MMX launched in 2010 with three professionals and one mission – to connect best in class alternative investment managers developing thoughtful business models with top tier investors. We work diligently to position our managers to capitalize on the present generational opportunity and build each business according to its specialized needs.
"We Are Business Builders. Plain and Simple."
From traditional Long Short Equity to Municipal Bond Market Making, we have worked with a broad range of strategies. Our team knows the alternatives space like no other, and our capital raising record shows it.
Mark Marxer is a Managing Principal at MMX Management a Global Business Development Firm dedicated to working with talented teams and individuals and advising them on their respective paths to growth. Founded by Mark Marxer and Brian Leftwich with offices in New York, Minneapolis MN, Boca Raton FL with offices going into Park City Utah, Palo Alto CA, in 2022. MMX Global Partners LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary and broker dealer arm for MMX Management. MMX Global Partners was founded in 2016. Mr. Marxer is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Compliance Officer for MMX Global Partners. In his role as Managing Partner of MMX Management, he has been responsible for supervising the main office personnel since February 2010 and is responsible for all compliance and supervisory duties for MMX Global Partners since its approval by FINRA in 2018. Previously he was a Managing Director and Global Head of Business Development at Citi in New York. Mr. Marxer was recruited specifically to build out the alternatives business from scratch in 2006. Prior to joining Citi, Mr. Marxer was a Senior Managing Director and the Chief Marketing Officer with Black River Asset Management. Previously, he was a Founding Partner of RedSky Partners, where he was also a Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to RedSky, Mr. Marxer was a Senior Vice President and Director with Alliance/Bernstein Capital Management. He was a Vice President and Director of Marketing with American Express Asset Management. Mr. Marxer earned his Bachelor of Science in Business from THE-Oregon State University. Mr. Marxer brings over 33 years of business development starting over 400 businesses and having raised over $19 billion since 1994.
Specialties: Brand Management, Private Equity, Venture, Hedge Fund and broader Alternatives, Impact (around Nutrition & Wellness, Affordable Housing), Sports, Media, Entertainment, Infrastructure, Gaming. Blockchain, Esports, Digital Currency
Licensed: General Securities Representative (Series 7, Series 63) and a General Securities Principal (Series 24) Investment Banking Representative (Series 79)
Brian is a Partner and Co-founder of MMX Management based in New York. Prior to starting the firm in 2010, he was a Director in the Alternatives Distribution Group at Citi in New York. While there he advised and raised money for a variety of firms across multiple industries (private equity, hedge funds, infrastructure, real estate, venture capital, private placements). Prior to joining Citi, he was a Vice President in the Private Equity Group at Merrill Lynch, brought in to help start and build a sub-group specializing in Hedge Fund Placements. Previously, Brian was an Associate in M&A (Media and Telecommunications) Investment Banking and Private Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley in New York and London, as well as a Healthcare Investment Banking Analyst at Salomon Smith Barney. He earned an A.B. in Politics from Princeton University in 1995 and his M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from Columbia Business School in 2000. Brian brings over 25 years of business development and advisory experience in the alternative investment, M&A and corporate finance industries.
Mr. Manlove is a Partner at MMX Management, based in Minnesota, and joined the team in 2010. Chris has 23 years of business development and investment experience and previously was Managing Director of Client Relations for Deephaven Capital Management, LLC, where he was responsible for marketing the firm’s global multi-strategy and single strategy hedge funds to pension funds, endowments, foundations, investment consultants, family offices, and hedge fund of funds. Prior to that, Mr. Manlove was Director of Institutional Sales and Client Service for AXA Investment Managers, Inc. where he was recruited to develop the group’s institutional marketing and client service capabilities. Previously, he was a Vice President of Institutional Sales for Advantus Capital Management where he lead the firm’s institutional marketing and client service team. Mr. Manlove has a Bachelor of Arts from Gustavus Adolphus College and an MBA from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and member of the Twin Cities Society of Security Analysts.
Daniel J. Hoinacki, CFA is a Partner at MMX Management. Prior to joining MMX, Daniel previously held senior client development roles at several prominent hedge funds, including York Capital, Tricadia Capital, and Carlson Capital, with global client coverage responsibilities across a broad range of investor types. Prior to Carlson, he was a Principal in the Fund Investment Group at Moore Capital, a New York-based macro hedge fund, where he managed outside investments in venture capital, private equity, real estate, real assets, and hedge funds as well as a fund of hedge fund business unit, Alstra Capital, which he spun out and served as President and Lead Portfolio Manager. Prior to Moore, Daniel was a Senior Investment Consultant at Graystone Consulting, which was acquired by Morgan Stanley, where he advised family offices and ultra-high net worth clients. He began his investment career at Glenwood Financial, a Chicago-based fund of hedge funds. Daniel attended the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and earned a double major in Finance and International Economics. He also earned an M.B.A. from The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Based in Florida, Melinda serves the role of Partnership Operations Director at MMX. She comes to us with over 15 years of customer service and administrative experience. Before joining us, she worked as a client service manager for an RIA firm working closely with the advisors as well as custodians to ensure a seamless client experience. Prior to moving to Florida, she spent 7 years working for a small loan company as the district manager, overseeing operations and staff at all branches in the St. Louis area.
