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2003 Activity

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CPIM Structured Credit Fund
Domicile: Cayman Island
(See Article)
Robert Kramer and K. V. Prabhakar
Cambridge Place Investment Management, London
44-207-938-5716
Credit Prime broker: Citibank
Law firm: Dechert
Administrator: Bank of Bermuda
Sept. $8 12/24/03
Mayer & Hoffman High Alpha Fund
Domicile: US
Matthew T. Hoffman
Mayer & Hoffman Capital Advisors, New York
212-400-7870
Diversified fund of funds Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: BDO Seidman
Jan. 1   12/24/03
Galahad Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
Mike Stendler
Meyer Capital Management, Barrington, Ill.
847-277-0857

Managed futures

Prime broker: Carr Futures
Law firm: Henderson & Lyman
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche
Administrator: PFPC
December $5 12/17/03
Nostradamus Gold Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article)
Irv Arneberg
Arneberg and Associates
Bayville, N.Y.
516-922-1903
Long/short gold mining stocks and options Prime broker: Banc of America
Law firm: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
Auditor: Moore Stephens
Administrator: Trident Trust
Dec. 1 $3.5 12/10/03
Triple Alpha Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article)
Glenn Baggley and Alex Allen
Eddington Capital, London
44-207-802-8480
Multi-strategy Law firm: Solomon Harris
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: Custom House
Sept. €25 12/10/03
NewMarket Capital Partners Select Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(See article)
Patricia Young
NewMarket Capital Partners, Philadelphia
215-246-3040
Fund of funds Law firm: Pepper Hamilton
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Fortis
June $170 12/03/03
Catrock High Yield Opportunity Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(See article)
Richard Coons
Catrock Capital Management, New York
212-400-7945
High-yield, distressed debt Prime broker: Spear Leeds
Law firm: Cobb & Eisenberg
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
October $10 12/03/03
Sabre Long/Short Style Fund
Domicle: U.S. & Cayman Islands
Dan Jelicic
Sabre Fund Management,
LOndon
44-207-316-2801
Quantitative, equity
long/short
Prime broker: Deutsche Bank
Law firm: Maples & Calder
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Feb 1.   11/26/03
Clipper Capital
Domicile: U.S.
Dan Dykens
Clipper Capital Management, Boston
Long/short, small-cap Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche
2002
(just
opened)
$30-50 11/19/03
Namaste Fund
Domicile: U.S.
Rui Matos and Jean-Ray Tippo
Namaste Capital Management,
Los Angeles
310-207-1211
U.S. equity/long short, socially responsible Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Paul Hastings
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Jan. 1   11/12/03
Clocktower Partners
Domicile: U.S.
David Benwell
Clocktower Capital, Los Angeles
310-385-4107
Global equity, long/short Prime broker: ABN Amro
Law firm: Paul Hastings
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
May
(Just opened)
$4 11/05/03
Sabre Long-Short Style Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(see article)
Dan Jelicic
Sabre Fund Management, London
44-207-316-2801
Long/short, quantitative Prime broker: Deutsche Bank December $10 11/05/03
Shogun Fund
(see article)
Kuzuhiko Sugiya and Hiraku Kawakami
Fairview Partners, Darien, Conn.
203-655-7100
Long/short equity Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Tennenbaum Helpern
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: Bisys
November
$30 11/05/03
Blue Rock Capital II
Domicile: U.S.
(see article)
Robbi Burkhart
Blue Rock Advisors, Minneapolis
612-337-8000
Long/short, market neutral Law firm: Schulte Roth
Auditor: KPMG
Nov. 1 $25 11/05/03
Whitebeam Emerging Markets Fund
(see article)
Ahmet Ratib
Whitebeam Capital, London
44-207-399-7440
Emerging-markets debt Prime broker: Credit Suisse First Boston
Law firm: Schulte Roth
Administrator: Citco
Yearend $25 10/29/03
Equilibrium Partners
Domicile: U.S. & British Virgin Islands
(see article)
Evan Duby and Rolan Stikovas
Equilibrium Capital, New York
212-433 7674
Equity long/short market-neutral Prime broker: Banc of America
Law firm: Gersten Savitch
Auditor: Eichler Bergsman
Administrator: Folio BVI
Nov. 1 $10 10/22/03
Zaks Market-Neutral Income Option Fund
Domicile: U.S. & Bahamas
Ben Zaks
Zaks Investment Management
800-767-3771
Market-neutral Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Paley Rothman
Auditor: RMS Robson Rhodes
Administrator: Olympia Capital
Dec. 1 $20 10/22/03
Torry Hill Market Neutral Fund
Domicile: U.S.
