WEST PALM BEACH, FL (HEDGECO.NET)- Leading specialist in alternative investment solutions Peak Partners is launching a new fund of hedge funds specialized in Asset Based Lending and otherCollateralized Strategies on the 1^st of July 2006.

Mont Blanc Select invests in specialized hedge funds focusing in collateralized and secured structures in which the borrower pledges particularly valuable assets as collateral. The core advantage of these strategies is the fact they are extremely insensitive to secondary market risk.

Ernesto Prado, Chief Investment Officer of Peak Partners and Portfolio Manager of the fund says:

“We have been successfully investing in Asset Based Lending and other collateralized hedge fund strategies for more than three years now. The investments have returned extremely stableperformances with very low volatility. More important, results have consistently shown negative correlation with other hedge funds strategies. 
However, investing in these strategies requires both strong knowledge and stringent due diligence paired with a deep understanding of the underlying risk factors. “
Mont Blanc Select is the first Luxemburg Part II SICAV specialized in these strategies. The objectives of the Fund which is denominated in US dollars, Euro and Swiss francs are an annualized returnof 8% to 12% after fees with very low average volatility and very low to negative correlation to both traditional asset classes and others alternatives strategies. The portfolio will be highlydiversified across different non-correlated ABL and Collateralized Strategies.
About Peak Partners:

Peak Partners SA is a Geneva, Switzerland based fund manager focusing on specialized funds of hedge funds for sophisticated institutional investors.
The company employs extremely experienced team of investment specialists and manages the Mont Blanc family of funds as well as a limited number of dedicated specialized funds of hedge funds forselected institutional investors.

For more information please visit: www.peakpartners.com