Overview

Gender

male

Investor Type

Investment Partner

Michael Joseph is the Co-Founder and current Co-CEO and Managing Director at Ion Pacific, an investment and merchant bank that works from its base in Hong Kong to serve a prominent and diverse set of clients, partners and investors who are seeking a truly innovative approach to global financial services. Since Ion Pacific’s founding in early 2015, Michael has worked with the team across the Hong Kong, London and San Francisco offices to build the firm very quickly into a leading player across its key businesses.

Before founding Ion Pacific, Michael was a Managing Director and Co-Head of Investment Banking at Reorient Group, the Hong Kong listed investment bank that was sold to Jack Ma (Ali Baba) and associated entities in 2015. While there Michael worked with Itamar Har-Even and the team on several ground-breaking international transactions across multiple industries. In his role on the investment and management committees, Michael led strategic acquisitions for the firm to both drive returns and enhance its position in the region.

Prior to joining Reorient Group, Michael was part of the Och-Ziff team in Hong Kong where he focused on investing across Asia Pacific. While at Och-Ziff, Michael looked across asset classes as well as strategies taking part in some of the larger deals in the market during the time.

Michael moved to Hong Kong as a Managing Director and a Responsible Officer overseeing Balyasny Asset Management’s expansion into Asia. While at Balyasny in Hong Kong, Michael took part in leading the group’s regional strategy and took a senior role in both investing as well as establishing the brand in the region. Before moving to Asia, Michael was a portfolio manager at Balyasny sitting in New York City overseeing the global industrials book which involved investments in the US, Latin America, Europe and Asia.

Prior to joining Balyasny, Michael was a founding member of the global industrial team at the hedge fund, George Weiss Associates. While at George Weiss, Michael also ran his own book within the firm Industrials portfolio that made investments across markets worldwide.

Michael began his career at the Connecticut based hedge Fund, Pequot Capital. Pequot at the time, was a dominant player in the hedge fund space and Michael worked across various strategies.

Michael received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.