Mr. Gerbel is the Founder, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Member of Brown Trout and has over 20 years of experience managing hedge funds focused on merger arbitrage and convertible arbitrage markets. 

Prior to founding Brown Trout in 1997, Mr. Gerbel was a general partner at First Capital Management, LP, a Chicago-based hedge fund focused on merger and convertible arbitrage, value investing, and distressed markets.

Prior to joining First Capital Management, Mr. Gerbel was a trader with Mid-American Commodities Exchange at the Chicago Board of Trade. 

Mr. Gerbel earned a B.S. in Economics from DePaul University.