Recent Hedge Fund Launches and Closings
Toscafund Launching UCITS III Fund this Month | ||
Hedge fund Toscafund will be launching a UCITS III version of its mid-cap fund later this month. According to a recent Reuters article, the firm’s... | ||
Farallon Loses Some Managers, Gains Others | ||
Four senior stock managers at Farallon Capital Management have recently announced their departure from the hedge fund manager. According to Bloomberg,... | ||
Hedge Fund Trends: Launches Outpace Liquidations, Incentive Fees Decline | ||
For the first time since the financial crisis began, hedge fund launches exceeded hedge fund liquidations during the fourth quarter of 2009, according... | ||
Top Goldman Hedge Fund Manager Starting Own Fund | ||
Pierre-Henri Flamand, head of Goldman Sachs Principal Strategies, is leaving Goldman to start his own hedge fund, according to Bloomberg. Mr. Flamand... | ||
Nevsky Capital to wind-down flagship Emerging Markets hedge fund | ||
Nevsky Capital revealed to investors last week that it was going to close down its flagship $3 billion Nevksy fund in 12 months because its lead managers... | ||
New Fund from Former D.E. Shaw and Satellite Pair | ||
Scott Henkin, a former portfolio manager at D.E. Shaw & Co., has joined forced with Gabriel Nechamkin, co-founder of now-defunct Satellite Asset Management,... | ||
Pirate Capital founder Tom Hudson launches Doubloon Capital LLC | ||
Tom Hudson – well-known shareholder activist investor and founder of Pirate Capital - is gathering money to start new a new firm called Doubloon Capital... | ||
Polygon Investment Partners veterans launch event-driven focused Black’s Link Capital Ltd | ||
A team of seven former Polygon Investment Partners traders have launched Hong Kong-based Black’s Link Capital Ltd. The new firm is set to launch an... | ||
Cheyne Capital plans Merger Arbitrage UCITS Fund | ||
Cheyne Capital — a UK-based hedge fund firm — is planning a UCITS (Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) fund that will... | ||
Och-Ziff veteran Frank Yu launches Themes Investment Management | ||
Frank Yu, a veteran of Och-Ziff Capital Management, has launched Themes Investment Partners, a new private equity firm that will concentrate on investment... | ||
Nikko Asset Management to launch Green Fund with World Bank | ||
Nikko Asset Management has recently announced its intentions to launch the Nikko AM World Bank Green Fund. The asset management firm, one of the largest... | ||
Munsun Asset Management launches Munsun China Opportunity hedge fund | ||
Munsun Asset Management, a China-based investment management firm, completed the launch of its first hedge fund on February 11th. The firm’s new Munsun... | ||
Phibro LLC’s Andrew Hall launches Astenbeck Capital Management | ||
CEO of Phibro LLC, Andrew Hall, has formed a new hedge fund group, Astenbeck Capital Management, to oversee outside funds. According to the Financial... | ||
Quotient Investors Unveils New ESG Strategy | ||
Managing Partners André Bertolotti and Julia Peter-Kerr of Quotient Investors sat down with Brandon Nickerson, director, to speak about their new fund... | ||
D.E. Shaw & Co launches unit to invest in Distressed Side Pockets | ||
Multi-strategy hedge fund manager D.E. Shaw launched a Portfolio Acquisitions Unit late last year to take advantage of other hedge fund manager’s desires... | ||
Orchard Capital Partners launches Orchard Gemini | ||
Teall Edds and Stuart Wilson’s Orchard Capital Partners, which spun-off from Stark Investments in late late 2009, launched the Orchard Gemini fund last... | ||
Nautical Capital Management Unveils New Commodity-Based Strategies | ||
Nautical Capital Management has recently announced the launch of its new commodities-based absolute returns strategies. According to the company, the... | ||
Castle Hill Asset Management spins-off from Ignis and launches first Hedge Fund | ||
Managers from Ignis Investment Management spun-off from the UK manager this month to form Castle Hill Asset Management. Castle Hill has concurrently... | ||
Hornstein Partners Fund launches with $10 million | ||
Edward Hornstein LLC launched its flagship hedge fund last month with approximately $10 million in assets under management, according to HedgeFund.net.... | ||
BlueCrest Capital Management to close off BlueTrend Fund to new investors | ||
BlueCrest Capital Management LLP is planning on closing its $9 billion BlueTrend hedge fund to new investors if it surpasses $10 billion. According... | ||
