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OM Global Investment Fund
Domicile: U.S.
Gignesh Movalia
OM Investment Management,
Tampa
813-388-5476
Long/short: global equity Prime broker: Northpoint Trading
Law firm: Macfarlane Ferguson
Administrator: BGT Fund Administration
April 1 $5 07/28/10
Rosecliff Capital
Domicile: U.S.
Michael Murphy
Rosecliff Capital,
New York
212-492-3000
Long/short: equity Prime brokers: Goldman Sachs, Concept Capital
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Auditor: RSM McGladrey
Administrator: Columbus Avenue
Aug. 1 $25 07/28/10
Long View Beta Fund
Domicile: Luxembourg
(see article)
Patrick McAdams
SL Investment,
Chester, England
44-1244-317999
Life settlements Law firms: Arendt and Medernach (Luxembourg), Morris Manning (U.S)
Auditor: Deloitte
Administrator: CACEIS
4Q $50 07/21/10
Northlight Corporate Credit Opportunities Partners
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(see article)
Ajay Nanda
Northlight Financial,
New York
212-247-0330
Leveraged loans Law firm: Tagliaferro & LoPresti
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrators: Anchin Block (onshore), Admiral Administration (offshore)
Sept.-Oct   07/21/10
Reflexion Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(see article)
Jie Li
Reflexion Capital,
Chicago
312-899-6388
Long/short: global equities, focused on industrial and basic-material stocks Prime broker: Lazard Capital Markets
Law firm: Cole-Frieman & Beugelmans
Auditor: Spicer Jeffries
Administrator: Opus Fund Services
July 1   07/21/10
Clinton Street Capital Partners Fund
Domicile: U.S.
Steven Acker
Clinton Street Capital,
Chicago
312-451-1960
Global macro Prime broker: Alaris Trading
Law firm: Mallon
Auditor: Patke & Associates
Administrator: G&S Fund Services
July 1 $7 07/14/10
Kortright Opportunity Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands

(see article)
Matthew Taylor
Kortright Capital,
New York
212-380-5831
Event-driven Prime brokers: Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan
Law firm: Akin Gump
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: SEI Global Services
May 1   07/14/10
Evolved Alpha Multistrategy
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
Jesse Redmond and Justin Pawl
Evolved Alpha,
Montecito, Calif.
805-695-8100
Multi-strategy Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firms: Walkers, Lee & Stone
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: SS&C Technologies
April 1   07/07/10
Helix Liquid Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(see article)
Stephen King
C12 Capital,
New York
212 -205-6700
Multi-strategy: fixed income Prime brokers: Credit Suisse, Barclays
Law firms: Schulte Roth, Maples & Calder
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: GlobeOP
Sept.-Nov.   07/07/10
CCI Technology Partners
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(see article)
Craig Chodash
Columbus Circle Investors,
Stamford, Conn.
203-353-6072
Long/short: technology stocks Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Schulte Roth
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Goldman Sachs
Aug. 1   06/30/10
Metolius Diversified Master Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
Ross Crotinger, Tom Mazza and Barry McCaldin
Metolius Capital,
Chicago
630-462-7242
Global macro: systematic Prime broker: Newedge USA
Law firm: Henderson & Lyman
Auditor: Arthur Bell & Associates
Administrator: Admiral
June 1 $35 06/30/10
QCA Opportunity Fund
Domicile: U.S.
Mark Minichiello
QCA Capital,
Los Angeles
310-473-4411
Special situations; equity restructurings Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Locke Lord
Auditor: RSM McGladrey
Administrator: Michael J. Liccar
July 1 Under
 $10
06/30/10
Spotlight Catalyst Fund
Domicile: U.S.
Terry Lally
Spotlight Funds Management, Laguna Beach, Calif.
949-715-4030
Long/short: equity, catalyst-driven Prime broker: Jefferies
Law firm: Giordano Halleran
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: ALPS Price Meadows
July 1 $5 06/23/10
Summation Sigma Fund 1
Domicile: U.S.
