Recent Hedge Fund Launches and Closings
Collard Capital Management launches Collard Global Macro hedge fund | ||
Collard Capital Management is launching the Collard Global Macro Fund this month. The new hedge fund offering will be managed by Simon Collard and James... | ||
Paolo Pellegrini’s PSQR Management returning investors’ capital | ||
Paolo Pellegrini’s hedge fund firm launched in 2008 with much fanfare, but now the famed investor is reportedly returning capital from PSQR Management... | ||
Merrion Investment Managers opens High Alpha hedge fund to new investors | ||
After establishing itself with three years of solid performance, Merrion Investment Managers has decided to open up its global macro hedge fund to international... | ||
Martin Currie Launching Hedge Funds Open to Retail Investors | ||
Martin Currie Investment Management, an Edinburgh-based investment advisor, announced that it will launch three hedge funds that will be open to retail... | ||
Nelson Peltz’s Trian Group to launch new hedge fund, Aims for $1.5 billion | ||
Nelson Peltz, co-founder and CEO of hedge fund manager the Trian Group (Trian Fund Management), has begun raising capital for a new hedge fund that will... | ||
Ramius Capital launches mutual fund, Makes Shareholder Activist waves | ||
Ramius Capital Group has announced the launch of the Ramius Dynamic Replication Fund, its first mutual fund, which will focus on hedge fund replication.... | ||
Goldman veterans Thomas de Garidel-Thoron and Herve Gallo launch Occitan Capital Partners | ||
Two former Goldman Sachs traders, Thomas de Garidel-Thoron and Herve Gallo, have teamed up to found their first hedge fund venture, Occitan Capital Partners.... | ||
Global macro hedge fund managers lock-in high returns | ||
After a dramatic increase in market volatility in May and June, very few hedge funds have seen positive returns in recent months - but those that did... | ||
John Paulson to launch fund for the masses with UCITS offering | ||
New York-based John Paulson’s hedge fund firm, Paulson & Co., will launch a new fund open to retail investors later this year. According to the Financial... | ||
Big changes at Gartmore: Guillaume Rambourg quits, GAM veteran John Bennett launches new hedge fund | ||
Guillaume Rambourg, a co-portfolio manager at Gartmore Investment Management who oversaw over a third of the firm’s assets, recently announced his decision... | ||
Tim Flannery leads Copia Capital’s spin-off from FrontPoint Partners | ||
Energy and utility hedge fund manager Copia Capital and its original founder Tim Flannery have recently broken away from Morgan Stanley’s FrontPoint... | ||
Distressed debt hedge funds optimistic about economic slowdown | ||
As the specter of a “double-dip” recession appears more and more likely, most fund managers and investors have braced themselves for lower returns... | ||
Round Rock’s Tan Maruyama aims to raise $100 Million | ||
Round Rock Capital Advisors’ founder Tan Maruyama announced this week that his firm is aiming to raise additional capital for its flagship hedge fund,... | ||
Michael Lau to spin-off Candlewood Investment Group from Credit Suisse | ||
In late September of this year, Credit Suisse Group AG will spin-off two credit hedge funds in response to new regulations that limit the amount of capital... | ||
Top hedge fund firm launches of 2010 YTD raise over $700 million | ||
The first six months of 2010 have seen a number of new firm foundings, fund launches, and spin-offs in the hedge fund world, some led by a new generation... | ||
John Ho’s Janchor Pan Asian hedge fund raises $100 Million | ||
Janchor Partners Ltd has launched its flagship long/short equity hedge fund with more than $100 million in assets under management. The firm was founded... | ||
AllBlue Issue by BlueCrest Capital nets over $500 Million | ||
London-based hedge fund manager BlueCrest Capital has raised approximately $524 million (£350 million) from new shares in AllBlue Limited, the firm’s... | ||
Andrew Hall’s Astenbeck Capital raises more than $1 billion for new commodities hedge fund | ||
Andrew Hall has raised $1.08 billion for his firm’s new hedge fund, the Astenbeck Offshore Commodities Fund II Ltd. According to Reuters, Astenbeck... | ||
Threadneedle launches American Absolute Alpha Fund | ||
UK-based fund manager Threadneedle has announced the launch of its latest absolute return fund, the Threadneedle (Lux) American Absolute Alpha Fund. According... | ||
Peter Cohen’s Ramius plans to liquidate two multi-strategy hedge funds | ||
Alternative fund manager Ramius, which merged with Cowen Group late last year, has announced its decision to liquidate the Ramius Multi-Strategy and Ramius... | ||
