Tim Babich is focused on direct and co-investments at GCW and serves on the investment committee. In addition to his role at GCW, Tim is the founder and CEO of Nexxus Holdings, an investment firm primarily dedicated to managing his personal investments. Tim is also founder and director of the RUNX1 Research Program, a non-profit grant-funding and advocacy foundation for patients with the inherited blood cancer disorder, RUNX1 Familial Platelet Disorder.
Tim was the founder and CEO of Fortelus Capital Management, a multi-billion dollar London-based hedge fund focused on special situations and distressed debt. During the life of Fortelus Capital, its returns consistently outperformed peers, and it won the 2009 Eurohedge Fund of the Year Award. Tim also founded and served as Chairman of FCM Bank, a Malta-based online bank which was founded in 2012 and ultimately sold to a European payments platform in 2017.
Prior to founding Fortelus Capital Management, Tim was a partner at Silver Point Capital, a Greenwich, CT-based multi-billion dollar hedge fund. As the fund’s first employee after the CEO/founder, Tim helped grow Silver Point from initial capital below $100mm to a multi-billion business. He then relocated to London to create Silver Point’s European investment business. Tim began his career at Goldman Sachs in the investment banking division.
Prior to founding Fortelus Capital Management, Tim was a member at Silver Point Capital, a Greenwich, CT-based multi-billion dollar hedge fund. As the fund’s first employee after the CEO/founder, Tim helped develop Silver Point into a multi-billion business. He then relocated to London to create Silver Point’s European investment office. Tim began his career at Goldman Sachs in the investment banking division.
Tim graduated summa cum laude from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Economics and an M.B.A. in Finance as well as a B.A.S. in Computer Sciences from the School of Engineering. He currently serves on the Board of the Management and Technology Program at the University of Pennsylvania.