Mark Levin
Summation Capital,
Los Angeles
818-222-2001
Event-driven: special situations and distressed Prime broker: BTIG
Law firm: Sadis and Goldberg
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: ALPS Price Meadows
April 1 $8 06/23/10
SPAG I
Domicile: U.S.
Brian Shapiro and George Boyan
Specialized Performance Advisory Group,
New York
917-621-3351
Multi-strategy Prime brokers: BNY ConvergEx and NorthPoint Trading
Law firm: Hutner Klarish
Auditor: J.H. Cohn
Administrator: Nottingham Investment Administration
May 1 $10 06/23/10
Raptor Evolution Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(see article)
James Pallotta
Raptor Capital,

Boston
617-772-4600

Long/short: equity Prime brokers: Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Schulte Roth
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citco
July 1 $200+ 06/16/10
UCM Union Delta Fund
Domicile: U.S.
Rudy Torrijos
UCM Capital,
Philadelphia
914-740-3306
Long/short: U.S. equity, emphasis on technology, healthcare, consumer and industrials Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Aibara & Reed
Auditor: RSM McGladrey
Administrator: G&S Fund services
Aug. $5-10 06/09/10
StoneWater Capital Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(see article)
Frank Brochin
StoneWater Capital,
New York
212-231-0046
Fund of funds Custodian: RBC
Law firm: Sadis Goldberg
Auditor: Marcum
Administrator: Apex Fund Services
May 1   06/02/10
Tiburon Opportunity Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(see article)
Peter Bortel
Bortel Investment,
Gig Harbor, Wash.
253-858-7866
Long/short: U.S. equities Prime broker: J.P. Morgan
Law firm: Howard Rice
Auditor: Joseph DeCosimo & Co.
Administrator: Conifer Securities
May 6 $10 06/02/10
Alterna Tax Certificate Fund 2
Domicile: U.S.
(see article)
Albert Friedman and Robert Konrad
Alterna Capital,
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
954-703-2020
Tax lien certificates Law firm: West May $10 05/26/10
Carrelton New Horizon Fund
Domicile: British Virgin Islands
(see article)
Peter Gianulis
Carrelton Asset Management,
Coral Gables, Fla.
212-393-9700
Long/short: natural resources and consumer discretionary Prime broker: Pershing
Law firm: Weil Gotshal
Auditor: Spicer Jeffries
Administrator: G&S Fund Services
May Under $10 05/26/10
Prestige Multistrategy Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(see article)
T.D. Hunter
Prestige Capital,
Charlotte
888-602-0984
Multi-strategy: Equities, bonds, commodities, currencies and gold Prime broker: PCS Dunbar
Law firm: Aibara & Reed
Auditor: Eisner
June $20 05/26/10
Sunridge Short Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S.
Rob Cole
Sunridge Capital,
New York
212-420-5053
Short biased: U.S. financial equities Prime broker: Goldman Sachs Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: UBS Fund Services
May 1 $12 05/26/10
Brevan Howard Commodities Strategies Master Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
Stephane Nicolas
Brevan Howard Asset Management,
London
44-207-022-6200
Commodity futures Prime broker: Credit Suisse
Law firms: Simmons & Simmons, Maples & Calder
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: International Fund Services
April 1 $200 05/19/10
Caerus Emerging Markets Opportunity Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(see article)
Rodolfo Amoresano
Caerus Emerging Markets,
New York
917-696-8771
Global macro Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Gersten Savage
Auditor: Weiser
Administrator: SS&C Fund Services
Jan. $2 05/19/10
Harbor Reserve Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(see article)
Gravelle Pierre
Iron Harbor Capital,
New York
212-796-7558
Global macro Prime broker: Alaris Trading
Law firm: Fund Advisor
Auditor: Asher & Co.
