Tag Archives: private equity investments


Hedge fund NewSmith pays members 29 million pounds

October 8, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters UK – London-based hedge fund firm NewSmith paid its senior staff 29.4 million pounds last year despite some of its investments running into trouble during a volatile year for markets. NewSmith, one of the hedge fund firms to appear […]

Calpers to expand private-equity, VC investments

June 8, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (Calpers), which manages $169 billion in public pension funds, may boost its private-equity investments by around 40 percent as slumping markets create some acquisition bargains. Calpers’ board next week is scheduled to […]

Falcone Starts Fund as Harbinger Client Money Remains Locked Up

March 20, 2009 : Permalink

Bloomberg – Philip Falcone, who runs the $7 billion Harbinger Capital Partners LLC, is starting a hedge fund that draws on his background in distressed securities, even as investors are locked into his biggest fund. The Credit Distressed Blue Line […]