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Reuters – Nicola Horlick’s boutique fund manager Bramdean Alternatives said on Thursday it has received an approach for a possible takeover by an unnamed bidder.
The manager said in a statement: "The Board announces that it has received an approach which may or may not lead to an offer being made for the entire issued share capital of the Company."
At the end of last year Bramdean, headed by well-known fund manager Horlick, said it had an exposure to Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities representing 9.5 percent of its net asset value at the end of October.
Reuters HK – David Bonderman, one of the the most influential figures in the U.S. private equity industry, said on Thursday his firm, buyout giant TPG Capital TPG.UL, wanted to buy debt assets offloaded by troubled hedge funds.
Bonderman, speaking at the Asian Venture Capital Journal (AVCJ) conference, also said a global recession would be deep and prolonged, and the U.S. housing market would probably fall further.
"When people are giving you debt that is grossly mis-priced, you opt to take it," he said at the conference in Hong Kong.
Volatile markets have forced hedge funds to sell off assets and securities to pay back investors who are keen to scale back on risk and hold cash.
But private equity firms typically have long-term investors, with up to 10-year lock-up periods.
Reuters – David Bonderman, one of the the most influential figures in the U.S. private equity industry, said on Thursday his firm, buyout giant TPG Capital , wanted to buy debt assets offloaded by troubled hedge funds.
Bonderman, speaking at the Asian Venture Capital Journal (AVCJ) conference, also said a global recession would be deep and prolonged, and the U.S. housing market would probably fall further.
"When people are giving you debt that is grossly mis-priced, you opt to take it," he said at the conference in Hong Kong.
Volatile markets have forced hedge funds to sell off assets and securities to pay back investors who are keen to scale back on risk and hold cash.
But private equity firms typically have long-term investors, with up to 10-year lock-up periods.
"Since a lot of hedge funds have a side pocket with a two- to three- to four-year lock-up period, that means that liquid assets are under great pressure," Bonderman said. "And guys like us who have the capital should be buying them."
Asia would emerge from the global downturn earlier than elsewhere and was well-positioned for recovery, said Bonderman, TPG’s founding partner.
Reuters UK – Funds of hedge fund portfolios are battening down the hatches in the current volatile markets by building up cash or steering clear of strategies with too much exposure to market movements.
With returns in the hedge fund industry hard to come by as the credit crisis continues to hit markets, managers who hold portfolios of hedge funds have become wary of strategies that could be caught out by another sharp downturn.
"These are the toughest conditions I’ve seen in 16 years," said Ken Kinsey-Quick, fund of hedge funds manager at Thames River Capital, who expects billions of dollars more of asset sales by banks.
"We’re expecting a big leg down in all financial assets … We do think in the short-term we don’t want much beta." Beta means exposure to overall market movements.
Reuters – Funds of hedge fund portfolios are battening down the hatches in the current volatile markets by building up cash or steering clear of strategies with too much exposure to market movements.
With returns in the hedge fund industry hard to come by as the credit crisis continues to hit markets, managers who hold portfolios of hedge funds have become wary of strategies that could be caught out by another sharp downturn.
"These are the toughest conditions I’ve seen in 16 years," said Ken Kinsey-Quick, fund of hedge funds manager at Thames River Capital, who expects billions of dollars more of asset sales by banks.
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- Recent news from Reuters shows that there is a booming interest in foreign exchange markets. According to the article, FX traders are seeing an increasing demand from institutional players, pension funds, and corporations. However, searching the internet will reveal few true FX hedge funds.
Tri Global FX, a New York based FX management company, has been managing FX accounts on behalf of customers for several years. The firm’s head trader, Gregory Cotter, was a Chief trader at Societe Generale from 1998 – 2004, and has held similar positions at institutions such as Swiss Volksbank, Banque Indo-Suez, Credit Suisse, First Chicago, and European American Bank.
Recently, Futures Magazine has ranked Mr. Cotter a top trader in 2007. Their managed accounts program, Metro Forex, has been top ranked by Currency Trader magazine and by the Barclay Institutional Report.
Tri Global FX is pleased to announce the launching of a new FOREX hedge fund, Cable Forex Funds. More details about the fund can be obtained by registering at their website, http://cableforexfunds.com/.
There are few true FOREX hedge funds, Cable Forex Funds aims to be a leading fund in the FX market. With an uncertain economy, volatile markets, and a declining dollar, any portfolio should include FX. Even if the US Dollar recovers, it can still have a negative impact on a portfolio as traders have been investing overseas during recent EURO boom. FX is an asset class by itself, in addition to providing additional alpha to any portfolio.
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- Security Global Investors (SGI) announced a strategic initiative to intensify its capital raising efforts for alternative global equity product offerings. The performance, transparency of the process and a 13-person investment team has garnered attention from hedge fund investors.
The company’s accelerated effort coincides with the hiring of industry veteran Sanjay Yodh to focus on the firm’s global alternative products. Yodh has more than a decade of institutional sales experience with J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Asset Management.
"Our experience and focus on risk management makes SGI’s alternative products especially attractive for institutional investors in today’s volatile markets,” noted Yodh.
Team leader John Boich, with more than 17 years experience in successfully managing global equity portfolios said,“We’ve always had a skilled team, a well-defined process, and competitive risk-adjusted performance track record.”
SGI has been managing institutional assets since 1962 and currently has approximately $9 billion in assets under management. The global equity team manages a Global Long Only (GLO), A Global Long / Short Long-Biased (GLS), and is launching a new Global Market Neutral strategy (GMN) this year.