John Hammerschmidt
Torry Hill Investment Partners, Philadelphia
610-353-3111
Market-neutral Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Pepper Hamilton
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: SEI
Oct. $15 10/22/03
Roy G. Niederhoffer Negative Correlation Fund
Domicle: U.S. & Cayman Islands
(see article)
Roy Niederhoffer
R.G. Niederhoffer Capital Management, New York
212-245-0400
Contrarian Prime brokers: Morgan Stanley, UBS
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: SEI
Nov.   10/22/03
(To be announced)
Domicile: U.S.
(see article)
Jonathan Cohen
JHC Capital Management, Greenwich, Conn.
203-661-3122
Asian Long/short equity Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Auditor: Rothstein & Kass
Jan. $40 10/22/03
Occo Asia Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(see article)
Julian Mayo
Charlemagne Capital, London
44-207-518-2175
Long/short equity   Nov. $200 10/22/03
Greater Europe Fund Ltd
Domicile: Jersey
(see article)
Wermuth Asset Management, Frankfurt
49-9 9592-5478
Global macro Administrator: Standard Bank Oct.   10/22/03
ORN Global Credit Fund
(see article)
Alan Higgins
ORN Capital, London
44-207-758-2602
Fixed income Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Administrator: Citco
Nov. 1 $10-20 10/15/03
Victus Capital
Domicile: U.S.
(see article)
Shad Stastney
Victus Capital
212-452-9032
Multi-strategy Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm:Skadden Arps
Auditor: Grant Thornton
Administrator:IFS
(Opens
in Jan.)
$175 10/15/03
ACI Capital Select Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(see article)
Berna Barshay
ACI Capital Select Fund
212-634-3337
Long/short Prime broker: Bear Stearns (Opens
in Jan.)
$10 10/15/03
Morley G7 Fixed Income Fund
Domicile: Guernsey
Listing: Dublin and Channel Islands
(see article)
Shahid Ikram
Morley Fund Mamangement, London
44-207-809-6428
Fixed Income Prime broker: Barclays Capital
Administrator: Credit Suisse
Administrator: Morley
Feb. 25 pounds 10/08/03
Circle T Explorer Notes
Domicile: U.S.
Seth Platt
Circle T Explorer Asset Management, New York
212-508-7045
Fund of funds Prime broker: ABN Amro
Law firm: Tennenbaum Halpern
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche
Administrator: Olympia Capital
Oct. $40 10/08/03
Blackstar Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(see article)
Cole Wilcox, Eric Crittenden and Tom Basso
Blackstar Funds, Phoenix
602-795-7189
Directional strategies Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: NAV Consulting
Nov. 1 $3-5 10/08/03
ASA Managed Futures Fund
Domicile: U.S.
Douglas Dunn
QED Partners, Atlanta
404-760-3424
Managed Futures Law firm: Sidley Austin
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: PFPC
Jan. 1   10/01/03
Trinity Funds Diversified Allocation
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(see article)
Paul H. O’Reilly-Hyland, David Kallus and Cheng Hock Lau
New York
Global macro Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firms: Tannenbaum Helpern and A&L Goodbody
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: International Fund Managers
August $5 09/26/03
GRT Healthcare
Domicile: U.S.
(see article)
John Borzilleri
GRT Capital Partners, Boston
617-226-1740
Long/short healthcare Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: DPM
Aug. 1 $1 09/17/03
Gavea Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(see article)
Armenio Fraga Neto, Luiz Fernando Figueiredo and Luiz Henrique Fraga
Gavea Investimentos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
5521-2512-9222
Global emerging markets Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Willkie Farr, Walkers
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Goldman Sachs
Aug. 18 $500 09/17/03
MPC Japan Fund
Domicile: Cayman islands
see article)
Ian Burden and Nick Gregory
MPC Investors, London
44-207-932-2770
Long/short Japanese equity Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Dechert
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Management International Dublin
Nov. 3 $10-20 09/17/03
Catus Investment Fund
see article)
Anthony F. Bruan
Catus Capital Management, New York
212-601-6798
Short-term trading Prime broker: ABN Amro
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
October   09/17/03
Quantica Allocation Overlay
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(see article)
Bruno Gmuer and Jose Eduardo Homem de Montes
Quantica Capital, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
4152-630-0700
Quantitative (managed futures and equity market neutral) Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Derchert/Walkers
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: Citco
Sept. 6 $11 09/10/03
Prudent Global Gold Fund
Domicile: Channel Islands
(see article)
David Tice
David Tice & Assoc., Dallas
800-819-3019
Long/short gold-mining stock Prime broker: BMO Nesbitt Burns
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: EFG Reads Trust
Aug. 15   08/20/03
Graham & Dodd Value Fund 1
Domicile: U.S.
