| Fund |
Portfolio managers, Management company |
Strategy |
Service providers | Launch |
Equity at Launch (Mil.)
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Hedge
Fund
Alert
Issue
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Kacela Partners
Domicile: U.S.
(see article) |
Joanne Egrovich,
Kacela Capital, New York
212-634-6402 |
Long/short U.S. equity |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Rothstein Kass |
Jan. 1 |
Under $100 |
12/20/06 |
Menta Global
(see article) |
Laurent Dubois
Menta Capital, San Francisco
415-490-2620 |
Market-neutral statistical arbitrage in global equities |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs |
April 1 |
$500-1,000 |
12/20/06 |
Brantwood Partners
(see article) |
Stuart Pulvirent
ThinkEquity Capital Advisors, New York
212-468-7010 |
Long/short equity |
Prime broker: Merlin Securities
Law firm: Howard Rice
Auditor: Rothstein Kass |
Nov. 1 |
$2
|
12/20/06 |
Leveraged Capital Structures Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Don Morgan,
Brigade Capital Mgmt., New York
212-745-9754 |
High-yield capital structure arbitrage |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Rothstein Kass |
Jan. |
$500-1,000
|
12/13/06 |
(To be announced)
(see article) |
Rob Pohly,
Samlyn Capital, New York
917-498-2592 |
Long/short equity in financial services, global industrials and healthcare |
Prime brokers: Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Seward & Kissel |
1Q-07 |
$500-750
|
12/13/06 |
Mezzacappa Credit Spectrum Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(see article) |
Lenore Petteruti
Mezzacappa Investors, New York
212-332-5287 |
Fund of funds, distressed |
Law firm: Tannenbaum Helpern
Auditor: Anchin Bloch |
Nov. 1 |
$8
|
12/06/06 |
Cura Compass Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Tom Schnepp
Cura Capital Mgmt., New York
212-554-8980 |
Multi-strategy |
Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firms: Seward & Kissel, Maples & Calder
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: GlobeOp |
Feb. 1 |
|
12/06/06 |
Liongate Select Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Liongate Capital Mgmt., London
44-207-534-3640 |
Fund of funds |
Law firms: Linklaters (London), Walkers (Cayman Islands)
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche
Administrator: Citco |
Dec. |
|
12/06/06 |
MC1
(see article) |
David Palmans and
Antoine Thioly
Modula Capital, Geneva
41-22-310-8818 |
Fund of funds, multi-strategy |
Law firm: Maples & Calder
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: TMF |
Jan. 1 |
|
12/06/06 |
Camber Fixed Income Relative Value Master Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Chris Danielian
Camber Asset Mgmt., Summit, N.J.
201-427-9920 |
Sovereign fixed-income, relative value |
Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Kaufman Rossin
Administrator: ATC |
Jan. 1 |
$12-25
|
11/29/06 |
1794 Event Driven Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(see article) |
Oscar Leal and Jeffrey Weber
1794 Mgmt., New York
212-651-0502 |
Event-driven fund of funds |
Law firm: Katten Muchin
Administrator: J.D. Clark & Co. |
Nov. 1 |
$13
|
11/29/06 |
PharmaInvest Fund
Domicile: U.S. & Bahamas |
Gem Global Equities Mgmt., Bahamas
242-362-4001 |
Pharmaceutical stocks in Turkey |
Law firm: White & Case
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citco |
Oct.1 |
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11/15/06
|
Trident Asset Master Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Jeff Shankman and Andy Weathers
Trident Asset Mgmt., Houston
713-522-8670 |
Energy commodities |
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Nov.15 |
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11/15/06
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Highview Avenue Energy Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Jeff Wallace
Highview Capital,
Oakbrook, Ill.
