Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Morgan Creek nails $2B mark; next move overseas
CHAPEL HILL – Having built a portfolio that’s reached the $2 billion mark in just two years since its founding, Morgan Creek Capital is looking to overseas markets for new opportunities. The money management group is working to draw together […]
Funds set to raise game on property derivatives
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s two biggest property fund managers said on Monday they are ready to spend more on property derivatives, despite a lingering reluctance among many of their peers to trade the fledgling market. Morley and Prudential, with more […]
Aussie partners start market-neutral Asian hedge fund
Two equity-markets veterans have combined to build a new Asia-focused hedge fund. Andrew Cormie, former managing director for the equity business at JPMorgan Asset Management in London, and Leon Christiankis, most recently managing director for equity derivatives trading at Deutsche […]
Concept Clash – Differing Duties Under Investment Advisers Act and Delaware Partnership Law
Many of the hedge fund managers that have registered as investment advisers as a result of the new hedge fund adviser r gistration rule that became effective as of February 2006, are experiencing their first examination by the Securities and […]
Hedge funds deliver status but not a whole lot more
San Francisco Gate – It might be the “dream job” that comes with unforeseen nightmares, or the fabulous vacation spot that leaves some visitors surprisingly nonplussed, or the big lifetimecelebration — like a wedding — that is remembered more for […]
Hedge funds building stake in Ahold with plans to break it up – report
Forbes – Activist hedge fund Centaurus has been secretly building a strategic stake in Royal Ahold NV, as part of plans to break up the Dutch food services group, reported The Business citing sources familiar with the situation. The report […]
Photo-Me suitor is US hedge fund – report –
Forbes – Photo-Me International PLC, the photo booths operator, is talking to secretive US hedge fund Och-Ziff about a bid, according to the Sunday Times. The paper cited people close to the situation as saying private equity firms Bain Capital […]
In The Pipeline: ‘Activist’ hedge funds challenge a booming Eugene company
The Register-Guard – PW Eagle Inc. has been flying high for the past couple of years. The PVC pipe manufacturer, which is headquartered in Eugene and has a plant in Glenwood, built itself into one of the country’s largest PVC […]
Hedge Funds Star in a Picture We’ve Seen Before
We’ve been down this road before. That’s the strong sensation that comes over me just about every time I happen upon some report on the growth and evolution of hedge funds. Don’t get me wrong — these partnerships designed primarily […]
CMA Global Hedge to seek London listing
LONDON (AFX) – CMA Global Hedge PCC, a specialist worldwide investment company, is to seek a full listing on the London Stock Exchange through a proposed placing of shares with an aggregate value of 500 mln usd. CMA Global Hedge […]
Entry Of Hedge Funds Into Private Equity Poses Multiple Challenges To Managers, Vendors, SEC, Investors
NEW YORK, June 12, 2006 – “Hybrid hedge funds that are initiating positions in private equity investments face many challenges,†said Michael Tannenbaum, Founding Partner at Tannenbaum,Helpern, Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP, speaking to a group of reporters in New York. Besides […]
Cost concerns boost multi-strategy hedge funds
LONDON (Reuters) – Multi-strategy hedge funds are growing in popularity with investors who previously chose funds of hedge funds as they cost less and can quickly move assets to markets with the most potential, hedge fund managers say. Multi-strategy hedge […]