James Dedman began his career with Barclays Capital in 2008, working on the Fund Linked Derivatives desk before moving to Exotic Rates Structuring. He focused on pricing and creating bespoke structured products. He then joined Morgan Capital, in a proprietary trading role, and was made Partner after 3 years. Focusing on non-vanilla, fixed income investments, he was responsible for the funds first convertible arbitrage deal and first fixed income ETF creation/redemption. His main interest was relative value trade ideas and alpha generation through exotic derivative/option arbitrage
In 2015, James joined Cazadores Investments Pty Ltd in Sydney, Australia as a Senior Portfolio Manager. Initially responsible for European investment strategy focusing on fixed income and convertibles he soon became responsible for overseeing Cazadores Investments funds managed globally across all asset classes
In 2017, expansion occurred with James creating an FCA regulated Investment Manager in the UK, focusing on family offices and other institutional clients
In 2019, Cazadores launched its first quantitative investment strategy – Cazadores Commodity Alpha and became a registered member of the National Futures Association (NFA) in the U.S.
James Miller is a seasoned investment professional with deep expertise across portfolio management, systematic strategies, and institutional trading. As Co-Founder and Portfolio Manager at Ten Invest Capital, he ran a quantitative macro and equity market neutral fund delivering 15% annualised returns at 5% volatility.
At Sealight Capital, he co-managed a European long/short equity strategy with up to $600 million AUM. Before moving into fund management, James held senior trading roles at Nomura and UBS, where he managed multi-billion-dollar equity risk books and led pan-European trading desks. His career spans proprietary trading, risk oversight, and the design of scalable investment systems for hedge funds and family offices.
Shailen Pau is a veteran fixed income trader with nearly 20 years of front-office experience across global bond markets. He held senior trading roles at Credit Suisse, Credit Agricole, and RBC, where he managed multi-billion-dollar books across US$, GBP, and Euro SSA, covered bonds, and investment grade credit.
At Credit Suisse, he built and led the US$ SSA trading desk, consistently ranking among the top three in the market. Known for his client-focused approach and sharp market instincts, Shailen brings deep expertise in trading, credit strategy, and team leadership across both primary and secondary markets.
Umang Vithlani has more than 20 years experience in the credit markets.
Umang began his career at TD Securities on their proprietary trading desk in 2000. This was a very fruitful learning ground for Umang which he would later leverage on in later roles.
In 2007 Umang joined Aviva Investors where he set up and ran a Credit Hedge fund focused on cash bonds, vanilla and structured credit derivatives. The fund delivered strong returns in a risk-controlled manner generating a Sharpe of 2.5x as well as navigating successfully through the GFC and Eurozone Sovereign crisis.
In 2013 Umang joined Fideuram Asset Management as Head of Credit and senior portfolio manager. Umang worked to define the investment process here based on both a bottom up and top-down approach process informed by experience throughout credit and economic cycles, tail risk events, and substantial market evolution. Focus was largely on IG credit with some deviations into sub-IG using both cash and credit derivative instruments. Again, Umang delivered excellent returns with a Sharpe of 3x over just short of a decade, with targets consistently being met and exceeded whilst aligned to strict risk and regulatory constraints. Umang was also able to grow, develop and mentor a team as well as helping to grow AUM significantly within the Credit funds.
Cazadores combines precision, performance, and exclusivity to deliver consistent, high-return investment strategies. Unlike traditional firms, we operate on a performance-based model, aligning our success with our investors’ gains. Our data-driven approach, rigorous risk management, and third-party-audited transparency set us apart in the industry.
We partner exclusively with high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWIs), institutional investors, and family offices. Our clients typically seek structured, high-performance investment strategies and are committed to a long-term vision for wealth growth.
We employ disciplined risk management strategies, leveraging a combination of fundamental analysis, market intelligence, and quantitative models. Every investment decision is backed by deep research and predictive analytics, ensuring a controlled and calculated approach to wealth growth. Additionally, our strategies undergo third-party auditing to reinforce credibility and investor trust.
Transparency is a cornerstone of our approach. We provide regular performance reports, third-party audits, and access to verified investment data. Our investors receive detailed insights into portfolio performance, risk assessments, and strategy adjustments, ensuring complete clarity and confidence in their investments.
Risk Disclosure: Please note there is a substantial risk of loss in trading commodity futures, options and off-exchange foreign currency products.
Cazadores Investments Ltd (“Cazadores Ltd”) is a limited company registered in England and Wales, registration number 10181648. Authorised and Regulated by the FCA with FCA reference number 771719 | LEI Number: 213800ZHM57PSVHJM845 | Pillar 3 Disclosure can be found here.