More than 100 multi-national investment professionals in both developed and emerging markets.
Black River has a 26-year history of trading global markets through a wide variety of strategies, multiple market cycles and risk events.
Black River has a full functional infrastructure, including dedicated professionals in Risk Management, Marketing and Client Relations, Finance and Liquidity Management, Strategy and Business Development, Legal, Tax, Compliance, Control, Information Technology, and Human Resources.
The five Black River principals have an average of 22 years experience in the financial industry and have been with Black River or its predecessor an average of more than 22 years.
The firm takes its name from the Black River in Wisconsin where Cargill had a logging operation in the late 1800s that was an important part of the company's early success.
Black River Asset Management LLC seeks attractive risk-adjusted returns, relying on experienced investment professionals, rigorous risk and investment management processes and strong compliance and controls.
Black River Asset Management LLC was founded in 2003 and is an independently managed subsidiary of Cargill, Incorporated. Black River Asset Management LLC, combined with its subsidiaries around the world (together "Black River" or "Black River Group"), encompasses what was formerly Cargill's Global Capital Markets Division, which engaged in proprietary trading for Cargill from 1984 to 2003. Black River was founded in 2003 and began managing third party capital in February 2004. The firm currently manages a wide variety of alternative investment strategies.
Black River has a large, experienced team of investment professionals with extensive worldwide access to a wide variety of markets, information and investment opportunities. The firm utilizes this access to evaluate opportunities from multiple perspectives, drawing on the unique scope and diversity of this global Black River platform.