Syed U. Farooq
Partner @Cohen & Co
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WORK HISTORY
Partner @Cohen & Co
Chicago, IL, US
Syed is a Partner in Cohen & Co\'s dedicated investment industry practice in Chicago. Cohen & Co is the 3rd largest public accounting firm for registered funds (mutual funds, interval funds and exchange traded funds) in the country, 2nd largest for ETFs, top firm servicing interval and tender offer funds, 13th largest auditor of hedge funds, a large player in the crypto fund space and a Top 50 CPA firm. The firm is also one of the 14 premier public accounting firms annually inspected by the PCAOB. Cohen & Co currently works with over 2,500 funds (including 1,500 public funds - mutual funds, interval funds, ETFs), and private funds - hedge funds, private equity and venture capital funds) across the country.Syed serves a variety of investment industry audit clients, including closed-end interval and tender offer funds, mutual funds, hedge funds, commodity pools, business development companies, funds-of-funds and private equity funds. He also has experience with asset managers, public companies and Sarbanes-Oxley 404 internal controls.
EDUCATION
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - College of Business
Bachelor of Science
ABOUT SYED U. FAROOQ
Syed is a Partner in Cohen & Co\'s dedicated investment industry practice in Chicago. Cohen & Co is the 3rd largest public accounting firm for registered funds (mutual funds, interval funds and exchange traded funds) in the country, 2nd largest for ETFs, top firm servicing interval and tender offer funds, 13th largest auditor of hedge funds, a large player in the crypto fund space and a Top 50 CPA firm. The firm is also one of the 14 premier public accounting firms annually inspected by the PCAOB. Cohen & Co currently works with over 2,500 funds (including 1,500 public funds - mutual funds, interval funds, ETFs), and private funds - hedge funds, private equity and venture capital funds) across the country.Syed serves a variety of investment industry audit clients, including closed-end interval and tender offer funds, mutual funds, hedge funds, commodity pools, business development companies, funds-of-funds and private equity funds. He also has experience with asset managers, public companies and Sarbanes-Oxley 404 internal controls. In addition to working at two national public accounting firms, Syed served as the assistant controller for a registered investment adviser with assets under management in excess of $250 billion. In that role, he led his team in corporate financial planning and analysis, risk reporting, annual business plan preparation, budgeting and forecasting and board book preparation.> Actively involved in go-to-market efforts and business development initiatives for the firm’s Assurance Practice, specifically in the area of alternative investment and registered funds; actively involved in recruitment at college campus events> Author of numerous articles for the firm’s investment industry thought leadership> Mentor, DePaul University School of Accountancy> Illinois CPA Society> American Institute of CPAs
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