Franco Francis

CQS (UK) LLP (CQS) is a Great Britain-based alternative investment management firm headquartered in London. In 2024, the firm was acquired by Manulife Investment Management Ltd., a subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corp., in Canada from CQS Cayman LP. The firm was founded by Michael Hintze in 1999 as a global multi-strategy asset management firm. CQS offers a range of strategies and bespoke solutions in multi-strategy, convertibles, asset-backed securities, credit, loans, and equities.

CQS Asset Management Ltd. (CQS-AM) is the Great Britain-based specialist fund management subsidiary of CQS Cayman Management Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Cayman-based CQS Cayman LP. Established in 2004 by Richard Lockwood, the firm was formerly known as NCIM-New City Investment Managers Ltd., CQS-AM was acquired in 2007 and uses NCIM as their trading name. The firm's clients include pension funds, insurance companies, stockbrokers, charities and private individuals.