Superhubs
How the financial elite and their networks rule the world
Sandra Navidi
Nicholas Brealey Publishing
289 pages; Rs 599
In 2010, Anthony Scaramucci, the founder of SkyBridge Capital, a US-based hedge fund, approached Vikram Pandit, then chief executive officer (CEO) of Citigroup, hoping to buy Citi’s $4-billion portfolio of hedge funds. Mr Pandit obliged.
Overnight, SkyBridge’s assets under management shot up to $6 billion, catapulting the hedge fund into the big league.
Where did the conversation begin? Davos.
Networking matters. And perhaps there is no other place in the world that provides a better platform to do so than the World Economic
