Tag Archives: consolidation


Goldman Hedge Fund Report: More Consolidation Ahead

Seeking Alpha – The one trend market pundits seem to collectively be predicting with ease for the hedge fund industry is so-called consolidation. Which is why a list of the 100 largest U.S. hedge funds, ranked by equity assets, buried […]

Neptune buys Man Group, sees M&A among fund firms

Reuters – Equity investors are too negative about the hedge fund industry, says Neptune’s Jeremy Smith, who has recently bought shares in Man Group and expects more consolidation among traditional fund firms. Smith, who manages the 42 million-pound Neptune UK […]

BGI deal flags institutional bank, fund arm split

Forbes – Consolidation in the asset management industry is set to intensify as encroaching regulation and client demands for independence force banks to hive off fund arms, Barclays said on Friday. Major investment banks were finding it ever harder to […]

Reluctant hedge fund mergers

Stuff – The beleaguered hedge fund industry is rife with talk of consolidation, as dwindling asset bases eat into firms’ profits, with the key barriers likely to be hedge fund managers’ egos and poor rewards for sellers. Man Group and […]

Petite hedge fund WLTM larger partner?

Reuters Blogs – Finding the right partner can be difficult, which is why matchmaking can be helpful. That’s precisely what recruitment firm Alpha Search Advisory Partners is attempting to do with its Hedge Fund Consolidation practice, launched today. The unit, which aims […]

Fund managers poised for wave of consolidation

Reuters – Hedge fund and traditional money management firms hard hit by last year’s market meltdown are poised for a surge of mergers and acquisitions to bolster depleted assets and widen sources of revenue. "We’re going to see a massive […]

Tough times bring fund sector consolidation

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – A wave of mergers and acquisitions could sweep the fund management industry this year as players come under pressure from the market turmoil, said speakers at the Reuters Funds Summit. One leading hedge fund manager added that […]

Asia hedge funds face another rough ride in 2009

Reuters – Asia-focused funds suffered their worst ever year in 2008, underperforming their peers in the West, as markets cratered and investors demanded their money back. This year will be marked by consolidation around more established players and a more […]