First Houston Hedge Fund Round Table

October 23, 2007 |

Last Thursday, we held our first Houston Hedge Fund Round Table meeting.  Actually, it was a pretty informal gathering of some very excellent minds I know of here in oil city.  Originally suggested by hedge fund manager, Eric Wormser of Starboard Capital, we assembled this intimate group to discuss business, hedge funds, trading, deals we have cooking as well as films, history, politics, etc.  We even talked a bit about the passing of Bob Denard, the notorious French mecenary who once ruled the Comoro islands.  We didn’t right the wrongs of the world, but we certainly had an entertaining and informative evening.  In all, we had a serial entrepreneur, natural gas broker, hedge fund manager, public funding professional from Bear, a financial consultant as well as Hedge Fund Launch.

Held at Bob’s Steak & Chop House, there was plenty of great steak and fine wine to be had.  We started off the evening with a nice, smooth sauvignon blanc — the name of which I cannot remember.  However, during the meal when conversation was at its peak and Sam Vogel (natural gas broker from South Africa) was telling us about some trades he’s been doing on Google, the wine was Diamant.  I’m told by our serial entrepreneur, Nita Miller, that the wine is crafted by a celebrated winemaker famous for making great, Bordeaux-styled, blended, red wines from Napa Valley.  I found it delicious and plan to buy a few bottles for the holidays.  It was very smooth.

Next time, I might reserve the private room so I can better lead the discussion.

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