(see article)
David Rosen and Robert Zadra
Graham & Dodd Value Fund, New York
212-649-5884
Long/short equity through value   investing and market timing Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Sept. 1   08/20/03
Sarivek Partners
Domicile: U.S.
Jeffrey Valinoti
Broadband Holdings, New York
212-277-5346
Long/short, short-term trading focus Clearing firm: Wexford Clearing
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Aug. 25   08/13/03
CapitalWorks Partners
Domicile: U.S.
Robert McCreary
CapitalWorks, Cleveland
216-781-3233
Long/short U.S. equities Prime broker: Banc of America
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Auditor: Grant Thornton
Administrator: NAV Consulting
Sept. 1   08/13/03
Tricera Asia Fund
Domicile: U.S.
Raymond Lin
Tricera Capital, San Francisco
415-835-3866
Long/short Asian equities Prime broker: ABN Amro
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Auditor: Harb, Levy
October $5-10 08/13/03
Cantillon Europe
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
William von Mueffling
Cantillion Capital Management, New York
212-603-3300
Long/short European Equity Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Willkie Farr
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citco
Sept. 1 $500 08/13/03
Cantillon World
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
William von Mueffling
Cantillion Capital Management, New York
212-603-3300
Long/short global equity Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Willkie Farr
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citco
Oct. 1 $500 08/13/03
Lyxor/Amber Fund
Domicile: Jersey
(see article)
Joseph Oughourlian
Lyxor Asset Mgmt., New York
212-278-5135
Event-driven Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Mourant Dufue
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: SG Hambros
Oct. 2001   08/06/03
MT Thaler
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(see article)
David Aserkoff and Mike Soneshine
MT Thaler Investment Management,
London 44-207-794-638-4962
Eastern Europe, macro Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Schulte Roth
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Oct. 1   07/30/03
TT European Equity Long Short
Domicile: Cayman Islands
Tim Tacchi and Roger Bernheim
TT International, London 44-207-410-3562
European long/short equity Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Maples & Calder
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche
Administrator: Bank of Bermuda
July 23 €10 07/23/03
OmniQuest I
Domicile: U. S.
(see article)
Eloise Yellen Clark, Daniel Kaypaghian OmniQuest Capital, Beverly Hills
310-860-9021
Diversified Law firm: Paul, Hastings
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: Rothstein Kass
July 1 $14 07/16/03
Infinity Fund
Domicile: U. S.
(see article)
Jeff Vale, Infinity Capital Partners, Atlanta
mwilliams@infinityfunds. com
Diversified Law firm: Morris Manning
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
June 1 $9 07/16/03
Hamilton Convertible Opportunities Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(see article)
Michael Knox Hamilton Investment Management, New York 212-527-8500 Multi-strategy convertible bond investing Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Willkie Farr
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: IFS
Aug. 1   07/09/03
Titanium European Long Short Equities Fund
Domicile: Dublin & Cayman Islands
(see article) 
Alastair Anderson Titanium Capital, London 44-207-808-3933 Long/short, Europe Prime broker: CS First Boston
Law firm: Truman Bodden
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: BDO Simpson Xavier
June $20 07/09/03
Zinc Capital
Domicile: U. S. and Cayman Islands
(see article)
Brad Zipper, Geoff Barth and Allan Brown
Zinc Capital Mgmt., New York 212-813-2727
  Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Fortis
July 1   07/09/03
Clarium Capital
Domicile: Bermuda
(see article)
Peter Thiel Clarium Capital, San Francisco
415-248-5146
Global macro Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Forum Financial Services
July 1 $50 07/09/03
Arsago Global Hedge Fund
Domicle: Cayman Islands
(see article)
Ronnie Aked, Norbert Kaiser and Klaus Sterzik
Arsago Alternative Capital, Pfaffikon, Switzerland
41-55-417-4781
Global Macro Prime brokers: Dresdner Kleinwort, Deutsche Bank Law firms: SJ Berwin, Conyers Dill
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche
Administrator: GlobeOp
Aug. 1   07/02/03
Cheiron Global Financials Fund
Domicle: Offshore
(see article)
Amr Diab and Anders Brege Bessent Capital, London
44-207-961-3000
Global long/short financial equities Prime brokers: Morgan Stanley,
Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Simmons & Simmons
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Nov. 1 $100 07/02/03
Prospector Investors
Domicile: U. S.
