Balyasny hires former Nebula CIO Limin Yang
Hedgeweek reports that Balyasny Asset Management has hired Limin Yang, former Chief Investment Officer of Nebula Research and Development, according to a report by eFinancialCareers. Yang served as CIO at the New York-based statistical arbitrage firm from August 2022 until September 2025, according to his LinkedIn profile, and Balyasny declined to comment on the appointment.
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Balyasny Asset Management has hired former Nebula Research and Development CIO Limin Yang.
“Former Nebula Research and Development Chief Investment Officer Limin Yang has been hired by Balyasny Asset Management”
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Yang served as CIO at Nebula from August 2022 until September 2025, according to his LinkedIn profile.
“Yang served as CIO at the New York-based statistical arbitrage firm from August 2022 until September 2025”
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Balyasny declined to comment on the appointment.
“He recently joined Balyasny, which declined to comment on the appointment.”
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Nebula was founded in 2019 by Michael Graves, a former quantitative portfolio manager at Cubist Systematic Strategies.
“Nebula was founded in 2019 by Michael Graves, a former quantitative portfolio manager at Cubist Systematic Strategies”
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Graves died in 2022, aged 49, reportedly following a heart attack while on holiday with his family.
“Graves died in 2022, aged 49, reportedly following a heart attack while on holiday with his family.”
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Following Graves' death, Paloma Capital Partners withdrew its seed capital investment in Nebula, according to a report by Business Insider.
“Paloma Capital Partners, which had provided seed capital to Nebula, withdrew its investment”
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