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August 30, 2006
New York hedge fund firm Stillwater Capital Partners has launched a new fund that specializes in mezzanine lending on real estate deals.
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August 25, 2006
Third Point's Daniel Loeb, in a letter to Nabi Biopharmaceuticals Chairman and CEO Thomas McLain, criticizing the lack of communication.
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August 25, 2006
Absolute Capital Management, the Palma de Mallorca, Spain-based firm founded by well-known manager Florian Homm, is opening an office in the Swiss canton of Zug.
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August 25, 2006
The $23 billion Arizona State Retirement System has just started a triennial asset allocation study and is reviewing various asset classes, including whether to invest in private equity and hedge funds for the first time.
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August 25, 2006
Caliburn Capital Partners, the alternatives shop co-founded last year by Tony Morrongiello, will launch more funds of hedge funds in 2007.
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August 25, 2006
Caxton Associates, the mammoth hedge fund firm run by Bruce Kovner, has adjusted its equity position in PW Eagle, which manufactures polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes.
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August 25, 2006
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August 25, 2006
Thomas Bostwick, until recently a director at Cowen and Co., has founded New York-based Bostwick Capital and is readying a fund of hedge funds slated to launch Oct. 1, according to an investor.
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August 25, 2006
Credit Suisse's private funds group has made two hires. Alexandra Court, who joined as director, was previously at Julius Baer.
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August 25, 2006
Hedge fund behemoth D.E. Shaw & Co. has made another run at purchasing Oneida Ltd., following an unsuccessful attempt to buy the company with Xerion Capital Partners.
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August 25, 2006
Copenhagen-based fund of hedge funds firm Scandium Asset Management will expand its investment team by hiring a fourth portfolio manager.
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August 25, 2006
This week, we take a look at multi-strategy hedge funds.
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August 25, 2006
Eden Rock Capital Management, the $1.2 billion London-based fund of funds firm, is preparing to roll out its fifth offering.
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August 25, 2006
Mutual funds that use the same strategies as hedge funds are moving into individual retirement accounts and could be making their way to 401(k)s, according to AIN sister publication Defined Contribution & Savings Plan Alert.
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August 25, 2006
Anticipating a slowdown in the U.S. economy--but in most cases, not a recession--later this year or early next, three prominent hedge fund managers have begun to reposition their portfolios.
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August 25, 2006
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August 25, 2006
Michele Paige, who was a senior analyst at King Street Capital Management and Icahn Associates, has formed Paige Capital Management and is readying an activist fund slated to launch Nov. 1, according to an investor presentation obtained by AIN.
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August 25, 2006
An occasional column by Logan Short, an astute industry observer. He can be reached at lshort@iinews.com.
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August 25, 2006
Third Point, the activist hedge fund firm run by outspoken manager Daniel Loeb, is continuing its offensive against Nabi Biopharmaceuticals.
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August 25, 2006
Mellon Global Alternative Investments, the asset management giant's $1 billion fund of hedge funds arm, will seek to hire an additional analyst within the next six months or so.
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August 25, 2006
Mont Pelerin Capital, the Newport Beach, Calif., firm started by Chuck Martin, hired an analyst at the beginning of the month, according to Christopher Ainsworth, chief operating officer.
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August 25, 2006
New York-based Proctor Investment Managers, a third-party marketing firm that also provides capital and client services, has hired two marketing professionals, according to Mona Aboelnaga, president.
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August 25, 2006
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August 25, 2006
The Oklahoma Police Pension & Retirement System is seeking private equity managers and considering a maiden investment in real estate, according to AIN sister publication Money Management Letter.
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August 25, 2006
Old Mutual Asset Managers, the $9 billion asset management firm, will launch a volatility arbitrage fund in October.
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August 25, 2006
Kevin Taback, portfolio manager at Pangaea Capital Management, formed Serac Management in Boston and launched a long/short equity fund last month.
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August 25, 2006
Andrew Stotland, senior director of sales and marketing at Pirate Capital, has left the firm.
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August 25, 2006
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August 25, 2006
Stenham Asset Management, the $2 billion-plus fund of funds and wealth management firm, is making its first-ever move into structured products.
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August 25, 2006
Zurich-based Systematic Absolute Return is planning to launch a fund of funds dedicated to asset finance and will pursue a variety of sub-strategies, according to Stanley Marchon, a consultant for the firm.
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August 25, 2006
Scott Umstead, a 30-year career veteran with stints at Merrill Lynch and Wachovia Securities, is about to launch his own hedge fund.