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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