James A. McComas Jr. Prospector Asset Mgmt.,
San Francisco
415-395-7900
Long/ short equity Prime broker: Banc of America
Law firm: Howard Rice
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
June 1 $5 07/02/03
Helix Combined Multi-Strategy Fund
Domicile: U. S. and Cayman Islands
(see article)
Marko Budgyk and Sekhar Venkatraman
Helix Investment Partners, Los Angeles
310-788-8739
Multi-strategy, arbitrage Prime brokers: Bear Stearns, Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Morgan Lewis
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Bank of New York
Aug. 1 $15 07/02/03
Level Global
Domicile: U. S. and offshore
David Ganek Level Global Investors,
Greenwich, Conn.
203-863-7792
Long/short equity, focusing on technology and financial stocks Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Schulte Roth
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citco
Aug. 1 $250-500 06/25/03
FLT Credit Arbitrage Fund
Domicile: U. S. and offshore
Ron Molloy Old Hill Partners,
Darien, Conn.
203-656-3008
Distressed CDOs Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: McDermott Will
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: DPM
May 1 $12 06/25/03
Alexandra Global Investment Fund II
Domicile: British Virgin Islands
Michail Filimonov Alexandra Investment Management, New York 212-301-1800 Convertible-bond arbitrage Law firm: Gibbons Del Deo
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citco
July 1   06/18/03
Helzberg Value Partners Domicile: U. S. Bush Helzberg Helzberg Management, New York
212-219-7521
Equity long/short Prime broker: Banc of America
Law firm: Rothstein Kass
Auditor: Sadis & Goldberg
June 2 $3 06/18/03
NewMarket Capital Select
Domicile: U. S. and offshore
Patricia J. Young NewMarket Capital Partners, Philadelphia
215-246-3040
Diversified Law firm: Pepper Hamilton
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Fortis
June 30 $3  06/11/03
Tresckow Partners
Domicile: U. S. & Cayman Islands
Mike Wenzel Jonathan Choslovsky, San Francisco
415-399-5158
Global, merger arbitrage Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Admiral
June $10 06/04/03
Caissa Capital International Fund
Domicile: Bermuda
(see article)
Jonathan Kinlay Caissa Capital Partners, New York
212-786-1514
Long/short equity and index options Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firms: Stamell & Schager (U. S.) and Cox Hallett (Bermuda)
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Meridian Corporate Services
June $13 06/04/03
Atticus Opportunity Fund Domicile: U. S. and Cayman Islands
(see article)
Stephen Edwards Atticus Capital, New York 212-373-0800 Value and distressed investing Prime brokers: Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Goldman Sachs
May $55 06/04/03
AAA Carry Fund
Domicile: U. S. and Cayman Islands
(see article)
Philippe C. Burke Apache Capital Management, New York
212-972-0991
Fixed-income arbitrage Prime broker: Dresdner Bank
Law firm: KMZ Rosenman
Auditor: KPMG Peat Marwick
Administrator: Citco
June 2 $13 06/04/03
HSBC Japan Alpha Fund
Domicile: Dublin
Phillipe Huber, Alex de Korodi and Daniel Delechat
London
44-207-336-4475
Japan long/short equity Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Boxalls
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: Hemisphere
June 2 $10 05/28/03
FIM Maltti Hedge Fund
Domicile: offshore
Ben Wolfram FIM Asset Management, Helsinki
358-961-346-319
Equity market-neutral, with an emphasis on Nordic stocks Auditors: SVH, PricewaterhouseCoopers June 30   05/28/03
AXA KAPAA Credit Equity Volatility Abritrage Fund
Domicile: offshore
Guillaume Boulanger and Arthur Lepage
AXA Investment Managers, London
44-207-003-2183
Volatility arbitrage   May 5 €55 05/28/03
Runnymede Master Fund