630-613-7400 |
Multi-strategy energy |
Prime brokers: Morgan Stanley, Calyon
Law firm: Winston & Strawn
Auditor: McGladrey & Pullen
Administrator: Admiral |
Nov. 1 |
$40 |
11/08/06 |
Protostar Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Murray Stahl
Horizon Asset Mgmt.,
New York
704-332-8541 |
Long/short equity |
Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Mayer Brown
Auditor: Goldstein Golub
Administrator: BISYS |
Nov. 1 |
$25 |
11/08/06 |
Opportunity Fund 2
Domicile: U.S. |
Steve Moore and Gamal Walker
Moore & Co. Capital Management, New York
917-338-6866 |
Long/short U.S. and emerging markets |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Brauner Baron
Auditor: Spicer Jefferies
Administrator: G&S Fund Services |
Nov. 1 |
$30 |
11/01/06 |
Gemstone Japan Long/Short Equity Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Natsuki Morihara
Precious Investment, Tokyo
81-35-210-2761 |
Long/short Japan equities |
Prime broker: UBS
Law firms: Maples & Calder; Mori Hamada
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Nomura Bank |
Nov. 22 |
$15 |
11/01/06 |
Global Multi-Asset Total Return Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(see article) |
Peter Gerhard
East Avenue Capital Partners, Red Bank, N.J.
732-450-8076 |
Global macro |
Prime broker: Banc of America
Law firm: Thompson Hine
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Citco Fund Services |
Nov. 1 |
$250+ |
10/25/06 |
Energy & Environment Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Bahamas |
Gary M. Vasey and Peter C. Fusaro
Energy & Environment Capital Mgmt., New York
42-077-430-2950 |
Fund of funds |
Law firm: Alston & Bird
Auditor (U.S.): Rothstein Kass
Auditor (Offshore): KPMG
Administrator (U.S.): Price Meadows
Administrator (Offshore): Sterling |
Nov. |
$7
|
10/18/06 |
Brencourt Credit Opportunities
Domicile: U.S. and Bermuda |
Marc Nuccitelli
Brencourt Advisors, New York
212-313-9716 |
Various credit strategies |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Tannenbaum Helpern
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Citco |
Jan. 1 |
$100 |
10/18/06 |
Odey Capital Strategies
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Nick Carn
Odey Asset Mgmt., London
44-207-786-4888 |
Global macro |
Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Simmons & Simmons
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Daiwa |
Oct. 2 |
$11 |
10/11/06 |
PAW Retail & Consumer Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Annie Erner
PAW Capital Partners,
Greenwich, Conn.
203-862-3370 |
Long/short retail and consumer stocks |
Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Anchin Block |
Sept. 1 |
$5 |
10/04/06 |
Phaunos Timber Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Jean-Sebastien Debusschere and Kimberly Tara
FourWinds Capital Mgmt.,
Geneva
41-22-786-6947 |
Timber-related investments |
Prime brokers: Shore Capital, Rothschild
Law firms: Herbert Smith, Ozannes
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Anson Fund Managers |
Nov. |
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10/04/06 |
Guidance All-Terrain Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(see article) |
Brian Ziv
Guidance Capital,
Chicago
312-573-5087 |
Fund of funds focused on arbitrage, long-biased and long/short strategies, as well as managed futures |
Law firm: McGuire Woods
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: NAV Consulting |
Oct. 1 |
$10 |
09/27/06 |
Takarajima Fund
Domicile: Caymans |
Jason Bellamy
Bellamy Fund Mgmt.,
Honolulu
808-955-4095 |
Activist investing in distressed companies in Asian, focused on Japan |
Prime broker: Deutsche Bank
Law firm: Maples & Calder
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: ATC |
Oct. 1 |
$20 |
09/27/06 |
Juno Mother Earth Resources Fund
Domicile: Caymans and U.S.
