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Biotech investor, banker and analyst personnel changes

August 6, 2012 7:00 AM UTC

Les Funtleyder joined Poliwogg as president of the firm's investment advisory division, where he will manage a healthcare hedge fund. He was a portfolio manager and strategist for the Healthcare Transformation Fund at Miller Tabak.

Poliwogg launched early this year and will finance healthcare and life sciences companies through mechanisms created by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, such as crowd funding and Regulation A investments. These allow private companies to publicly solicit investments...