About Muirfield

Muirfield Capital Global Advisors is a specialized alternative investment firm with a strong foundation of Wall Street expertise and a relentless focus on high-conviction, special situations investments.

Since 2013 Muirfield has focused on making strategic alternative investment opportunities on a deal-by-deal basis using dedicated Single Purpose Vehicle structures (“SPVs”). Muirfield has completed numerous successful investments in appraisal arbitrage transactions for Safeway, Dell Computer, Zhaopin, Chindata and other going private transactions, as well as an improper premature bond call by Agribank.

Muirfield currently manages a dedicated fund focused on the Privatization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which are expected to be released from Conservatorship and taken public by the current administration. Muirfield is also advising on a $1 billion appraisal rights claim in the Endeavor going-private transaction.

Muirfield was founded in 2001 by Geoffrey Stern and John Chalsty. Mr. Stern and Mr. Chalsty previously worked together at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette (“DLJ”), where Mr. Stern was a Senior Managing Director and Mr. Chalsty was the Chairman and CEO.

Muirfield initially managed a hedge Fund of Funds focused on Emerging hedge fund managers. Muirfield had early successes from backing emerging hedge fund talents, including several of Julian Robertson’s ‘Tiger Cubs’ before they became industry standouts. Mr. Stern and Mr. Chalsty had an investment banking relationship with Mr. Robertson from their DLJ days.

In 2013, Lee LeBrun joined Muirfield as a partner. Mr. LeBrun was previously a Managing Director at DLJ, where he worked closely with Mr. Stern and Mr. Chalsty. In 2016 Mr. LeBrun left Muirfield to join Rothschild Inc, where he currently serves as the Head of Global Advisory, North America.