Forstmann & Co. is a Merchant Bank willing to identify early risk and invest in companies that will participate in large magnitude of change. We are a Merchant Bank that is always aware of downside risk; core investments will be hedged for protection, but leave ample room for substantial returns. A highly creative and experienced management team built this bank for the benefit of it's Investors and Business Partners. FORSTMANN & CO. was restructured in 2014 by J. Anthony Forstmann to invest capital on behalf of its owners on a principal basis. The Merchant Bank with a unique and completely transparent operating dynamic that enables investors to become equity owners alongside management in a novel structure. Mr. Forstmann has assembled a seasoned team of investment and private equity professionals charged with managing, operating and building Forstmann & Co. and the various businesses that are owned within the bank. The Merchant Bank holds it’s capital in liquid stocks from companies that are high-growth, dominant, and complementary to the Merchant Bank’s Investments and Investors. J. Anthony Forstmann of Forstmann Co., an American financier, is one of the founding partners of Forstmann, Leff & Associates, one of the first hedge funds in the United States, along with Joel B. Leff. J. Anthony Forstmann made an investment in Symbol Technologies that became a global standard in barcode, and invested in the first global E-Trading platform, Instinet. Mr. Forstmann was also a founder of one of the first hedge funds and LBO firms in the USA.