Category Archives: Hedge Fund Strategies
Bahrain Hedge Fund Investor To Buy US Designer Company
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The Bahrain-based hedge fund investor Investcorp and private equity firm Freeman Spogli & Co, are teaming up to buy the Cincinatti-based rain and cold weather accessory designer Totes Isotoner Corporation. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “We are excited […]
Activist Hedge Funds Broadening Tactics and Geography
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – The shareholder activism landscape has changed dramatically over the last several years, according to new data compiled by Hedge Fund Research. Activist hedge funds managed over $93 billion dollars in 2013, almost triple the amount managed just five […]
Hedge Fund Mergers: GEMS Group Acquires Kenmar-Olympia
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Receiving legal and regulatory approval, alternative investor GEMS Group has acquired hedge fund group Kenmar-Olympia. “We are very happy to have concluded this acquisition that reinforces our research and international distribution capabilities.” Dr David Goldfarb, Managing […]
Hedge Fund People: FORT Opens NY Office
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge fund FORT Management, founded in 1993 by Yves Balcer and Sanjiv Kumar, who formerly worked together as senior fund managers at the World Bank, has expanded its operations and opened an office in New York. […]
Eurekahedge 2014 Index Up $30 Billion In Q1, Down In April
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge funds started the first quarter of the year with another month of negative returns, down 0.18% in March as managers navigated through a choppy start to the year. However, strong returns posted by fund managers […]
Hedge Fund Merger: Investcorp and Eyck Capital Management
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Investcorp’s US based hedge fund business is teaming up with UK manager Eyck Capital Management LLP to offer its investors’ access to a specialized event-driven and distressed credit strategy spanning the European opportunity set. The London-based investment […]
World’s Biggest Hedge Funds Reach Record Highs
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Absolute Return just went live with its latest Billion Dollar Club rankings and US hedge funds are now managing their all-time peak assets, with growth at levels not seen since before the financial crisis. Assets grew […]
Hedge Funds Grab a Stake In Bitstamp
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – New York private equity firm Fortress Investment Group and two other investors, Benchmark Capital and Ribbit Capital, are buying a stake in Pantera Bitcoin Partners, a San Francisco-based hedge fund operator that buys and sells virtual currencies, Reuters reports. Pantera invested about […]
Activist Strategies Lead Hedge Fund Performance in 2014
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge funds posted their highest return in February since January 2012, supported by rising equity and commodity markets. Hedge funds are outpacing the S&P by nearly 100 basis points in 2014, according to the February 2014 February […]
Google & Autism Speaks Invite Hedge Funds To Listen
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – In an effort to link private investors and hedge funds to innovative autism-related business developments, Autism Speaks, a leading autism nonprofit, is teaming up with Google to hold the 2014 Autism Investment Conference. The event will be held March 4-5 […]
Six Hedge Fund Players Top $1 Billion Payday
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Forbes put out a list of hedge fund executives with the most pay in 2013. The 25 highest-earning hedge fund managers and traders made $24.3 billion in 2013. George Soros had the highest pay, $4 billion. […]