(see article) |
Roland Jansen
Juno Mother Earth Asset Mgmt., New York
212-508-7050 |
Commodities and energy-related securities |
Prime broker: Banc of America
Law firm: Gersten Savage
Auditor: Anchin Block
Administrator: Fortis |
Oct. 1 |
$50-100 |
09/27/06 |
BWII
Domicile: U.S. |
Michael Dooley and Michael Cagney
Cabezon Capital Management,
San Francisco
415-971-3542 |
Global macro, focused on emerging markets |
Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Shartsis Friese
Auditor: Harb, Levy & Weiland
Administrator: Columbus Avenue |
July 3 |
$60 |
09/20/06 |
Oceanwood Global Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Chris Gate,
Oceanwood Capital Mgmt., London
44-207-518-5068 |
Event-driven |
Prime brokers: Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, UBS
Administrator: Citco |
Sept. 1 |
|
09/13/06 |
Vantage Forest Products
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Edward Ondarza and Andrew Conner,
Vantage Forest Products, Houston
713-954-9400 |
Long/short paper-industry equities and commodities |
Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Akin Gump
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche
Administrator: Citco |
July 1 |
$25 |
09/13/06 |
Pomeroy Partners
Domicile: U.S. |
A.J. Rice
Pomeroy Capital, New York
212-905-5970 |
Long/short healthcare services |
Prime broker: Merrill Lynch
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Auditor: Eisner |
Sept. 1 |
$20-25 |
08/23/06 |
Mercantile Absolute Return Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Richard Fertig (Ramius HVB)
Mercantile Capital, Baltimore
410-237-5657 |
Funds of funds investing in absolute return vehicles |
Law firm: Kramer Levin
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche
Administrator: SEI |
June 30 |
$50 |
08/23/06 |
Mercantile Long/Short Manager Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Patrick Kane (Advantage Advisors)
Mercantile Capital, Baltimore
410-237-5657 |
Funds of funds investing in long/short vehicles |
Law firm: Kramer Levin
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche
Administrator: SEI |
June 30 |
$50 |
08/23/06 |
Mercantile Alternative Strategies Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Paul Platkin and Michael Murphy (Robeco-Sage)
Mercantile Capital, Baltimore
410-237-5657 |
Funds of funds investing in vehicles pursuing alternative strategies |
Law firm: Kramer Levin
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche
Administrator: SEI |
June 30 |
$50 |
08/23/06 |
Cabeus Energy Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Christian Hnat and Jeffrey Dutile
Cabeus Capital, Boston
617-428-0004 |
U.S. energy futures |
Prime broker: Man Financial
Law firm: Foley Hoag
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Hedgefacts |
Aug. 1 |
$6 |
08/23/06 |
Rydal Park Fund
Domicile: U.S |
Arthur B. Stern
Rydal Park Capital Mgmt.,
Bala Cynwyd, Pa
610-664-3610 |
Long/short equities, event-driven |
Prime broker: Carlin Financial
Law firm: Tannenbaum Helpern
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Trident Financial |
Aug. 1 |
$6 |
08/23/06 |
Tappestry Energy Partners
Domicile: U.S.
(see article) |
Mike Tapp
Tappestry Energy Mgmt., Dallas
217-871-6753 |
Long/short equities, energy |
Prime broker: UBS
Law firm: Jackson Walker
Auditor: Rothstein Kass |
Aug. 1 |
$25 |
08/23/06 |
Alternative Investment Partners Absolute Return Fund STS
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Mustafa Jama
Morgan Stanley Investment Mgmt.,
West Conshohoken, Pa.
610-260-7600 |
Fund of funds |
Law firm: Clifford Chance
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: State Street |
Aug. 1
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08/16/06
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ChipInvestor Partners
Domicile: U.S. |
Manoj M. Nadkarni
ChipInvestor Group, Federal Way, Wash.
253-835-7783 |
Long/short semiconductor equities |
Prime broker: Fidelity Investments
Law firm: Holland & Knight
Auditor: Harb Levy
Administrator: NAV Consulting |
September
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08/09/06
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Enzo Partners
Domicile: U.S. |
Andrew Lydon
Aumenti Capital Management, Malvern, Pa.
610-296-1541 |
Global long/short equity |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: C. Lombardy & Associates
Auditor: Spicer Jefferies
Administrator: G&S Fund Services |
July 3
|
$1.1 |
08/02/06 |
Stadia Core 2
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Rick Abeyta, John Fleming, Rich Swift and Hugh Anderson
Stadia Capital, New York
212-872-3909
|
Global long/short equity
|
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Goldman Sachs (Cayman)
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July 1
|
$1 |
07/26/06
|
Cue Ball Discovery Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(see article) |
Brad Balter
Cue Ball Group, Boston
617-478-6328
|
Multi-strategy fund of funds
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Law firm: Foley Hoag
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Hedgeworks
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July 1
|
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07/19/06 |
TrendHedge Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Roy Niederhoffer
R.G. Niederhoffer Capital Mgmt.,
New York
212-245-0400 |
Quantitative: short-term equity, fixed income, currencies and commodities |
Prime brokers: Morgan Stanley, Man Financial, Calyon, Bear Stearns
Law firm: Arnold & Porter
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: SEI |
June 1
|
$48 |
07/12/06 |
DDJ Credit Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Bermuda
(see article) |
David J. Breazzano
and David L. Goolgasian Jr.
