Charon Special Situations Group (CSSG or Charon SSG) is an independent investment research firm focused on covering quantitative and event-driven strategies for institutional investors. Comprised of undergraduate students from the Georgia Institute of Technology, our team works to produce the highest quality investment research and share our publications with financial professionals in Atlanta and New York.

Projects

Charon Special Situations Group was a research club I created with a friend while we attended college. We focused on covering event-driven and quantitative opportunities, and our work culminated in a data dashboard that we deployed at Rockefeller Capital Management. A selection of our reports can be found below:

  • Brian Lee
  • May 15, 2019

Esoteric Financing Idea

The recent trend of mining bankruptcies has created short-term municipal lending opportunities in Wyoming counties seeking to litigate tax claims.

  • Brian Lee
  • May 15, 2019

Bankruptcy Case Study

The following case study explains Windstream's progress into distress, an overview of transactions, and restructuring expectations.

  • Brian Lee
  • Mar 25, 2019

Tactical Trading Strategy

Given the American airline industry's rich history, we explored the sector's capital structures for relative value and arbitrage opportunities.

  • Charon SSG Team
  • Feb 18, 2019

Systematic Strategy

Taking inspiration from alternative beta funds, we experimented with a common retail strategy of buying odd lot tender offers to see how it might scale.

  • Brian Lee
  • Dec 17, 2018

Short Analysis

After 2U's 33% loss since July, we wanted to re-evaluate the company's exposure to market risk and update Spruce Point's short thesis.

  • Brian Lee
  • Oct 8, 2018

Risk Arbitrage Analysis

We backtested different strategies to identify times and catalysts that could indicate when to deploy capital during the United Technologies and Rockwell Collins acquisition.