Michael Hintze
Founder, CQS LLP
$2.66B
$1.1M
as of 04/23/25
About Michael Hintze
In 1999, Michael Hintze started London-based hedge-fund firm CQS, which was led by the flagship Directional Opportunities fund.
Hintze sold most of CQS' assets to Canadian investment firm Manulife in 2024 and started a new firm called Deltroit with his own capital.
Born in China to Russian parents, Hintze was raised in Australia and served a 3-year stint in the army before making his way to London in the 1980s.
He is a noted supporter of the arts and sciences and was granted Knighthood in 2013 in recognition of his charitable contributions in the U.K.
He maintains a connection to his home country through his MH Premium Farms, which owns a portfolio of agricultural properties in Australia.
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AustraliaSource of wealth
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London, United KingdomMarital status
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07/27/53 (age 71)Number of children
4Education
Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Master of Science, University of New South Wales; Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of SydneySelf-made
self-madeMichael Hintze’s fortune is worth
44K
troy ounces of gold
41K
median U.S. household
27K
median U.S. income
0.053%
U.S. credit card volume
0.011%
GDP of the United States
0.008%
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