CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teza, a global asset manager and proprietary investment firm based in Chicago, plans to expand its business, and today announced that it has signed a lease for the top floor of 301 Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas. Teza, founded in Chicago in 2009, has had an office in New York City since 2009 and in London since 2012. The new Austin facilities are located at 3rd and Congress adjacent the new JW Marriott in one of Austin’s top trophy office properties and will comprise 12,200 square feet on the 22nd floor and be fully built out to accommodate Teza’s expanding business.
The firm expects to initially staff the new facilities with current employees, and to expand across its offices through select additional hiring. The Austin team will be fully integrated into Teza’s broader operations.
Stated Misha Malyshev, founder and CEO of Teza, “We fully appreciate Austin's focus on creating a tech corridor to rival other knowledge centers around the globe. We are committed to diversifying and growing our team across the United States, in our Chicago, New York, and Austin offices.”
Teza is a science and technology-driven global quantitative trading business with more than 70 employees. It is headquartered in Chicago with offices in New York, London and Austin, Texas. Misha Malyshev has led Teza as its CEO since he founded the company in 2009. Malyshev earned his Ph.D. in astrophysics from Princeton University, as well as an M.S. in theoretical physics and a B.S. in physics and mathematics from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. For more information, visit www.teza.com.
About 301 Congress
301 Congress is one of Austin's true trophy office properties, boasting a prized Congress Avenue address located in the heart of Austin's dynamic, 24-hour Central Business District and just blocks away from the State Capitol. 301 Congress is conveniently situated near a multitude of exciting multi-family projects, restaurants, hotels, and entertainment venues, including Lady Bird Lake, 6th Street Entertainment and 4th Street Warehouse Districts, City Hall, and a new US Courthouse. The property is owned by CommonWealth Partners. For more information, visit http://www.commonwealth-partners.com.
