It was founded in 1994 by Daniel Och, together with the Ziff family. Prior to this, Mr. Och had spent 11 years at Goldman Sachs.
It is a multi-strategy fund, including merger arbitrage, convertible arbitrage, equity restructuring, credit and distressed investments, private investments and real estate. As of September 2008, it employed 150 investment professionals.
It's headquarters are in New York. There are offices in London, Hong Kong, Bangalore, Tokyo, and Beijing.
Och-Ziff went public in 2007.
It is a significant investor in Cobra Beer.
OZ Europe Master Fund, Ltd
OZ Asia Master Fund, Ltd
OZ Global Special Investments Master Fund, L.P.
| Daniel Och | Chairman, CEO, Executive Managing Director, and Chief Investment Officer |
| Joel Frank | Executive Managing Director, CFO, and Board Member |
| David Windreich | Executive Managing Director and Board Member |