Meet Tekmerion: The classics-obsessed macro investor spinning out of Brevan Howard with $1 billion

Zachary Squire and his partner Reed Morrissey are spinning out of Brevan Howard.

Tekmerion Capital

• Tekmerion Capital is spinning out of Brevan Howard with $1 billion.
• The systematic macro fund is run by Zachary Squire and backed by Engineers Gate and Michael Novogratz.
• Squire, formerly at D.E. Shaw, Bridgewater, and HBK, is fundraising now that macro is "en vogue" again.

In a way, Tekmerion Capital is a throwback to an earlier era of hedge funds.

Before...