Overview
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Mark D. Sonnino

3315 Collins Avenue, #10A Miami Beach

Overview

40
40
years of professional experience

Work History

Founder and Senior Principal

MDS Asset Management
03.2012 - Current

Family office that manages the assets for the Brillo-Sonnino family and the Brillo-Sonnino Family Foundation.

Co-Founder and Senior Principal

Satellite Asset Management
11.1999 - 03.2012

Absolute return hedge fund focused on Merger Arbitrage, Credit Arbitrage, Distressed Credit, and Long Short Equities. At it's peak, the firm managed over $7 billion in assets for university and charitable endowments, pension funds, and high net worth families.

Managing Director

Soros Fund Management
01.1988 - 11.1998

Director of Research for the Merger Arbitrage and Distressed Credit portfolio, which managed over $6 billion of assets at it's peak for the Quantum and Quasar investment funds.

Director of Merger Arbitrage Research

Plaza Securities
08.1987 - 12.1987

Asset management firm founded by Asher Edelman.

Director

Chase Manhattan Bank
08.1984 - 08.1987

Began career as an Investment Banking Associate in the Mergers and Acquisitions group. Promoted to Director (equivalent to Vice President.)

Education

Master of Science - Finance And Applied Economics

Sloan School of Management, M.I.T.
Cambridge, MA
06.1984

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

Columbia College, Columbia University
New York, NY
06.1982

Timeline

Founder and Senior Principal

MDS Asset Management
03.2012 - Current

Co-Founder and Senior Principal

Satellite Asset Management
11.1999 - 03.2012

Managing Director

Soros Fund Management
01.1988 - 11.1998

Director of Merger Arbitrage Research

Plaza Securities
08.1987 - 12.1987

Director

Chase Manhattan Bank
08.1984 - 08.1987

Master of Science - Finance And Applied Economics

Sloan School of Management, M.I.T.

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

Columbia College, Columbia University
Mark D. Sonnino