DDJ Capital Mgmt.,
Waltham, Mass.
781-283-8500 |
Multi-strategy |
Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Goodwin Proctor
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Bisys |
June 16
|
$225 |
07/12/06 |
Unknown
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Adam Gottbetter
Gottbetter Capital Mgmt.,
New York
212-400-6990 |
Private investments in public entities |
Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Katten Munchin
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Bisys |
May
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07/12/06 |
Gemini Special Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Steve Winters
Gemini Strategies,
San Diego
858-480-2828 |
PIPEs and long/short in small-capitalization stocks |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Auditor: Rankin Berkower |
Aug. 1
|
$20 |
07/12/06 |
Shah Capital Management
Domicile: U.S.
(see article) |
Himanshu H. Shah
Shah Capital Mgmt., Raleigh, N.C.
919-719-6365 |
Global equity long/short |
Prime broker: UBS
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: MadisonGrey |
July 5
|
$30 |
07/05/06 |
Amoeba Capital Asia Fund
Domicile: Singapore & Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Ashutosh Sinha
Amoeba Capital Partners, Singapore
65-6-877-6901 |
Long/short Asia equities |
Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firms: Rajah & Tann, Walkers, Sidley Austin
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: HSBC |
June |
$100 |
06/28/06 |
BG Capital Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Bernard B. Gross
BG Capital Management, New York
917-289-3134 |
U.S. long/short equity |
Prime broker: Banc of America
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg |
June 1 |
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06/21/06 |
RiverPark Partners
Domicile: U.S. & British Virgin Islands |
Mitchell Rubin and Morty Schaja
RiverPark Capital, New York
212-484-2108 |
U.S. equity long/short |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Proskauer Rose
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Goldman Sachs |
July 1 |
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06/14/06 |
Magnum Opus Capital Partners
Domicile: U.S. |
Scott Chan and Jeffrey Tha
Magnum Opus Capital Management, San Francisco
415-288-2351 |
U.S. equity long/short |
Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Securities Law Group
Auditor: Harb Levy |
June 1 |
$5 |
06/14/06 |
Sextant Canadian Energy and Exotic Metals Hedge Offshore Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Otto Spork
Sextant Capital Mgmt., Toronto
416-361-3360 |
Multi-strategy in energy and non-precious metals futures, as well as PIPEs |
Prime broker: National Bank
Law firm: McMillan Binch
Auditor: BDO Dunwoody
Administrator: Investment Administration Solutions |
July 1 |
$5-10 |
06/07/06 |
Global Equity Multi-Strategy
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
David Elms
Henderson Global Investors, London
44-207-786-4815 |
Multi-strategy |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs |
June 1 |
$200+ |
06/07/06 |
Native American Hedge Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(see article) |
W.J. ?Doc? Bair
Native American Mgmt.,
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
954-317-3365 |
Gambling development in Florida |
Law firm: Paul Rogers
Auditor: Spicer Jeffries
Administrator: G&S Associates |
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06/07/06 |
Hudson Bay Overseas Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Sander R. Gerber, John C. Doscas and Yoav Roth
Hudson Bay Capital Mgmt., New York
646-825-2158 |
Multi-strategy |
Prime brokers: Merrill Lynch, UBS
Law firm: Schulte Roth
Auditor: Goldstein Golub
Administrator: International Fund Services |
June 5 |
$5.2 |
06/07/06 |
Kaizen Fundamental Value Fund
Domicile: Curacao |
David W. Berry and Adam R. Michael
Kaizen Mgmt., Houston
713-529-3660 |
Event-driven |
Prime broker: M.S. Howells
Auditor: BDO Mann Judd
Administrator: SS&C Fund Services |
June 1 |
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06/07/06 |
Arcim Commodity
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Harry Arora
Arcim Advisors,
Greenwich, Conn.
