TradingMarkets.com – Asset manager Gottex Fund Management Holdings Ltd. (GFMN.EB) said Thursday it has been awarded an investment and advisory mandate by Nestle Capital Advisers S.A.

The investment management mandate applies to one of Nestle Pension Funds’ hedge fund portfolios; it will be managed through a customized fund of funds program, focused on relative value and event driven strategies.

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West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Global alternative asset manager, GLG Partners LP, is teaming up with two of the founding partners of London hedge fund Pendragon Capital, Kaveh Sheibani and Julian Harvey Wood, to focus on event driven strategies.

In addition, GLG Partners LP will become the investment manager of the funds and accounts managed by Pendragon Capital. Before founding and managing Pendragon Capital with Gordon Lawson, Kaveh and Julian had worked together managing European proprietary trading in equities at Salomon Brothers (subsequently Citigroup).

"Kaveh and Julian are both highly experienced, event driven professionals and we expect that this team will greatly enhance and expand GLG’s own event driven franchise," Emmanuel Roman, Co-CEO of GLG commented.

As of September 30, 2008, GLG managed net AUM of over $17 billion.

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