Exhibit 99.1
                                  [LOGO OF GLG]




                   GLG PARTNERS APPOINTS JEFFREY ROJEK AS CFO
                             AND SIMON WHITE AS COO


New York, March 17, 2008 - GLG Partners, Inc. ("GLG") (NYSE: GLG) today
announced that Jeffrey Rojek has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of
GLG, effective March 18, 2008. Simon White, the current Chief Financial Officer,
will become Chief Operating Officer of GLG on that date.

Mr. Rojek joins GLG from KMPG where he had been an Audit and Advisory Partner in
the firm's New York financial services practice. He is a CPA with over fifteen
years of experience in servicing global banking, investment banking and other
related financial services clients.

Mr. Rojek has recently served as the Audit Partner for Credit Suisse and Carver
Bank and was the Global Lead Partner for Lehman Brothers, an advisory and tax
client of KPMG. From 2004 to 2006, he was based in KPMG's national office
advising on audit and accounting issues related to financial instruments. Prior
to that he spent three years in Singapore as KPMG's Regional Lead Partner for
Deutsche Bank, Citigroup and Jones Lang Lasalle. Mr. Rojek has an MBA from
Columbia University and a BS from Fordham University.

Noam Gottesman, Chairman and co-Chief Executive Officer of GLG commented on the
appointment, "We are delighted to welcome Jeffrey to GLG. Jeffrey's knowledge,
strong reputation and experience in the financial services field will be a
significant asset to the firm as it continues to grow and develop as a
publically listed company. In addition, Simon's role as COO will provide a
valuable focus on the day to day management of the firm over time."







About GLG

GLG, one of the largest alternative asset managers in the world, offers its base
of long-standing prestigious clients a diverse range of investment products and
account management services. GLG's focus is on preserving client's capital and
achieving consistent, superior absolute returns with low volatility and low
correlations to both the equity and fixed income markets. Since its inception in
1995, GLG has built on the roots of its founders in the private wealth
management industry to develop into one of the world's largest and most
recognized alternative investment managers, while maintaining its tradition of
client-focused product development and customer service. As of December 31,
2007, GLG managed net AUM of over $24.0 billion.


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