Runnymede Capital Holdings

Domicile: U. S., British Virgin Islands
Richard S. Dalberth
Runnymede Capital
Management, New York
212-355-8558
Long/short equity Prime broker: Spear Leeds
Law firm: Salans
Auditor: Eichler Bergsman
April 1 $1 05/21/03
Jura Capital Europe Fund Domicile: offshore Angus Parker and Mark Pollard
Jura Capital, London 44-207-592-0830
European long/short equity Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Simmons & Simmons Auditor: Ernst & Young Administrator: Citco
June 2   05/14/03
Optima Absolute Return Fund Domicile: Bermuda Optima Fund Management, New York
441-295-8658
Multi-strategy Law firm: Conyers Dill
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche Administrator: Optima Management Partners
May 1 $10 05/14/03
Kallista Arbitrage Strategies
Cayman Islands
(see article)
Erich Bonnet Alternative & Derivatives Investments, Paris 331-56-88-8611 Multi-arbitrage Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Simmons & Simmons
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citco
May 1 $50 05/07/03
Naufal Capital
Domicile: U. S.
Elie Naufal Naufal Capital,
New York 212-758-5111
Opportunistic relative-value Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Paul Hastings
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Citco
April 1   04/30/03
Truk Opportunity Fund
Domicile: U. S.
(see article)
Michael Fein and Stephen Saltzstein
Ram Capital Resources, New York
212-332-5050
Reg. D Prime broker: Citigroup
Law firm: Mayer Brown
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
April 1   04/30/03
Aviator Partners/ Aviator Overseas
Domicile: U. S. and Cayman Islands
(see article)
Bill Park Aviator Fund Management, New York
ir@ aviatorfund. com
Global multi-strategy arbitrage Prime broker: Morgan Stanley Law firm: Schulte Roth
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
July 1 $100 04/23/03
Emergent Cosmopolitan Macro Fund
Domicile: Bermuda
(see article)
David Murrin and Fergus Murison
Emergent Asset Management, London
44-142-865-6966
Global macro Prime broker: Citigroup
Law firm: Eversheds
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche Administrator: Citco
March 1 $7. 5 04/23/03
KingsGate Life Sciences Fund
Domicile: U. S.
Chris Wolf, Kevin Wenck and David Gershon
KingsGate Capital Management, San Francisco 415-908-8200
Life sciences Prime broker: Banc of America Law firm: Shartsis Friese
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
April 1   04/23/03
Headstream Value Partners Domicile U. S.
(see article)
Josh Smith and Bill Ward Headstream Asset Management, Dallas
214-890-8860
Long-biased Prime broker: Banc of America Law firm: Akin Gump
Auditor: KPMG Peat Marwick
Administrator: J. D. Clark
May 1 $50 04/23/03
Finisterre Sovereign Debt Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(see article)
Frode Foss-Skiftesvik, Tom Priday, Paul Crean and Yan Swiderski
Finisterre Capital, London
44-207-659-0407
Emerging-markets debt Prime broker: Citigroup
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Globe Op
April 1 $70 04/16/03
Waterstone Market-Neutral Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(see article)
Shawn Bergerson
Waterstone Capital
Management, Minneapolis
m.kalish@attbi.com
Convertible-bond arbitrage and capital-structure arbitrage Prime brokers: Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Ernst & Young
July 1   04/16/03
Animi Fund
Domicile: U. S. and Cayman Islands
Peter Hirsch Archeus Capital Management, New York
212-557-7006
Global macro Law firm: Seward & Kissel Prime
Broker: Credit Suisse First Boston
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers Administrator: GlobeOps
June 1 $500 04/09/03
Shaffer Partners
Domicile: U. S.
Daniel S. Shaffer
Shaffer Asset Management,
White Plains, N. Y.
