SkyBridge Capital Managing Partner Anthony Scaramucci Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2011 New York Award Winner

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Jun 10, 2011, 08:53 ET

NEW YORK, June 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyBridge Capital today announced that managing partner Anthony Scaramucci received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2011 New York Award in the Financial Services category. According to Ernst & Young LLP, the award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Mr. Scaramucci accepted the award at a gala event at the Marriott Marquis on June 8.

"I am humbled and honored to receive this business distinction among such an impressive group of entrepreneurs," said Mr. Scaramucci. "I remain committed not only to building SkyBridge and making a mark on the financial community through the firm, but to fostering the next generation of entrepreneurs through other personal and professional endeavors."

The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Awards Program celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Past award winners have included Howard Schultz of Starbucks Coffee Company, Arthur M. Blank of AMB Group, LLC (Home Depot, Atlanta Falcons), Pierre Omidyar of eBay, Inc., Ruth Fertel of Ruth's Chris Steak House, Inc., Maxine Clark of Build-a-Bear Workshop, Tom Adams of Rosetta Stone Inc., Matt Szulik of Red Hat, Inc., and last year's national winner, Howard Lutnick, Chairman and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Capital Partners, Inc.

As a New York award winner, Mr. Scaramucci is now eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2011 National Award. Award winners in several national categories, as well as the overall Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year National Award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala in Palm Springs, California, on November 12. The awards are the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum®, the nation's most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies, which will be held November 9–13.

About SkyBridge Capital

Founded in 2005, SkyBridge Capital is a global alternative investment firm with a total of approximately $7.9 billion in assets under management or advisement as of April 30, 2011. The firm provides investment management products, portfolio management and advisory services addressing every type of market participant. SkyBridge offers investment services across four business lines: Commingled Multi-Manager Fund Products, Custom Portfolios, Hedge Fund Seeding and Hedge Fund Advisory Services. Headquartered in New York, the firm also has a presence in Zurich, Switzerland.

About Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year®

Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® is the world's most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The unique award makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential, and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 140 cities in more than 50 countries.

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