Hedge Week.com – Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company, an Irvine, California-based fund of hedge funds manager with USD9bn in assets has announced the recruitment of the investment team of KBC Alpha Asset Management, a USD700 million Asia-focused fund of hedge funds manager.
KBC Alpha was established in 2001 by chief investment officer Neale Safaty as the fund of hedge funds division of KBC Alternative Investment Management. The fund investment team will be integrated into Paamco’s global portfolio management team and will initially operate as a separate division within the firm known as Pan Asia Alpha Strategies.