Blue Lion Capital in Dallas has brought a partner with activist investor chops.
The hedge fund said in a press release Thursday that it had hired veteran community bank investor Johnny Guerry. He will join Blue Lion on Jan. 1.
Guerry previously served as a managing partner and portfolio manager of Clover Partners.
"I have known Johnny for almost 15 years,” Chuck Griege, a managing partner of Blue Lion Capital, said in the release. “When evaluating potential investments, Johnny and I have a very similar approach to risk/reward, position sizing and portfolio composition."
Blue Lion said that Guerry, who has led many
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"I believe that Johnny's addition to Blue Lion Capital will be accretive to our portfolio management strategy, our capital raising efforts and our ability to constructively engage with management,” Griege added.