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

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.
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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.
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3.0
Mar 21, 2026Last edited on Mar 21, 2026
Good at the job, harder to work with than he needs...
Reviewed by a colleague
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
Technically brilliant, socially exhausting
Reviewed by a colleague
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
Sharp mind, occasionally sharp elbows
Reviewed by a colleague
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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