Goldman Sachs owns nearly 20% of LMR Partners.
Goldman Sachs employs more Algorithmic programmers than traders, by a substantial number now.
LMR are a global Hedge Fund and professional Quant (algorithmic) traders.
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LONDON (Reuters) - A private equity fund run by Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has bought a minority stake in multi-strategy hedge fund firm LMR Partners, one source familiar with the matter said on Monday.
The GSAM fund bought a stake of between 10 percent and 20 percent in LMR for an undisclosed sum, the source said.
A spokesman for LMR Partners, which has offices in London, Hong Kong and New York, declined to comment. A spokesman for Goldman Sachs also declined to comment.
LMR Partners, which uses both computer-driven and discretionary trading styles, has $5 billion in assets under management, its website said.
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