203-422-0980 |
Relative-value, primarily in energy, metals and grains futures and options |
Prime brokers: UBS, Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Ernst & Young |
July 1 |
$500-1,000 |
06/07/06 |
FreeSpirit Capital Management: Asia Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Eric Sandlund
FreeSpirit Capital Mgmt., Sydney
61-29-221-3842 |
Asia long/short equity |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firms: Maples & Calder, Willkie Farr
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Goldman Sachs |
July 1 |
$1 |
05/31/06 |
Angler Capital Partners
Domicile: U.S. |
Rich Keller
Angler Mgmt.,
Greenwich, Conn.
203-422-8240 |
Long-biased, small-cap equity |
Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Katten Muchin
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Olympia Capital |
July 3 |
|
05/31/06 |
Trinium Fund
Domicile: U.S. (offshore to be determined) (See article) |
Mike Benevento
Trinium Capital Mgmt., New York
917-617-7149 |
Global long/short |
Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Morrison Cohen
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Conifer Securities |
July 10 |
$25-50 |
05/24/06 |
Greenbridge Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(see article) |
Michael Yagemann
Greenbridge Capital Mgmt., New York
212-676-5520 |
Global-equity long/short |
Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Seward Kissel
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Conifer Securities |
May 1 |
$25 |
05/17/06 |
Guidance Managed Futures Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Guidance Capital, Chicago
312-602-1450 |
Fund of funds for commodities-trading vehicles |
Law firm: McGuire Woods
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: NAV Consulting |
April 1 |
$10.1 |
05/17/06 |
FrontPoint Greater China Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
James Soutar and Kenrick Leung
FrontPoint Partners, Greenwich, Conn.
203-622-5226 |
Long/short equity in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Davis Polk
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citco |
June 1 |
$75 |
05/10/06 |
Seal Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Jane Levy
Seal Capital, New York
646-831-8852 |
Long/short equity, generalist with technology emphasis |
Prime broker: Merlin Securities
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Auditor: Marcum & Kliegman
Administrator: Halpern & Assoc. |
May 1 |
|
05/10/06 |
Strata Advisors
Domicile: U.S. & Cayman
(see article) |
Steve Bardack
Strata Capital Management, Beverly Hills
310-228-5321 |
Long/short technology |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Kirkpatrick Lockhart
Auditor: Rothstein Kass |
Aug. 1 |
|
05/03/06 |
Easton Bay Capital Ranger Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(see article) |
Cox Owen and Brian Aldershof
Easton Bay Capital, Stamford, Conn.
203-321-2171 |
Global, quantitative futures |
Prime broker: Calyon
Law firm: Cohen & Wolf |
June 1 |
|
04/26/06 |
Amco Commodities Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Christopher Adams and Keiron Mathias
Amco Commodities, London
44-207-469-4070 |
Directional and relative-value trading in commodity futures |
Law firm: Simmons & Simmons
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: J.P. Morgan Chase |
May 2 |
$10-20 |
04/26/06 |
Inca Fund
Domicile: Bermuda |
Fernando X. Donayre
Inca Investments, Miami
305-670-6262 |
Long/short equities in Latin America |
Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Auditor: KPMG (Bermuda)
Administrator: Meridian Fund Services |
April 7 |
$2 |
04/19/06 |
Lighthouse Managed Futures Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Sean McGould
Lighthouse Partners, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
561-741-0820 |
Managed futures fund of funds |
Law firm: Seyfarth Shaw
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Bank of Butterfield |
Jan. 1 |
|
04/19/06 |
S&P DTI Tracker Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Victor Sperandeo
Avanti Partners Mgmt., Dallas
469-232-2813 |
Long/short commodities and financial futures |
Law firm: Maples & Calder
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citigroup Ireland |
May 1 |
|
04/12/06 |
