Prisma Capital Partners, an alternative investment manager providing multi-manager hedge fund solutions, has appointed Anne Wynne as general counsel and James Welch as managing director and member of the firm’s portfolio management group.

Wynne will assume the role of in-house counsel at Prisma and coordinate all legal activities on behalf of the firm.

Welch will focus on product development and coordinate the response of the firm to enquiries from institutional clients who seek a variety of hedged equity and credit strategies.

“Consistent with our business model, we continue to add senior team members with significant track records and expertise in the alternative industry. Jim and Anne are outstanding additions to our portfolio management and legal teams,” says Girish Reddy (pictured), managing partner. “After a period of exciting growth, we continue to add resources to build upon our stable team and to seek to stay ahead of our clients’ needs.”

Prior to joining Prisma, Wynne was senior counsel and vice president at Ivy Asset Management, where she was involved in a variety of legal activities at the fund of funds firm. She previously worked as an associate in the investment management group at Seward & Kissel and in the corporate practice at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan.

Previously Welch was the managing member of Kettle Cove Investors, where he built and managed a portfolio of risk-oriented investment managers in hedge funds and alternatives. Prior to that, he was chief executive and executive director of Kisco Management, where he oversaw asset allocation, portfolio construction, and investment selection.

Welch began his career at J.P. Morgan, where he held a series of senior positions, including managing director and co-head of the portfolio management group at J.P. Morgan Alternative Asset Management, and vice president – global derivatives group at J.P. Morgan Investment Management.