Rank #1570
Michael Hintze
Net worth $2.7B
Investment · Australia
- Born
- Jul 27, 1953
- Age
- 72
- Source
- Investment
- Residence
- London
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 4
- Education
- Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Master of Science, University of New South Wales; Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Sydney
Net worth over time
Biography
- 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.