Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Hedge Fund People Moves: Jeffery Moy, David M. Ratcliffe
New York (HedgeCo.net) Alternative management specialist Jeffery Moy has joined the Rockefeller Financial as Head of Private Equity, Moy will be responsible for oversight of Rockefeller Financial’s private equity and venture capital program, including the selection and review of third-party […]
Hennessee: Hedge Funds Protect Capital as Markets Decline
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index has declined -0.25% in July (+1.41% YTD), while the S&P 500 declined -2.15% (+2.75% YTD), the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell -2.18% (+4.89% YTD), and the NASDAQ Composite Index decreased -0.62% […]
Cleveland Browns Owner Wins Hedge Fund Dispute
New York (HedgeCo.net) – The owner of the Cleveland Browns, Randy Lerner, has won a court order against hedge fund Paige Capital Management LLC., in a Delaware Court yesterday. Bloomberg reports that the hedge fund is ordered to return the remainder of Lerners’ […]
Hedge Fund Tech Launch: Wall Street Birds
New York (HedgeCo.net) – A free Twitter watcher, WallStreetBirds.com, has been launched by Scottsdale, AZ based Modulus Informatics, Inc., allowing the general public to make investment decisions based on the real-time analysis of twitter data. “Wall Street Birds is a […]
Hedge Fund Investors Protect Themselves With $180 Million Against Market Deterioration
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Swiss Re has announced the successful transfer of $180 million of extreme mortality risk to the capital markets. Swiss Re has a history of obtaining over $2.0 billion in extreme mortality risk protection. “Swiss Re has […]
Hedge Fund Giant Blackstone Acquires $3 Billion Healthcare Stake
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Emdeon Inc is to become to become a privately held company after entering into a definitive merger agreement with hedge fund Blackstone Capital Partners VI L.P. Blackstone will acquire a controlling interest in Emdeon in a […]
Rubicon Takes Own Hedge Fund Managers to Court
New York (HedgeCo.net) – London hedge fund Rubicon Fund Management LLP have issued legal proceedings against two of its former fund managers, Santiago Alarco and Tim Attias. Also included in the legal action is Catherine Cripps, who was an Investment […]
Hedge Fund Project LightSquared Teams Up With PowerNet Global
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund manager, Philip Falcone’s wireless broadband and satellite network, LightSquared, and PowerNet Global, a US provider of telecommunications services, today announced that they have entered into a multi-year wholesale agreement. “We are very pleased to provide […]
BHA Hedge Fund Investor Research
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Despite fears over the European debt crisis, many investors ramped up their hedge fund allocations during the second quarter, according to the Brighton House Associates Q2 2011 Research Report. Wealth advisors were among those who increased […]
Clopton Capital Launches Real Estate Hedge Fund
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Chicago based commercial real estate lending company Clopton Capital, is planning on launching a strategic hedge fund. The fund will be focused solely on taking advantage on the fractured commercial real estate market and provide a […]
Picard Wins $1 Billion For Madoff Victims
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Irving H. Picard, the Trustee for the SIPA liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (“BLMIS”), today announced that he has reached a settlement with more than a dozen domestic and foreign investment funds, their […]
BHA: Investors Allocated $30 Billion to Hedge Funds in Q2
New York (HedgeCo.net) – Brighton House Associates (BHA) has released their quarterly report, which explores trends within the alternative investment industry during the second quarter. Some highlights from the report include: – The second quarter of 2011 was characterized by tumultuous […]