Daniel Gotvald CFA
About
Daniel Gotvald CFA is from Dallas, Texas, United States. Daniel is currently Founder & CEO at Livingston Capital Partners LLC, located in Dallas/Fort Worth Area. In Daniel's previous role as a Director, Portfolio Manager at Millennium Partners, Daniel worked in until Aug 2014. Prior to joining Millennium Partners, Daniel was a Director, Portfolio Manager at Credit Suisse and held the position of Director, Portfolio Manager. Prior to that, Daniel was a Director, Portfolio Manager at UBS O'Connor from Jun 2004 to Jul 2007. Daniel started working as Senior Vice President at Bessemer Trust in Sep 2000. From Jul 1998 to Sep 2000, Daniel was Associate at Deutsche Banc Alex Brown. Prior to that, Daniel was a Private Client Intern at Merrill Lynch from Sep 1997 to May 1998. Daniel started working as Sequencing Associate at Incyte Pharmaceuticals/Genomics in May 1996.
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Daniel Gotvald CFA's current jobs
Long/short industrials, basic materials, & energy focused hedge fund with low net exposure - Livingston employs a fundamentally based, catalyst-driven, & value-oriented investment style - We seek to deliver exceptional risk adjusted returns with limited market exposure, utilizing a unique risk management approach - We opportunistically invest in publicly traded equity securities in North America and Europe
Daniel Gotvald CFA's past jobs
Long/short portfolio manager focusing primarily on industrials and basic materials; other sectors include engineering & construction, homebuilding and building products, transportation, business services, packaging, oil services
Managed a global equity cyclicals market neutral portfolio, including industrials/capital goods, basic materials (with a particular focus on chemicals), homebuilders, building products, transportation, business services, and oil services; Performed all research, made all buy/sell decisions and executed all trades
Managed long/short market neutral portfolios in chemicals, capital goods, transportation, business services, and healthcare; Transferred to London from New York to help build the international O’Connor hedge fund franchise; During 2006-07, managed global long/short market neutral chemicals book and European healthcare book; performed all research and made all buy/sell decisions; During 2004-06, managed business services and transportation books; During 2004-05, co-managed U.S. capital goods portfolio
Capital Goods / Industrials Analyst; Made buy/sell recommendations to PMs of two core mutual funds: Bessemer Common Stock Fund and Bessemer Capital Opportunity Fund; Senior Analyst coverage included industrial conglomerates, electrical equipment, aerospace and defense, machinery, homebuilders, building products, instruments, and environmental services; also advised clients on large publicly traded positions, private companies, and private equity deals
Worked with #3 Institutional Investor (#2 Greenwich) U.S. Oil Services analyst to maintain and improve research franchise; member of #1 Institutional Investor global energy team. Created and maintained financial models; wrote company/industry research reports and First Call notes; communicated with company managements and other industry sources, clients, institutional sales, and traders; performed macro and micro industry/company studies; developed proprietary valuation models and research.
Updated client accounts and responded to clients' needs; composed financial spreadsheets; performed market and industry research; processed orders; implemented databases; designed presentation materials for clients which compared different financial assets for disparate investment objectives. Increased efficiency of daily operations by identifying problems and re-engineering methods; upgraded computer systems; managed three Interns.
Sequenced cDNA and performed computerized bio-informatic analysis of genetic data for the LifeSeq database (human genome); analyzed and edited chromatographs of clones; operated various computer and robotics systems; worked in a team-work intensive environment to accomplish weekly goals and technology improvements; organized and interpreted prodigious amounts of data with current technology.
Designed web pages using HTML and JAVA, installed Internet software, devised marketing schemes, provided consulting services to customers, and gained entrepreneurial experience.
Ochsner Medical Foundation, Division of Research, Laboratory of BIOTECH Molecular Genetics, New Orleans, LA. Internship: Studied mutations of the p53 tumour suppresser gene/protein and the perfection of a mutant replication system. Performed or aided in mini prep DNA purification systems, large scale plasmid preps, cesium chloride preps, transfections and cotransfections. Prepared various solutions, performed gel electrophoresis, PCR, and grew cell cultures