Tag Archives: 100-million
KKR Aims to Catch Blackstone With Offering, New Funds
Bloomberg- Henry Kravis is taking KKR & Co. public and moving into real estate and stock funds as he tries to catch up with Stephen Schwarzman’s Blackstone Group LP, the world’s largest private-equity firm. KKR, co-founded by Kravis in 1976, […]
Asia’s 5 Largest Single-Manager Hedge Funds
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.Net)- Asia-based funds are getting bigger according to Alpa Magazine. Several of the funds on the list are relative newcomers and five members of the Asia 25 ranking were not on the list last year. The 25 […]
GSA eyes $1 bln limit for Alpha Capture hedge fund
Reuters- Hedge fund firm GSA Capital plans to raise a further $200-$300 million for its new Alpha Capture fund, which aims to use top stock ideas from investment banks for its trades, the company told Reuters. Alpha Capture, which was […]
Trump Jr. To Launch Hedge Fund
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Donald Trump Jr. has plans to set up a $1 billion hedge fund that will amass property in India and capitalize on the nation’s economic growth, according to a report published on Bloomberg.com. "The fund will […]
Samsung Life, Kyobo Shun U.S., Europe for Korea Bonds
Bloomberg- South Korean life insurers are shunning U.S. and European corporate bonds because of a rising risk of default and plowing money into domestic debt. Samsung Life Insurance Co., Korea’s biggest insurer, is diverting $500 million into 10-year government bonds, […]
Ko, former Bear trader, launches hedge fund
Reuters- Melissa Ko, a former star trader at Bear Stearns, has formed a new hedge fund called Covepoint Capital with nearly $1 billion in assets, according to a letter the firm sent to investors on Monday. Ko ran Bear’s Emerging […]
TCI Hedge Fund Posts Biggest Monthly Loss in June, FT Reports
Bloomberg- The Children’s Investment Fund Management LLP, a London-based hedge fund, lost more than $1 billion in June, posting its biggest-ever monthly loss, the Financial Times reported. The five-year-old fund, also known as TCI, dropped 12.5 percent last month, topping […]
Hedge Fund Report; Bear Buyout Could Cost Taxpayers
New York Post- Taxpayers are all but certain to take a hit on the securities the Federal Reserve accepted as part of JPMorgan Chase’s takeover of Bear Stearns, according to a report by a hedge fund that is an investor […]
Recent failures slow growth of Icahn
Boston Globe- Carl Icahn has hit the roughest patch of his hedge fund career. His $7.9 billion in hedge funds fell 7 percent between October and April, the biggest peak-to-trough loss since the funds opened in November 2004, according to […]
Tanking Banks’ Debt Sought By $1B Fund
New York Post- Hedge fund Highbridge Capital Management is trying to raise $1 billion from wealthy investors for a fund focused on buying bank assets hammered by the credit crisis. According to one investor who was considering committing funds, the […]
Schroders China JV to launch first overseas fund
BEIJING (Reuters) – Bank of Communications Schroders Fund Management Co is aiming to raise up to 1 billion yuan for its first overseas fund later this month, despite sliding global financial markets, two company sources said. Poor market conditions have […]