Lee Enhanced Offshore Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(see article) |
James R. Burritt
Thomas H. Lee Capital Mgmt., New York
212-888-1500 |
Leveraged fund of funds |
Law firms: Weil Gotshal and Conyers Dill
Auditor: KPMG International
Administrator: Bisys |
April 1 |
$36 |
04/05/06 |
Moab Partners
Domicile: U.S. and British Virgin Islands |
Michael M. Rothenberg and David A. Sackler
Moab Capital Partners, New York
212-981-2645 |
Event-driven |
Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Paul Hastings
Auditor: Deloitte
Administrator: Fortis Fund Services |
April 3 |
$20 |
04/05/06 |
HFG India Continuum Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Ravi Gopalakrishnan
Hudson Fairfax Group, New York
203-855-1723 |
Long/short India equities |
Prime broker: Citibank
Law firms: Walkers and Wilmer Cutler
Auditor: BDO Seidman
Administrator: Citco |
June |
|
04/05/06 |
Old Mutual Global Sector Opportunities Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Eoin Murray
Old Mutual Asset Managers,
London
44-207-332-7500 |
Quantitative global equity long/short |
Prime broker: Merrill Lynch
Law firm: Simmons & Simmons
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: Bisys |
May 1 |
|
03/29/06 |
Old Mutual European Statistical Arbitrage Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Paul Simpson and John Dow
Old Mutual Asset Managers, London
44-207-332-7500 |
Market-neutral European equities statistical arbitrage |
Prime broker: Merrill Lynch
Law firm: Simmons & Simmons
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: Bisys |
May 1 |
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03/29/06 |
Everett Capital Partners
Domicile: U.S. |
Todd Hurlbut
Everett Capital Mgmt.,
San Francisco
415-332-1808 |
Global macro |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Securities Law Group
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Yulish & Associates |
May 1 |
$4 |
03/22/06 |
Forest Event Driven Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Steven Eick and Paul Horowitz
Forest Investment Mgmt.,
Old Greenwich, Conn.
203-637-6005 |
Event-driven |
Prime brokers: Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns
Law firm: Wilkie Farr
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citco |
Jan. 1 |
$1.8 |
03/22/06 |
PAI Capital Partners
Domicile: U.S. |
Shawn T. Bromley and T. Kael Coleman
PAI Capital Management,
Conshohocken, Pa.
610-941-3550 |
U.S. long/short equity |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Auditor: Acquavella Chiarelli
Administrator: Halpern & Associates |
Apr. 3 |
$3 |
03/22/06 |
Abria Energy Fund
Domicile: Canada and Cayman Islands |
Henry Kneis
Abria Alternative Investments, Toronto
416-367-4777 |
Energy fund of funds |
Law firm: Walkers
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Fortis |
Feb. 1 |
$10 |
03/15/06 |
SciVest Aggressive Market Neutral Equity Fund
SciVest Commodity Index PLUS Fund
SciVest Income Portfolio PLUS Fund
SciVest Oil Sands Index PLUS Fund
Domicile: Canada |
John Schmitz
SciVest Capital Mgmt., Toronto
416-304-6625 |
Long/short global equities, combined with index and fixed-income exposure |
Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Fasken Martineau
Auditor: Deloitte Touche
Administrator: Dexia |
Jan. 1 |
C$1.4 |
03/08/06 |
Octavian Global Fund
Domicile: Delaware
|
Richard Hurowitz
Octavian Advisors,
New York
212-224-9500 |
Global special-situations entity (fund is currently closed to outside investors) |
Prime brokers: Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Akin Gump
|
2nd Qtr. |
$100 |
03/08/06 |
Diapason Global Biofuel Index Fund
Domicile: Cayman |
Diapason Commodities Mgmt.,
Lausanne, Switzerland
41-021-6 41-5083 |
Biofuel commodity investments linked to an index |
Prime broker: Fimat
Law firm: Schulte Roth
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: PFPC |
March 15 |
$20 |
03/08/06 |
Glacier Bay Partners
Domicile: U.S. |
Adam Leitzes, Josh Solan and Matt Turk
Glacier Bay Capital, San Diego
619-231-9020 |
Long/short equity |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Hedgeworks |
July 1 |
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03/01/06 |
Chap-Cap Partners 2
Domicile: U.S. |
Robert L. Chapman
Chapman Capital, El Segundo, Calif.
