[2] It was there that he found his specialty, managing the newly launched Nevsky Fund, initially with Rory Landman and Eoghan Flanagan, and then with Nick Barnes, with a focus on identifying price inefficiencies.
[5] Management of the Fund was transferred to Nevsky Capital LLP, which Taylor ran as his own company from 2007 onwards.
He initially focused on companies in the former Soviet Bloc, investing in those deemed set to benefit from economic reforms as these economies democratized.
[8][9] Taylor's career was covered by Jack D. Schwager in his 2012 book Hedge Fund Market Wizards.
Commentators indicated the hypocrisy of Miliband for targeting the Conservative Party for relying on hedge fund donors, while at the same time receiving significant support from Taylor.
[13][14] Taylor was a significant donor to Keir Starmer's successful campaign for the 2020 Labour Party leadership election, giving £95,000.