800-352-5265
Managed futures Prime brokers: Bear Stearns,
Refco
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Auditor: Arthur Bell & Associates
April $0. 3 04/02/03
Sark Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(see article)
Emmanuel Boussard Boussard & Gavaudan Asset Management, London
44-207-866-6080
Equity-derivative arbitrage Prime broker: Goldman Sachs Law firm: Simmons & Simmons Auditor: Ernst & Young Administrator: GlopeOp March 3 $90 03/26/03
Gohd Capital Partners Domicile: U. S. Matt Gohd Gohd Asset Management New York
212-418-1379
Long/short equity Prime broker: Banc of America Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg Auditor: Rothstein Kass April 1 $3-5 03/26/03
LR Global Fund
Domicile: offshore
(see article)
J. Murray Logan and Don LaGuardia
L-R Managers, New York 212-821-1400
Global value equity Law firm: Salans Auditor: Goldstein Golub Administrator: International Fund Administrators May 1 $70-75 03/26/03
(To be announced)
Domicile: U. S. & Cayman Islands
Jim Crombie and Ed Yao Raven Investment, San Francisco
415-782-6986
Market-neutral Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Howard Rice
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Citco
2nd qtr.   03/19/03
Volatility Opportunity Fund
Domicile: U. S.
Ron Henley, Jonathan Kinlay and Paul Wilmott
Caissa Capital Management, New York
212-786-1514
Volatility arbitrage Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
April   03/19/03
Cornell Capital Offshore
Domicile: Cayman Islands
Mark Angelo Yorkville Advisors, Jersey City, N. J.
201-985-8300
Reg. D Law firm: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
Auditor: Marcum & Kleigman
April   03/19/03
Alpha Equity Lighthouse Market Neutral Fund
Domicile: Bahamas (companion to existing
U. S. fund)
Kevin Means and Vince Fioramonti
Alpha Equity Management , Avon, Conn.
860-763-4140
Equity long/short (market-neutral) Prime broker: Morgan Stanley Law firm: Graham Thompson Auditor: RSM Robson Rhodes Administrator: Olympia Capital April 1 $10-15 03/12/03
CD International
Cayman Islands
John Ziegelman
CD Capital Management, Chicago
312-466-3239
Opportunistic, long/short Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Sidley Austin
Auditor: Altschuler Melvoine
Administrator: Admiral
Feb. 1 $6.25 03/05/03
Gruss Opportunity
U.S. and offshore
(see article)
Debra Zohar
Gruss & Co., New York
212-688-1500
Distressed securities Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Shulte Roth
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator:
Fortis Fund Services
February $20 03/05/03
Lumen Global Value Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
Simon Nocera
Lumen Advisors, San Francisco
44-207-355-2000
Macro, emerging markets Prime broker: ABN Amro Law firm: Ropes & Gray
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citco Fund Services
Feb. 7   02/26/03
Circle-T Market Neutral Fund
Domicile: U.S. and offshore
(see article)
Seth Tobias
Circle-T Partners, New York
Doug Kass
Seabreeze Partners, Palm Beach, Fla.
212-521-5035
Equity  market-neutral Prime broker: Deutsche Bank
Law firm: Gersten Savage
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Feb. 3   02/26/03
Etolian Capital Credit Fund/Etolian Capital Offshore
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(see article)
George Handjinicolaou and Larry Hirshik
Etolian Capital, New York
212-659-2442
Credit arbitrage Prime broker: Credit Suisse First Boston
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Citco
January   02/19/03
Empyream Fund
Domicile: U.S.
Rauf Ashraf
Ash Capital, Boston
617-960-5644
Long/short equities, quantitative and fundamental emphasis Prime broker: Banc of America Law firm: Hale & Dorr
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche Administrator: Gene O’Neill
March 1 $25 02/19/03
Meridian Performance Partners
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(see article)
William H. Lawrence
Meridian Capital Partners, Albany, N.Y.
518-432-1600
Diversified Law firm: Tannenbaum Helpern
Auditor: Ernst & Young  Administrator: Olympia Capital
Jan. 1   02/19/03
MarketPlus SMC
Domicile: Bermuda
(see article)
Valere Costello
Invesdex, Hamilton, Bermuda
441-296-4400
CTA long/short, market-timing Law firm: Appleby Spurling
Auditor: Deloitte Touche
Administrator: Butterfield Fund Services
February $6 02/19/03
Wheaton Healthcare Partners/Wheaton Healthcare International
Domicile: U.S. and offshore
(see article)
Jerry Treppel
Wheaton Capital Mgmt., Edison, N.J.
