Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Energy Corp. Enters Into $3.2 Million Dollar Deal With New York Hedge Fund
New York (HedgeCo.net) – New America Energy Corp. has signed an agreements for a non-brokered financing arrangement of up to US$3,000,000 with NY hedge fund Fairhills Capital Offshore Ltd. The financing allows the Company to obtain capital to execute its growth strategy. […]
Jeffrey Sachs on the US economy: ‘It’s been an amazing ride for the rich’
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Jeffrey Sachs in conversation at the Guardian Open Weekend. Here, he discusses how globalisation has exacerbated income inequalities and the control over politics exerted by the rich, citing the Occupy movement which he describes as a […]
Hedge Fund Advisor Whitebox Readies Push to Registered Investment Advisors
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Whitebox Advisors, the $2.3 billion (March, 2012) asset management firm founded and led by convention-defying money manager Andrew Redleaf, announced a partnership with third party marketing firm Havener Capital Partners LLC. Havener will spearhead the sales and marketing effort […]
Telecom Hedge Fund Launch: Espial Capital Management
New York (HedgeCo.Net) Adam Gold, a former portfolio manager at Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co (GGHC), has launched Espial Capital Management, a Long/Shorty Equity Hedge Fund focused on identifying innovation and disruption in the global technology, media and telecommunication universe. […]
Wilmington Trust Launches Multi-Strategy Hedge Mutual Fund
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Wilmington Trust has launched a new mutual fund, Wilmington Rock Maple Alternatives Fund, which provides exposure to a diverse set of alternative strategies. The new fund is managed by Wilmington Funds Management Corporation (WFMC), a Wilmington Trust company, […]
HedgeCo Networks Names Former UBS Managing Director Brett Langbert as President and COO
New York (HedgeCo.net) – HedgeCo Networks (HedgeCo), the pioneering hedge fund database and advisory firm, today named Brett Langbert President and Chief Operating Officer. Langbert, who spent 17 years on Wall Street covering hedge funds across a multitude of sectors […]
Long/short equity, multi-strategy hedge funds enjoy their best quarter since Q3 2009
New York (HedgeCo.net) – After experiencing the best start to a year since 2000, hedge funds paused for a breather during March, delivering a marginally negative performance. With the exception of the US, most markets across the globe registered declines […]
Hedge Fund Launch: SG Alpha Launches Ukraine-dedicated Fund
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Steffen Gruschka’s Emerging Europe investment boutique has launched the Ukraine-dedicated L/S equity fund with seed capital from European Institutional Investors. The Euro 2012 gives Ukraine an immense opportunity to boost its international profile and raise investors’ […]
Hedge Fund Advisor Oak Hill Promotes William Bohnsack, Jr. to President
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Glenn R. August, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Oak Hill Advisors, L.P. (“OHA”), today announced the promotion of William H. Bohnsack, Jr. to President. Bohnsack has served as the investment management firm’s Chief Operating Officer since 2001 […]
San Francisco 49ers Team Up With Hedge Fund Industry to Prevent Child Abuse
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The San Francisco 49ers’ players, coaches, alumni, cheerleaders and team co-chairman John York will make a special appearance at the 11th Annual San Francisco “Open Your Heart to the Children” Benefit organized by Hedge Funds Care […]
Hedge Fund Launches: Orwell Currency Alpha I and II
New York (HedgeCo.net) -Orwell Capital, a UK based hedge fund manager, is launching two absolute return funds in Q2 2012. The funds, Orwell Currency Alpha I and II, aim to generate consistent positive returns through a systematic investment strategy using […]
AR Magazine: Hedge Fund Managers – 2011’s Top 5 Earners
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The hedge fund industry’s top 25 managers took home a combined $14.4 billion in 2011, according to AR magazine’s annual Rich List survey of the world’s top-earning hedge fund managers. The average pay for the top […]