Category Archives: HedgeCo News
Hedge Fund Ritchie Capital To Sell Flagship Fund
HedgeCo.net – Hedge Fund Ritchie Capital Management, as part of a liquidation plan, is selling a significant portion of its assets in its Multi-Strategy Fund for $1 billion to New York City-basedReservoir Capital Group. Ritchie Capital, which oversees about $2.8 […]
MD Sass Adds Two New Senior Portfolio Managers
HedgeCo.net – MD Sass, a leading investment management firm, has added two new senior portfolio managers. Melissa S. Sheer has joined as a Vice President in its Tax-Exempt FixedIncome Division. Mark Crawley has joined as a Director of MD Sass affiliate Waterfall Asset Management, […]
New Jersey To Invest in Fund of Funds
HedgeCo.net – According to a due diligence memorandum presented to the New Jersey State Investment Council by director William Clark, NJ has a proposed $100 million investment in each of two Blackstone funds of funds strategies, Pacific Opportunities Strategy and […]
Hedge Funds & The Uranium “Arms Race”
HedgeCo.net – Several hedge funds have been buying largely into the processed uranium market, causing most of the new demand for uranium and helping drive up the price more than fourfold within thepast year. Some hedge funds that have been […]
VanthedgePoint Joins With G Squared to Launch Fund Of Funds
HedgeCo.net – G Squared Group Asset Management has teamed up with hedge fund services provider VanthedgePoint Group LL by purchasing a 10% minority stake and is launching a fund of hedge fundcomprised solely of its emerging manager clients. “By partnering […]
$1.1 Billion Hedge Fund Deal Goes to Northern Trust
HedgeCo.net – Chicago based Northern Trust has been selected to provide fund administration services to the816 million Euro (approximately $1.1 billion) hedge fund, BH Macro Limited. The BH Macro Limited fund, based on the British isle of Guernsey, is one […]
UK Treasury Examing Pooling European Hedge Fund Information
HedgeCo.net – Speaking at a Financial Services Authority conference, UK Treasury minister Edward Balls said he planned to seek the views of other European countries about pooling information and working together on European international regulatory issues concerning hedge funds. […]
Hedge Fund Driven Merger To Go Through
The Managing Board and Supervisory Board of ABN AMRO Holding N.V. and the Board of Directors of Barclays PLC announced jointly this morning that agreement has been reached on the combination of ABNAMRO and Barclays for $91.16 billion, in the […]
Court Of Baltimore Rules Against Costa Brava Hedge Fund
HedgeCo.net – The Circuit Court for Baltimore City has, for the third time in just over a year, denied legal motions filed against Telos Corporation by Costa Brava Partnership III, L.P., aBoston-based hedge fund. Costa Brava previously had two motions […]
Pension Governance, LLC Launches New Website Devoted to Pension Risk Issues
Connecticut -Pension Governance, LLC is proud to announce the launch of a new website for pension investment fiduciaries. In what is believed to be a unique online information portal devoted to pension investment risk and valuation issues, and reflecting original […]
Hedge Fund ”Landmine” Conference to be Hosted by Thompson Hine
New York -Thompson Hine LLP, a leading national business law firm, will present a seminar to help hedge fund organizers, managers and advisors identify and avoid common pitfalls. “Fiduciary Landmines in Organizing and Operating Hedge Funds†is a free seminar […]
G7 To Discuss Hedge Fund Oversight
HedgeCo.net – E.U. Finance Ministers are planning to push for more oversight of hedge funds at this week’s Group of 7 meeting in Berlin, the G7 has welcomed the contribution of hedge funds to marketliquidity but still see investor protection […]