Is a boutique multi-strategy investment firm founded to bring institutional-quality portfolio construction to sophisticated private investors. We combine proven institutional-style frameworks with high-conviction alternative strategies to deliver durable capital growth and superior risk-adjusted returns.
Our solutions bridge traditional portfolio exposures — equities and fixed income — with alternative strategies including absolute return, quantitative approaches, and private credit. We seek to engineer more durable, superior risk-adjusted outcomes by thoughtfully integrating these components
While alternative exposures can be powerful portfolio enhancers, they are often complex and opaque. 76 South removes that complexity, leveraging deep institutional experience to deliver clarity, structure, and disciplined implementation.
High-Caliber Alternative Alpha
Professional Alternatives Management
Risk-Controlled Leverage
Dynamic Rebalancing & Diversification
76 South Partners was founded by Cole Gorman and TC Hargis after a combined 20+ years at the world’s largest institutional derivatives overlay manager.
Over the course of our careers, we worked alongside some of the most sophisticated asset owners in the world — pension funds, endowments, foundations,
healthcare systems, and sovereign wealth funds — structuring solutions designed to improve risk-adjusted outcomes and enhance economic efficiency.
Cole holds a B.S. in Mathematical Finance /Actuarial Science from University of Missouri Columbia and is a credentialed ASA, CFA, and CAIA. With 10+years of institutional strategy experience, he specializes in derivative/systematic strategy design and working with clients to include alternative solutions in their portfolio construction to meet their objectives.
TC holds a B.S. in Economics and Finance from Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville. With 15+ years of experience, he specializes in client relationships with a focus on portfolio construction and macroeconomic themes.