June < $10 05/19/10
Oracle Investment Fund SPC
Domicile: Cayman Islands
Leon Hindle and Fredric Teng
Oracle Capital,
Hong Kong
85-22-159-9611
Structured credit Custodian: BNP Securities Services
Law firms: Ogier, Shearman & Sterling
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Apex Fund Services
May 12   05/19/10
3 Rivers Activist Partners
Domicile: U.S.
Lodovico DeVisconti
LCV Capital,
Pittsburgh
412-860-0171
Activist Prime broker: Lighthouse Prime
Law firm: Reed Smith
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: Concept Capital
April 22   05/12/10
Monarch Equipment Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(see article)
Arjun Saluja
Express Business Finance,
Miami
800-700-0657
Credit Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Auditor: Variman
April $10 05/12/10
Dalton High Yield Mortgage Fund
Domicile: U.S. & Cayman Islands
(see article)
Todd Sherer
Dalton Investments,
Los Angeles
310-882-4154
Distressed residential debt Prime broker: Pershing
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Cayman National Trust
April 12   05/05/10
Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S.
Linzie Steinbach
Emerging Markets Opportunities,
Stamford, Conn.
203-461-1637
Fund of funds   April 30   05/05/10
IC Income and Growth Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(see article)
Marilyn Kane and Sean Shanahan
Iridium Capital,
New York
212-686-7481
Real Estate Law firm: McGladrey & Pullen
Auditor: Aibara & Reed
Administrator: G&S Fund Services
April   05/05/10
JM Advisors
Domicile: U.S. & Cayman Islands
John Meriwether
JM Advisors,
Greenwich, Conn.
203-347-4070
Relative value   March   05/05/10
Maritime Capital Partners
Domicile: U.S.
(see article)
Baris Dincer and Greg Gurevich
Maritime Capital,
New York
646-912-8721
Fixed income Prime brokers: Penson Worldwide and Legend Securities
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Administrator: NAV Consulting
April 1 $15-20 04/28/10
Pardus Capital Management
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(see article)
Karim Samii, Joseph Thornton, Shane Larson and Behdad Alizadeh
Pardus Capital,
New York
212-381-7770
Event driven Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Akin Gump
Auditor: SEI
April $20 04/28/10
UCM New Horizon Fund
Domicile: U.S.
Jerald P. Menozzi
Utendahl Capital,
New York
212-612-9190
Fixed income   April 1   04/28/10
Alden Global Value Recovery Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(see article)
Randall Smith
Alden Global Capital,
New York
212-418-6866
Distressed Prime brokers: J.P. Morgan, Credit Suisse
Law firm: Schulte Roth
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Meridian Fund Services
May 1 $450 04/21/10
TCA Global Credit Master Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(see article)
Bob Press
Trafalgar Capital,
Aventura, Fla.
786-323-1650
Credit Custodian: EFG Bank
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: Admiral Administration
April 15   04/21/10
Schroer Capital Partners
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(see article)
John Schroer
Schroer Capital,
Denver
646-673-8621
Long/short: equity, emphasis on healthcare Prime broker: UBS
Law firm: Schulte Roth
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Goldman Sachs
July 1   04/14/10
CCA Distressed Opportunity Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(see article)
Adam Checchi
Checchi Capital,
Beverly Hills
310-432-0010
Distressed bonds Prime Broker: Schwab Institutional
Law firm: Latham & Watkins
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Fairview
Custodian: Schwab Institutional
Mar. 15   04/14/10
RTW Onshore Fund
RTW Offshore Fund 

Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(see article)
Roderick Wong
RTW Investments,
New York
646-597-6980
Long/short: equity, emphasis on healthcare Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Goldman Sachs
Mar. 1 Under $100 04/14/10
Hylas Capital Partners
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(see article)
Adam Scotch
Hylas Capital Management, New York
212-251-3860
Long/short: event driven Prime broker: UBS
Law firms: Seward & Kissel, Ogier
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
June/July   04/07/10
Little Fund
Domicile: U.S.
