{"id":6128,"date":"2007-05-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T04:00:00","slug":"hedge-fund-managers-launch-artemis-capital-partners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedgeco.net\/news\/05\/2007\/hedge-fund-managers-launch-artemis-capital-partners.html","title":{"rendered":"Hedge Fund Managers Launch Artemis Capital Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  Don Kurz and Salomon Konig have announced the launch of Artemis Capital Partners LLC, a hedge fund formed to offer structured products designed to deliver significant portfolio diversification and  exceptional risk-adjusted returns, according to a press release today.<\/p>\n<p>  Artemis combines a proprietary, quantitative investment selection process with broad diversification to meet the objective of preserving wealth in times of extreme event risk while maintaining the  ability to achieve strong risk-adjusted returns.&nbsp; Its investment thesis was developed over a two-year period and extensively tested in a 12-year blind test (1995-2006).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>  \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cWe understand the world doesn\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2t need more \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00cb\u0153me-too\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 alternative investment vehicles. We believe, however, that the market is seeking a market-neutral vehicle that delivers true portfolio  diversification, capital preservation, and an opportunity for strong risk-adjusted returns.&nbsp; Artemis designs its products to meet this market need.&nbsp; Our goal is to consistently beat the  HFRI Fund of Funds Weighted Composite Index, as well as major world stock market indices, as measured by risk-adjusted returns,\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d says Don Kurz, Managing Member and CEO of Artemis Capital  Partners.<\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cAt Artemis Capital Partners, our approach is designed to generate stable and consistent returns via rigorous investment selection, extensive diversification and prudent application of  leverage,\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d says Salomon Konig, Managing Member and Chief Investment Officer of Artemis Capital Partners.&nbsp; \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cBy drawing upon our proprietary databases and investment models, we design structured  investment vehicles engineered to optimize risk-adjusted returns.\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d<\/p>\n<p>  Don Kurz is Managing Member and CEO of Artemis Capital Partners, LLC. Prior to forming Artemis, Mr. Kurz was President and Owner of Insight Creative Solutions, Inc. (ICS), a venture investor and  provider of general management consulting services. Prior to his work with ICS, Mr. Kurz was Chairman, President and CEO of EMAK Worldwide, Inc, a global, NASDAQ-traded company providing strategic  and marketing services to Fortune 500 companies internationally.<\/p>\n<p>  Salomon Konig is Managing Member, CIO and Portfolio Manager of Artemis Capital Partners, LLC.&nbsp; Mr. Konig has been working in finance, investments and hedge funds for more than 30 years, in the  US and Latin America.&nbsp; Mr. Konig is a Board Member of The Hedge Fund Association and has served as a partner to intellectual pioneers in financial analysis, including Jack Schwager, Roger  Ibbotson, and Charles Friefeld.&nbsp; Prior to forming Artemis, Mr. Konig was President and owner of American Lead Ventures, an advisor to family offices and funds of funds and a Senior Consultant  to Global Partners Group, where he analyzed, seeded and incubated hedge funds and funds of hedge funds.<\/p>\n<p>  Artemis Capital Partners now has offices in Aventura, Florida and Los Angeles, California.&nbsp; BNP Paribas is the Firm\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s structured products counterparty.&nbsp; The Company works with Meridian  Fund Services Limited for Fund Administration; auditing and tax services are provided by Spicer Jeffries, LLP.&nbsp; The Securities Law Group serves as legal counsel.<\/p>\n<p>  Alex Akesson<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">  Contributing Writer<br \/>  HedgeCo.Net<br \/>  Email: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:Editor@hedgeco.net\" onclick=\"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)\">Editor@hedgeco.net<\/a><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p align=\"left\">    HedgeCo.Net is a premier hedge fund database and community for qualified and accredited investors only. 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