{"id":24822,"date":"2011-09-20T07:46:53","date_gmt":"2011-09-20T11:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/?p=24822"},"modified":"2011-09-20T07:47:47","modified_gmt":"2011-09-20T11:47:47","slug":"evestment-acquires-hedgefund-net-hedge-funds-increase-assets-from-institutional-mandates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/09\/2011\/evestment-acquires-hedgefund-net-hedge-funds-increase-assets-from-institutional-mandates.html","title":{"rendered":"eVestment Acquires HedgeFund.net: Hedge Funds Increase Assets from Institutional Mandates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/fish_eat_fish_bag-p1490766558113912462w92h_400.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-24823\" title=\"acquisitions\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/fish_eat_fish_bag-p1490766558113912462w92h_400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"135\" \/><\/a>New York (HedgeCo.net) &#8211; Vestment Alliance (eVestment), a global provider of institutional investment data. hedge fund intelligence and analytic solutions has acquired the Channel Capital Group, owners of HedgeFund.net (HFN), a source for hedge fund data, research and news.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to join forces with eVestment and combine our established credibility with hedge funds with the most influential data and analytics provider in the institutional investment industry,\u201d said Joel Schwab, COO of Channel Capital Group. \u201cRapid changes are occurring in the hedge fund marketplace as institutional investors are allocating more to alternative assets and demanding even greater transparency as part of the manager due diligence process. eVestment\u2019s impressive global institutional consultant and investor client base provides hedge funds a direct channel for increased visibility and asset placement opportunities. Likewise, our customers are asking for more data and eVestment provides a global scale and institutional network of clients to expand and enhance our hedge fund data and analytics offerings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>eVestment\u2019s dataset of over 20,000 institutional strategies will be combined with HFN\u2019s 18,000+ alternative strategies.\u00a0The combined company will provide a single, global database serving institutional investment professionals who focus on either alternative or traditional investments, as well as \u201chybrid\u201d investors who seek solutions to help them select and manage investments across both investment categories. HFN will retain its brand name as a component of the eVestment database and will continue to operate from its New York offices.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Akesson<br \/>\nEditor for <a title=\"hedge funds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">HedgeCo.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:alex@hedgeco.net\">alex@hedgeco.net<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"hedge fund\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">HedgeCo.Net<\/a> is a premier <a title=\"hedge fund database\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">hedge fund database<\/a> and community for qualified and accredited investors only. Membership in <a title=\"hedge fund\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">HedgeCo.net<\/a> is FREE and EASY. We also offer FREE LISTINGS for <a title=\"hedge fund\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeco.net\">Hedge Funds<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York (HedgeCo.net) &#8211; Vestment Alliance (eVestment), a global provider of institutional investment data. hedge fund intelligence and analytic solutions has acquired the Channel Capital Group, owners of HedgeFund.net (HFN), a source for hedge fund data, research and news. \u201cWe [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16005,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-developing-stories","category-hedgeco-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24822"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24822\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24825,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24822\/revisions\/24825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}