Ashwani Sirohi
Sirohi Capital,
Issaquah, Wash.
425-533-7650
Long/short: equity Prime broker: MS Howells & Co.
Custodian: Goldman Sachs
Administrator: Michael J. Liccar & Co.
April 1   04/07/10
Ski Time Square Partners Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(see article)
Michael Craig-Scheckman
Deer Park Road,
Steamboat Springs, Colo.
970-457-4344
Distressed MBS and ABS Custodian: Wells Fargo
Law firm: Baker Hostetler
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Stone Coast
April 1   04/07/10
Courage Credit Opportunities Fund 2
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
Richard Patton
Courage Capital Management,
Nashville, Tenn.
615-369-0111
Distressed credit Prime brokers: J.P. Morgan; BNP
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Citi Hedge Fund Services
March 4 $100 03/31/10
Ironsides Partners Opportunity Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
Robert Knapp
Ironsides Partners,
Boston
617-449-3136
Event-driven: global Prime broker: Goldman Sachs March   03/31/10
BeaconLight Domestic Fund
Domicile: U.S.
Ed Bosek
BeaconLight,
New York
212-256-8816
        03/31/10
Lago Partners
Domicile: U.S. & Cayman Islands
(see article)
Eric B. Fishman
Lago Capital Management,
New York
212-319-0406
Long/short: value Prime broker: Pershing
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Jan. 11 $10 03/31/10
IPOfn New Issues Fund
Domicile: U.S. & Cayman Islands
(see article)
David Menlow and Christopher Martino
IPOfn Capital Management,
Millburn, N.J.
973-467-1010
Long/short: equities Prime broker: Concept Capital
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Columbus Avenue Consulting
May 1 $10 03/31/10
Round Table Global Macro Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(see article)
Ian Banwell
Round Table Investment Management,
Charlotte
704-208-3750
Global macro Prime brokers: J.P. Morgan, Citigroup
Law firm: Seward & Kissell
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Citco
Feb. 1 $32 03/31/10
Solaris Capital Partners
Domicile: U.S.
Rangan Padmanabhan
Solaris Asset Management,
Bellaire, Texas
rangan@scplp.net
Technical trading: futures Prime broker: Interactive Brokers Mar. 8 $1.2 03/24/10
TCCM 3 Year Debt Fund
TCCM 5 Year Debt Fund
TCCM 7 Year Debt Fund

Domicile: U.S.
(see article)
Jim Creighton
Tatanka Creighton Capital Management,
New York
212-515-5220
Investment-grade corporate bonds Prime broker: Deutsche Bank
Law firm: Bingham McCutchen
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: Butterfield Fulcrum
April   03/24/10
C3:23 Capital Partners
Domicile: U.S.
Trebor Chase Brown
C3:23 Capital,
Atlanta
770-378-0081
Long/short: equities Prime broker: ConvergEx Northpoint Trading Partners
Custodian: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Malik Law Group
Auditor: Donald R. Sandler
Administrator: BGT Fund Administration
Feb. 1 $2 03/17/10
CCP Total Return Fund 1
Domicile: U.S.
Joel Houck, Bob Grunewald and Chris Small
Cicero Capital Partners,
Washington
301-421-1244
Long/short: equities Prime broker: Jefferies & Co.
Lawyers: Tannenbaum Helpern
Custodian: J.P. Morgan
Auditor: Patke & Associates
Administrator: Woodfield Fund Administration
Mar. 11   03/17/10
Tiburon Credit Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(see article)
Peter Lupoff
Tiburon Capital Management,
New York
646-840-4925
Long/short: event driven Prime brokers: J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Cole-Frieman
Auditor: Eisner
Administrator: Admiral Administration
Feb. $5-10 03/17/10
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.   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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   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.   01/06/10