Derek Sismundo

Founded in 2006, WhiteSand Research LLC is an independent research firm located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The firm publishes proprietary research on companies facing event-driven catalysts, including mergers & acquisitions, corporate buyback situations, turnarounds and capital restructurings. They primarily serve mutual fund managers and the hedge fund community. WhiteSand provides in-depth analysis of under-researched companies and strategies to identify complex or overlooked situations that can offer asymmetric risk/return advantages to the investor. Their periodicals organize the investment universe by functional sector rather than by the standard division by industry sector.