Hedge Fund Focus

Joyce E. Heinzerling Appointed as President of Meridian Fund Advisers LLC

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Meridian Global Fund Services Group has appointed Joyce E. Heinzerling to head a newly formed hedge fund consulting affiliate, Meridian Fund Advisers LLC. At its core, Meridian Fund Advisers will provide hedge fund regulatory and corporate governance best practices advice to hedge funds both within and outside of the Meridian Global client base. In this capacity, Ms. Heinzerling will work side by side with her extensive network of leaders in the hedge fund legal and accounting fields.

“As President of Meridian Fund Advisers, Ms. Heinzerling will lead the development and delivery of our new hedge fund consulting affiliate, and help bring us to a position of distinction in the hedge fund administration industry in terms of a value add for our clients,” said Randy Troy, President of Meridian Fund Services (USA) LLC.

“Meridian Fund Advisers essentially has been established to broaden and strengthen our dedication to clients in an effort to provide the highest level of client service in light of the increasingly complex issues that now arise in the hedge fund industry resulting from the heightened regulatory environment and exposure to litigation,” Mr. Troy added.

“Ms. Heinzerling has an impressive track record in advising financial services firms on a wide range of U.S. regulatory matters, with a special emphasis in recent years on hedge fund regulation and best practices. Her extensive background in the financial services industry, coupled with her comprehensive regulatory experience, makes her a valuable contribution to the entire group of affiliates comprising the Meridian Global Fund Services Group,” added Tom Davis, Chairman of the Group.

Ms. Heinzerling joins Meridian Fund Advisers after serving nine years as General Counsel, CCO and Head of Operational Due Diligence at Archery Capital LLC, an investment adviser to emerging manager funds of funds. Prior to joining Archery Capital, Ms Heinzerling spent fourteen years in private practice advising hedge funds, venture capital funds, private equity funds, and mutual funds, as Asset Management Counsel at Shearman & Sterling and, before that, Kramer Levin Naftalis.

Ms. Heinzerling is a frequent panelist at seminars sponsored by MARHedge, FRALLC, and Pension Bridge, where she speaks on topics pertaining to Hedge Fund Regulation, Operational Due Diligence, and Risk Management. Ms Heinzerling can be reached at jheinzerling@meridianfundadvisers.com

About Meridian Global Fund Services Group

Meridian Global Fund Services Group, www.meridianfundservices.com, provides a full range of hedge fund administration services to both onshore and offshore investment vehicles. Core services consist of Valuation and Accounting, Investor Relations, and the provision of Corporate and Compliance and Registered Offices.

Meridian Global Fund Services Group has fully operational offices in New York, Bermuda, Halifax, and the Cayman Islands that are interconnected through common data processing and telecommunications platforms and which are supported by a sophisticated in house team of technology experts located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Contacts

Meridian Fund Advisers LLC
Joyce Heinzerling, 212-792-6494
jheinzerling@meridianfundadvisers.com