[4] A keen swimmer in his youth, Andurand was a member of the French National Junior Swimming Team in 1993 and 1994.
[5] After graduation Andurand was recruited by Goldman Sachs to work as an oil trader for its commodities trading unit in Singapore.
[15] In 2014, the fund generated a 38% return net of all fees by forecasting a sharp decline in crude oil prices.
Andurand claimed it was clear to him from February that the virus was going to spread to the rest of the world, that it was contagious, and that the potential death toll made lockdowns inevitable.
[24][25] In mid-2021 Andurand again turned bullish on oil amid a recovery in demand and a tail-off in supply growth.
In July 2021, Andurand launched an environmental fund, further to the firm's focus on green energy transition.
[28] A martial arts fan,[29] Andurand turned to kickboxing as a means to keep fit while working as an oil trader.
In September 2016, Glory Sports International announced a Series B financing round with Yao Capital, the investment firm founded by Chinese basketball star Yao Ming, acquiring a significant strategic stake in the company; Liberty Global also participated in the syndicate.
Existing Glory shareholders, including TwinFocus Capital Partners of Boston, also participated in the financing round.