Marcus Thornton
Marcus Thornton
Vice President, Equity Strategies
Arcturus Global Fund
LinkedIn: demo://marcus-thornton
Resonance
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Dissonance
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Experience

Arcturus Global Fund

Vice President, Equity Strategies

Arcturus Global Fund

2018 - Present

Manages a $420M long/short equity book focused on financial services and consumer discretionary. Developed systematic screening frameworks adopted across the equities desk. Contributes to macro overlay strategy on quarterly basis.

Meridian Capital Partners

Investment Banking Analyst → Associate

Meridian Capital Partners

2014 - 2016

Executed $4.2B across 11 M&A and leveraged buyout transactions in industrials and consumer sectors. Built integrated LBO, DCF, and merger consequence models for live deal mandates. Promoted to Associate ahead of schedule.

Education

The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

MBA

The Wharton School of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

2016 - 2018

Duke University

B.S. Economics

Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina, United States

2010 - 2014

3 Reviews

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3.0
Mar 21, 2026Last edited on Mar 21, 2026
Strength: Top-tier financial modeling and equity analysis
Weakness: Interpersonal bluntness that cuts both ways; high-conviction to the point of closed-mindedness at times
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Mar 21, 2026Last edited on Mar 21, 2026
Strength: Financial modeling speed and accuracy — genuinely at the top of the analyst cohort
Weakness: Zero-sum mentality in team settings; credit-seeking behavior that poisons collaborative dynamics
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Mar 21, 2026Last edited on Mar 21, 2026
Strength: Exceptional quantitative intuition, extremely fast at building mental models on complex securities
Weakness: Tendency to anchor strongly on his initial thesis; can be slow to update even when new information warrants it
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