Gerson Lehrman Group(R) and Morgan Stanley Announce Primary Research Partnership

NEW YORK, March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Gerson Lehrman Group(R) (GLG), the
world's leading marketplace for expertise, and Morgan Stanley's AlphaWise(SM),
a group conducting customized primary research for investment managers, today
announced an agreement to provide integrated research services to clients of
GLG starting in April.
Through this collaboration, GLG clients will be able to leverage
AlphaWise's functional expertise to help investigate key investment issues,
gather investment intelligence through GLG's expert network, and create
proprietary views. The partnership represents a new and strengthened way of
providing investment managers and other decision-makers with an enhanced level
of customized research from two leaders in their respective fields of primary
research and expert networks. With its strong background in primary research,
Morgan Stanley's AlphaWise team will be available to assist GLG clients in the
retail, healthcare, and technology sectors.
"This partnership allows Gerson Lehrman Group to offer an additional
customized service to our customers, one that leverages Morgan Stanley's
highly experienced research capabilities. I look forward to introducing our
clients to Morgan Stanley's AlphaWise as another exciting way to provide
decision-makers, in all industries, with unique technology and services to
find, engage, and manage experts," said Alexander Saint-Amand, President and
Chief Executive Officer, Gerson Lehrman Group.
"By combining Alphawise's unique research techniques with the unparalleled
Gerson Lehrman Group technology and expert membership, we will provide busy
analysts and portfolio managers with an effortless means to execute high-value
customized primary research," said Juan-Luis Perez, Global Director of
Research, Morgan Stanley.
About Gerson Lehrman Group(R)
Gerson Lehrman Group(R) (GLG) provides technology and services to support
a marketplace for expertise. Since 1998, its platform for consultation and
collaboration has helped the world's leading financial services firms,
consultancies, corporations, and nonprofits find, engage, and manage experts
in a broad range of industries and disciplines. GLG's unparalleled network of
the world's leading expert consultants, known as the GLG Councils(R), includes
more than 175,000 subject-matter experts who educate and provide insight to
decision-makers through a wide range of consulting methods, including
telephone consultations, expert surveys and seminars. GLG has invested in one
of the world's most sophisticated infrastructures for expert recruiting and
compliance. For more information about GLG, please visit www.glgroup.com.
About AlphaWise(SM)
Morgan Stanley's AlphaWise(SM) offers customized primary research services
to hedge funds and asset managers. AlphaWise helps clients rapidly explore and
build confidence in their views on investment debates. AlphaWise utilizes a
range of established and emerging primary research techniques for
investigating investment debates, including expert networks to formulate
hypotheses, market research to confirm hypotheses, and web robots to gather
content.
About Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a
wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management, and
wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide
including corporations, governments, institutions, and individuals from more
than 600 offices in 33 countries. For further information about Morgan
Stanley, please visit www.morganstanley.com.
Contact:
Margaret M. Molloy
212-880-6569
mmolloy@glgroup.com

SOURCE Gerson Lehrman Group

Margaret M. Molloy for Gerson Lehrman Group, +1-212-880-6569,
mmolloy@glgroup.com