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The Enhancers

Nick Foulkes likes to declare upon introducing Pierre Lagrange to someone new: “He invented money.” While humorous in intent, it is not so far from the truth. Lagrange is something of a legend in the hedge fund world. He co-founded GLG Partners in 1995 as a division of Lehman Brothers, before forging its independence and taking it public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2007. In 2010

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