732-321-5145
Long/short specialty healthcare (small and mid-cap equities) Prime brokers: Sanders Morris Harris, UBS
Law firm: Gerston Savage Auditor: Eisner
Administrator: Trident Fund Services
March 1 $10-15 02/12/03
Altus Global Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U. S.
(see article)
Jeffrey Crevoiserat, Victor Franck, Brian Katzen, Stephen Sanderson, Michael Vucekovich
Altus Global Investors, Los Angeles
310 587-9291
Global, distressed debt Law firm: Littman Krooks
Auditor: Lutz & Carr
Custodian: Citigroup
March   02/12/03
Cambium Capital Offshore
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(see article)
Robert Deaton
Cambium Capital Mgmt., Charlotte
704-731-5432
Long/short equity Prime brokers: Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Rothstein Kass
Feb. 3 $5 02/12/03
Taurus Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(see article)
Sanjiv Gupta and Bala Kasturi
Vega Asset Mgmt., New York 44-207-245-0245
Global macro with equity emphasis Law firm: Walkers
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: Investors Fund Services (Ireland)
March 1 $25-40 02/12/03
Alpha Equity Market Neutral Fund
Domicile: U. S.
(see article)
Kevin Means and
Vince Fioramonti
Alpha Equity Management,
Avon, Conn.
860-763-4140
Equity long/ short
(market- neutral)
Prime broker:
Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Cobb & Eisenberg
Auditor: Cohen & Assoc.
Jan. 1   02/05/03
Alpha Equity Market Neutral Real Estate Securities Fund
Domicile:
U. S.
(see article)
Kevin Means and Vince Fioramonti
Alpha Equity Management,
Avon, Conn.
860-763-4140
Real estate securities
(market- neutral)
Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Cobb & Eisenberg
Auditor: Cohen & Assoc.
Jan. 1   02/05/03
Fort Global Contrarian
U. S.
(see article)
Sanjiv Kumar
Fort Investment Managment,
Washington
202-822-5102
Managed futures   December $3 01/29/03
BlueStar Capital
U. S.
(see article)
Jonathan Lach
BlueStar Capital Management
Westport, Conn.
203-222-1200
Healthcare, biotech Law firm: Schulte Roth
Auditor: Goldstein Golub
Jan. 2   01/29/03
JME Opportunity Fund
U. S. & Cayman Islands
(see article)
Joyce Johnson- Miller
and Sherman Edmiston
JME Management,
New York
http://www.jme.jme@%20verizon.%20net
Distressed- debt Prime broker: Bear Stearns Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg Auditor: Rothstein Kass March $40+ 01/22/03
General Systems Offshore
Yen Fund
,
General Systems
Dollar Fund

British Virgin Islands &
U. S.
(see article)
Tetsuji Nomoto
and Shuya Narasaki
Orient Asset Management,
Danville, Calif.
925-855-1700
Global macro Prime broker: Fimat
Law firm: Steinhardt & Falconer
Administrator: Custom House
February   01/22/03
ASI Relative Value
U. S. & Cayman Islands
(see article)
David Stedman
and Matteo Amoroso
Assiduous Strategic Investments,
Charlotte 704- 943- 5550
Global, fixed-income Prime broker: Barclays
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Auditor: Pricewaterhouse
Administrator: Globe Op
Jan. 2 $50 01/15/03
Lucas Total Return
Partners

U. S.
(see article)
George Lucas Jr.
Russell Lucas,
Red Bank, N. J.
732-758-1004
Energy, oil and gas
“royalty trusts”
Prime broker:
Banc of America
Jan. 2   01/15/03
Alta Partners Investment Grade Fund
Domicile: U. S.
and British Virgin Islands
(see article)
Scott Creedon
Creedon Keller & Partners,
Sausalito, Calif.
415-332-0111
Convertible Arbitrage
(emphasis on investment-grade securities)
Prime brokers: Bear Stearns
and Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Tannenbaum Helpern
Auditor: Ernst & Young
February $50 01/15/03
TQA Special Opportunities Fund
U. S. and offshore
(see article)
D. J. Langis
and Andy Anderson
TQA Advisors,
Stamford, Conn.
203-961-0684
Convertible arbitrage (opportunistic) Prime brokers: Bear Stearns
and Deutsche Bank
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Bank of Bermuda
Dec. 1 $6 01/15/03