| Fund |
Portfolio managers, Management company |
Strategy |
Service providers |
Launch |
Equity
at
Launch
(Mil.) |
Hedge
Fund
Alert
Issue |
Intrinsic Edge Plus AI
Domicile: U.S.
(see article) |
Mark Coe
Coe Capital Management,
Lincolnshire, Ill.
847-405-9600 |
Long/short: mid-cap stocks |
Auditor: McGladrey & Pullen |
May |
$10 |
03/10/10 |
Ellis Lake Master Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Gabe Nechamkin and
Scott Henkin
Ellis Lake Capital,
New York
212-521-1100 |
Event driven, distressed credit |
Prime brokers: J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: HedgeServe |
April |
$100 |
03/03/10 |
Traxis Emerging Markets Equity Offshore Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Barton Biggs and Andy Skov
Traxis Partners
New York
212-332-5169 |
Long/short: Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America |
Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: IFS |
Feb. |
$28 |
03/03/10 |
Pannotia Partners
Domicile: U.S. and British Virgin Islands
(see article) |
Alex Roepers
Atlantic Investment Management,
New York
212-484-5051 |
Long/short: Asia equities, except Japan |
Prime broker: UBS
Law firm: Proskauer Rose
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: Citco Fund Services |
Dec. |
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02/24/10 |
SW Global Credit Opportunity Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(see article) |
David Hinman and Raymond Zucaro
SW Asset Management,
Newport Beach, Calif.
949-207-6313 |
Long/short: emerging markets |
Custodian: State Street
Law firm: Proskauer Rose
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers |
Jan. 1 |
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02/17/10 |
High Valley Partners
Domicile: U.S. |
Andrew Bose
High Valley Capital,
Los Altos, Calif.
650-303-8110 |
Long/short: equities |
Auditor: Spicer Jeffries |
January |
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02/10/10 |
Red Kite Partners
Domicile: Bermuda
(see article) |
Michael Farmer, Oskar Lewnowski and David Lilley
Red Kite Management,
New York
212-596-3498 |
Commodities: metals |
Law firm: Shearman & Sterling
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: CACEIS |
January |
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02/03/10 |
KCM Global Credit Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Jame Donath
Karsch Capital,
New York
212-284-9817 |
Global event-driven, distressed debt |
Prime brokers: Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank
Law firm: Sidley Austin
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Goldman Sachs |
2nd. Qtr. |
|
02/03/10 |
Bernett Diversified Global Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Sarah Bernett
Bernett Capital Management,
New York
646-472-5022 |
Global macro |
Prime broker: TD Ameritrade
Law firm: Sarah Bernett
|
Jan. 1 |
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01/27/10 |
BlackOnyx Quantitative Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(see article) |
Luigi Ghilardi
BlackOnyx Capital,
New York
212-659-3819 |
Long/short: quantitative |
Custodians: Bank of America and Goldman Sachs
Introducing brokers: Greenmoor Financial and Ledgemont Capital
Law firm: Katten Muchin
Auditor: Ryan & Juraska
Administrator: Michael J. Liccar & Co. |
Jan. 18 |
$3 |
01/27/10 |
KVO Capital Offshore Fund
Domicile: Cayman
(see article) |
Kip Oberting
KVO Capital Management,
Hanover, N.H.
603-643-0500 |
Long/short: equity and debt |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: K&L Gates
Auditor: Kaufman Rossin
Administrator: MadisonGrey |
Jan. 1 |
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01/27/10 |
Red Dragon Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(see article) |
Burton Malkiel
AlphaShares,
Walnut Creek, Calif.
925-930-6991 |
Long-only |
Prime broker: Interactive Brokers
Law firm: Pillsbury Winthrop
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Conifer Securities |
Jan. 1 |
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01/27/10 |
Seven Hills Capital Partners Domicile: U.S.
(see article) |
William Davis and Harper Stephens
Thompson Davis Asset Management,
Richmond, Va.
804-644-6393 |
Long/short: micro- and mid-cap equities |
Prime broker: Pershing
Law firm: Williams Mullen
Auditor: Keiter Stephens
Administrator: Fleming Financial |
Jan. 4 |
$3 |
01/27/10 |
Half Moon REO Fund
Domicle: U.S. |
Stephen E. Speiser and Sankeerth Pulusani
Half Moon Group,
New York
212-520-1838 |
Distressed debt: residential real estate |
Law firm: Aibara & Reed
Auditor: McGladrey & Pullen
Administrator: G&S Fund Services |
Jan. 6 |
$10-20 |
01/20/10 |
Abernathy Group Growth Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(see article) |
Steve Abernathy and Brian Luster
Abernathy Group 2,
New York
800-342-0956 |
Long/short: equity and debt |
Prime broker: Jefferies & Co.
Law firm: Herrick Feinstein
Auditor: Fulvio & Associates
Administrator: Trident |
Dec. 1 |
$25 |
01/13/10 |
Bluenose North American Market Neutral Series
Domicile: U.S. |
JS Pelletier and Dario Borelli
Bluenose Capital Management,
British Virgin Islands
investors@bluenose.vg |
Market-neutral: U.S. and Canada equities |
Prime brokers: Goldman Sachs, Interactive Brokers
Auditor: Baker Tilly
Administrator: Folio Administrators |
March 1 |
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01/13/10 |
Hornstein Partners Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(see article) |
Edward Hornstein
Edward Hornstein LLC,
New York
917-747-6936 |
Long/short: equity |
Prime broker: Jefferies & Co.
Law firm: Morgan Lewis
Auditor: Eisner
Administrator: IFCE Fund Services |
Jan. 1 |
$11 |
01/13/10 |
Amphora Small Cap Value Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Chris Doll and Bill Moyes
Vernalis Group,
Colorado Springs
812 -232-8780 |
Long-biased |
Prime broker: Jefferies
Law firm: Barnes & Thornburg
Auditor: McGladrey & Pullen
Administrator: NAV Consulting |
Jan. 4 |
$2.1 |
01/06/10 |
Aptima Alternative Strategies Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
George Song
Aptima Capital Management,
Los Angeles
310-806-9395 |
Fund of funds: diversified, emerging managers |
Law firm: Investment Law Group
Auditor: Patke & Associates
Administrator: PartnersAdmin |
Jan. 1 |
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01/06/10 |
Verulam Natural Resources Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Andrew Suckling, Russell Plackett and Heath Jansen Verulam,
New York
212-933-9003 |
Metals/mining |
Prime broker: Credit Suisse
Law firm: Schulte Roth
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Citco |
1st Qtr. |
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01/06/10 |
