Origin
Tudor Investment Corporation moved from New York to Greenwich in 1990 and SAC Capital followed; through the 2000s the cluster became dense enough to be self-reinforcing, with Lone Pine, AQR, Viking and Pershing Square all anchoring nearby.
Who works here
- Multi-manager and equity hedge funds (Bridgewater, AQR, Lone Pine, Viking, Tudor)
- Family offices for the founders of those funds
- Service providers: prime brokers' relationship teams, executive recruiters, fund administrators
Landmarks
- AQR Capital headquarters (Two Greenwich Plaza)
- Bridgewater Associates campus (Westport, sometimes grouped in)
- Greenwich Avenue — the main shopping street and the unofficial after-work circuit
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