JAT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.

JAT Capital Management, L.P. is a hedge fund sponsor based out of Greenwich, Connecticut. The company was established in 2007 by John A. Thaler, who is still with the company today acting as its principal and portfolio manager. JAT Capital Management has grown from its inception to now have 37 employees of which 10 are investment professionals. The firm utilizes a private equity like approach and has a longer perspective approach in evaluating investments. The JAT Capital Management focuses on the Telecom, Media & Technology and Travel, Leisure, & Gaming sectors and has been registered with the SEC as an investment advisor. The company conducts its research internally and utilizes a fundamental methodology with a bottom up investment approach. JAT Capital Management invests in the public equity markets on a global scale. The company holds over $3.9 billion in total assets under management spread across 12 accounts, all of which are discretionary. Although the company’s total number of accounts has been increasing in recent years, its total assets under management has been somewhat volatile, having bee as low as $2.8 billion back in 2013 and over $7 billion in 2014 before reaching its current levels at $3.9 billion. JAT Capital Management caters exclusively to pooled investment vehicles and takes advisory fees in the form of a percentage of held assets and various performance based fees. As of 2015, the company has decided to return all investor money and become a family office. A representative for the company stated that the company’s previous loss of 11.3% is not the reason for the company’s returning of investment capital, and John A. Thaler himself has explicitly stated that he believes that “it is the right moment to take a break, spend time with my young family and determine which path to pursue next.”