can support you throughout the entire life cycle: from startup to raising capital to ongoing operations and beyond.
We offer the tools and foundational support to help you:
- Gain confidence across the entire lifecycle of fund management
- Navigate complex SEC and compliance issues
- Ensure the satisfaction of your investors
- Foster collaboration across functional areas
Whether you are forming a new fund or looking to grow your business, our consultative approach enables firms to optimize their time and resources.
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Arootah Business Consulting
Under the direction of Rich Bello, co-founder and COO of Blue Ridge Capital, Arootah Business Consulting leverages the expertise of advisors from some of the world’s most prestigious hedge funds, such as Tiger Management, D.E. Shaw, Maverick, Pequot, and Andor.
Our advisors focus on best practices consulting, imparting the tools, policies, and procedures you need to proactively build a firm so stable that the only surprises you experience emerge from markets.
We offer services on an ad-hoc or project basis or for longer-term engagements.

Hedge Fund Advisory: Fill in the Gaps
Consider us an extension of your team. Learn how your firm can grow in the following areas of Investments and Operations:
- Talent Acquisition Process
- Investment Process
- Trading
- Compensation Process
- Legal and Compliance
- Human Resources Process
- Fund Raising
- Investor Relations
- Technology
- Taxes and Accounting

Investments
Portfolio Management
Before you can begin to differentiate yourself from your competition, you must generate returns with the smartest and most strategic portfolio of individual investments possible. Developing policies for constructing and managing risk-adjusted portfolios that generate positive returns is your North Star.
Idea Generation
Your success in building a high-performing, diversified portfolio is entirely incumbent on generating new ideas. Developing a process to uncover new, innovative, and unique investment opportunities is an ongoing challenge, but once you’ve mastered it, you immediately set yourself apart from other funds.
Value Added Research
What exactly is the value proposition you are selling to investors? Your competitive advantage in picking investments. We’ll help you expand and streamline the methods you use to conduct thorough and compliant research through process improvements and quantifiable decision-making techniques.
Risk Management
Risk is an ongoing challenge you must not only identify in your firm, but seek to mitigate. Your methods, how you articulate those to investors, and your ability to effectively control risks specific to your asset class will help you build trust with your clients.
Data Science
Data: It can undermine the entire investment process if it lacks integrity or quality. Let us help you implement cost-effective approaches to data vendors.
Trading
Avenues for trade execution, particularly technology innovators, are constantly evolving and have a direct impact on your ability to source liquidity, achieve the best execution, and generate alpha. How you manage the trading process is critically important to investors and regulators.
Compliance
In recent years, the number of SEC cases and enforcement actions related to firm research and investment practices has increased. Control measures are crucial to ensure that you are meeting all legal and regulatory requirements, particularly as it relates to material non-public information and the use of expert networks. The goal: to protect your firm from costly violations.
Talent Acquisition
The PM manages two portfolios: People and investments. By far, the most important portfolio is the team, but leaders often struggle to invest time in creating a cohesive unit by establishing a process for hiring, compensation, performance measurement, and termination.

Talent Acquisition Services

Talent Acquisition Process Training

Talent Acquisition Software

Talent Acquisition Services

Talent Acquisition Process Training

Talent Acquisition Software
Operations
Fund Raising
Capital-raising is one of the most daunting tasks that any firm faces. There are effective ways you can position your team for success in raising assets and securing investors, while making sure you comply with all marketing and distribution requirements.
Investor Relations
Your ability to effectively communicate with investors is critical in fostering long-lasting relationships. Referrals only come from well-informed and satisfied clients; they are your best marketing tool.
Legal & Compliance
Set a tone-at-the-top commitment to compliance by establishing processes and control measures that help your firm prevent legal trouble and regulatory violations. Do it reputably from inception so you can focus on success and avoid unwarranted scrutiny.
Taxes & Accounting
Whether you process records in-house or outsource them, you need to have a system in place to oversee the accounting, financial reporting, annual audit, and tax preparation requirements of the fund and its clients. The accuracy of your books and records is critical to daily operations as well as your contact with clients and regulatory agencies.
Technology Infrastructure
Set your team up for productivity by ensuring they have the tools and technology needed for success, whether they’re working remotely or in-office.
Cybersecurity
The number of cybersecurity attacks continues to steadily rise. Guard your firm’s data against the ongoing threat of cyberattacks, identity theft, and system outages.
Software
Get support determining your software needs for key functions, including portfolio accounting, trade order management, compliance, performance measurement, and client reporting. Arootah advisors provide guidance in these areas and others to help you determine what is most efficient and cost-effective. We focus on solutions that help you meet your needs today and as you grow.
Family Office
Meeting the wealth, tax, asset, and liability management needs of the principal(s) and their estates requires specialized attention. Protecting the interests of the firm’s owner(s) ensures their peace of mind and business continuity.
Trade Operations
To ensure the accurate and timely processing of transactions, it’s crucial to design a risk-mitigating workflow to manage the full life cycle of a trade—order entry, execution, allocation, settlement, and reconciliation. Errors cost firms money and may damage their reputations.
Management Company
The ability to forecast and budget the financial accounting and tax preparation needs of the ownership entity ensures the entity meets cash, treasury, and management reporting requirements. Understanding the financial condition of the business is critical to principal(s), partner(s), outside financial stakeholders, and investors.
Administrative
A business cannot function without the proper behind-the-scenes support, resources, and services. Don’t ignore the importance of an efficient and cost-effective infrastructure to meet the ongoing needs of your clients and employees.
Human Resources
Focus on your most important resource—human capital—by establishing and implementing procedures for talent acquisition, diversity and inclusion, training and professional development, and benefits. Employee dissatisfaction and turnover cost organizations valuable time and money.
Operational Risk
Manage the operational risk of the firm, ensuring processes are in place to identify the impact and probability of risk occurrence. Pinpoint mitigation strategies to ensure positive outcomes.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who are your clients, and what do you do for them?
Our clients come from hedge funds, family offices, wealth management firms, asset management firms, and financial institutions, but our consulting capabilities expand beyond those industries. Our advisors carefully assess how they currently operate across all functional areas and identify where gaps exist.
What kind of “success” do you help clients achieve?
We go far beyond business success. Depending on where you want to improve, our team supports businesses and individuals to accomplish their most ambitious goals, including:
- Expanding operations
- Maximizing returns
- Leveraging resources
- Refocusing talents
- Pursuing exciting opportunities
- Raising more capital
- Exploring new ventures
How does Advisory Business Consulting improve the corporate environment?
There are measurable impacts of business consulting, such as improved efficiencies, fewer mistakes, reduction of costly errors, and increased revenues. Research has shown businesses that leverage the involvement of subject-matter experts in various functional areas see improved productivity.
Will I receive a business strategy?
Yes… Arootah advisors are eager to provide you with a strategy that works! They’re committed to helping you optimize your business plan, find the best tactics, and support you during implementation. Business consulting services are perfect for those looking to grow a business or better market their products.
Where does Arootah Business Consulting take place?
We’re 100% online so we can easily connect with you whenever it’s most convenient for you. The program is safe, secure, and confidential. Our clients and consultants are working hard to make incredible things happen. Protecting your trade secrets, intellectual property, and personal information is a top priority.