MAK Capital One, established in 2002 by Michael Kaufman and based in New York, is a hedge fund manager known for its strategic approach aimed at long-term outperformance. The firm employs a fundamental, occasionally contrarian strategy across equities, distressed credit, currencies, and commodities, capitalizing on favorable risk-reward opportunities across market cycles.
Michael Anthony Kaufman founded MAK Capital One LLC in 2002 and is currently its Chief Investment Officer & Managing Member. His current roles also include Chairman at Agilysys, Inc. since 2015, Independent Non-Executive Director at Yatra Online, Inc. since 2022, Director at Horsehead Corp., Independent Director at Skyline Champion Corp. since 2018, Director at AZP LLC, Director at Trailhead Biosystems, Inc., and Trustee at Manhattan Institute For Policy Research, Inc. Previously, Mr. Kaufman served as Chairman at Zygo Corp. from 2013 to 2014. He holds an undergraduate degree, an MBA from The University of Chicago, and a graduate degree from Yale University.
MAK Capital One manages discretionary assets totaling $1,272,587,612 as of their Form ADV filed on March 2024, and serves 8 clients. Their most recent Q1 2024 13F filing disclosed holdings of $504,383,905 in managed 13F securities, with a concentrated portfolio where the top 10 holdings represent 100.0% of their investments. Skyline Champion Corp stands as MAK Capital ONE's largest holding, with 3,000,000 shares held.