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Alpha Quest Funds

Alpha Quest boasts a team of talented, driven and experienced individuals, partnered together for over a decade.

Who we are

Managing director of Alpha Quest Funds

Ovidiu Fer

Over 15 years experience on the European Frontier equity markets, covering most liquid Romanian equities (ranging from banks, to utilities and closed end funds) as well as the CEE Pharma sector. Part of the Wood&Co team voted #1 Central Eastern European research team in the Thomson Reuters Extel survey for 2013;

Holds various roles such as Independent Non Executive Director at Medlife, Romania’s largest private healthcare group and Board advisor in GapMinder, Romania’s most active VC Fund;

Played the essential role in the origination, structuring, research and marketing of the Wood&Co warrant on the Romanian Restitution Fund (Fondul Proprietatea) and listing the structured product in Vienna:

Holds a bachelor degree in Finance from ASE, Romania and MBA from INSEAD, France/Singapore.

Managing director of Alpha Quest Funds

Michal Kosac

Partner and Director of EUR 50mil real estate portfolio in the Czech Republic, Dec 2015 – Present;

Portfolio Manager of CEE Equity Hedge Fund at WOOD & Company (EUR 50mil AUM), 2008 – 2012;

Holds bachelor degrees in Economics, International Relations and Italian from Connecticut College, USA

Investment Advisor

Pavol Kosac

Is authorised by the Board by means of a power of attorney to negotiate the acquisition of Romanian Restitution Points.

Co-managed IJC Special Situations Fund focused on Romanian Restitution Points, achieving a 32% Fund performance within Dec 2014-June 2016.

Played the essential role in the origination, structuring, research and marketing of the Wood&Co warrant on the Romanian Restitution Fund (Fondul Proprietatea) and listing the structured product in Vienna.

Over 10 years experience on the European Frontier equity markets, covering most liquid Romanian equities (ranging from banks, to utilities and closed end funds) as well as the CEE Pharma sector. Part of the Wood&Co team voted #1 Central Eastern European research team in the Thomson Reuters Extel survey for 2013.

Holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from ASE, Romania and MBA from INSEAD, France.

Portfolio manager

Vlad Neacsu

6 years of buy side as Portfolio Manager of Allianz Private Pension Fund- the second largest pension Fund in Romania and two years experience on the sell side as Sales and Sales Trader at Raiffeisen Romania;

Vast experience as Independend board member at major Bucharest Stock Exchange listed companies such as Transgaz, Impact, Compa, and Teraplast;

Executive management positions in Primcom, Alcom and Comsig real estate companies;

Holds bachelor degree in Economics from ASE and EMBA from ASEBUS, Romania.