but what's interesting is it's thomas l. kempner sr's son, thomas, jr, behind that firm.
Davidson Kempner was founded in May 1983 by Marvin H. Davidson and was initially named M.H. Davidson & Co.[9] In December 1984, Thomas L. Kempner, Jr. joined the firm and was promoted to Partner in 1986.[17] The firm opened to outside capital in 1987 and was registered as an investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission in 1990.[12][15] Thomas L. Kempner, Jr. was appointed to Executive Managing Member of the firm in January 2004.[18] Anthony A. Yoseloff joined Davidson Kempner in August 1999 and became a Managing Member of Davidson Kempner in January 2004. Mr. Yoseloff became Co-Deputy Executive Managing Member in January 2012, the sole Deputy Executive Managing Member in January 2013 and Co-Executive Managing Member as of January 1, 2018.[7]