310-662-1900 |
Long/short, event-driven, activist |
Prime broker: UBS
Law firm: Akin Gump
Auditor: Harb Levy
Administrator: Citco |
April 1 |
300 |
03/01/06 |
Chap-Cap Activist Partners
Domicile: U.S. |
Robert L. Chapman
Chapman Capital, El Segundo, Calif.
310-662-1900 |
Event-driven, activist |
Prime broker: UBS
Law firm: Akin Gump
Auditor: Harb Levy
Administrator: Citco |
April 1 |
300 |
03/01/06 |
Highlands Spectrum Fund
Domicile: U.S. & Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Dean Smith and Richard Sauerwein
Highland Financial Holdings,
New York
212-400-8500 |
MBS, ABS, relative-value |
Prime broker: Lehman Brothers
Law firm: Tannenbaum Helpern
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Admiral |
April 1 |
$150 |
02/22/06 |
Quadrexx Cheops Enriched Long-Short Fund
Domicile: Canada |
Margaret Samuel
Quadrexx Asset Management,
Toronto
416-216-4632 |
Long/short Canadian equities |
Prime broker: Scotia Capital
Law firm: McMillan Binch
Auditor: Grant Thornton
Administrator: Investment Admin. Solution |
March 31 |
C$2 |
02/22/06 |
Blue River Muni-International
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Robert Bigelow 3d and Paul Sinsar
Blue River Asset Management,
San Francisco
415-435-5600 |
Municipal-bond, relative-value arbitrage |
Law firms: McDermott Will,
Holland & Hart
Auditor: Deloitte
Administrator: Hart International |
Feb. 1 |
$50 |
02/15/06 |
DMS Fixed-Income Micro RV Fund
Domicile: U.S. & Cayman Islands |
David Sukoff
DMS Asset Management,
Summit, N.J.
908-608-0181 |
Fixed-income relative value |
Prime broker: Merrill Lynch
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Kaufman Rossin |
April 1 |
$30-50 |
02/15/06 |
Tugar Strategic Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Ken Tananbaum
Tugar Capital Management,
Dallas
214-720-1659 |
Convertible-bond and capital-structure arbitrage, as well as leveraged loans |
Prime broker: Deutsche Bank
Law firm: Haynes & Boone
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Kaufman Rossin |
Jan. 1 |
$10 |
02/15/06 |
Augustus Advisors MJK Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Mark Abeshouse
Augustus Advisors, Scarsdale, N.Y.
914-472-6688 |
Global, quantitative long/short equity |
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April 3 |
$5+ |
02/08/06 |
Chapwood Quantitative Equity Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Robert Cavallaro
Chapwood Capital,
White Plains, N.Y.
212-792-4328 |
Quantitative, market-neutral equity investments |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Withers Bergman
Auditor: Goldstein Golub
Administrator: GlobeOp |
Feb. 1 |
$40 |
02/08/06 |
Penso Select Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S. & Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Ari Bergmann and Steve Gross
Penso Capital Markets, Cedarhurst, N.Y.
516-791-3800 |
Global special situations |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: SS&C |
April 3 |
$30 |
02/08/06 |
GK Debt Opportunity Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Michael Gelblat and Stuart Kovensky
GK Capital, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
917-536-8753 |
Long/short stressed and distressed debt |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Eisner
Administrator: BISYS |
Jan. 1 |
$143 |
02/01/06 |
Dirigo
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Matthew Gilman
Starwood Real Estate Securities, Greenwich, Conn.
203-422-7753 |
Long/short real estate securities |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firms: Sidley Austin;
Maples & Calder
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Goldman Sachs |
Jan. 1 |
$75 |
02/01/06 |
Stieven Financial Investors
Domicile: U.S. and offshore
(see article) |
Joseph Stieven
Stieven Capital Advisors, St. Louis
314-779-2450 |
Long-short U.S. financial institution equities |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Schulte Roth
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Goldman Sachs |
Jan. 3 |
|
02/01/06 |
Cyril Systematic USD Fund
Domicile: Caymans
(see article) |
Francois Bonnin and Bertrand Savatier
John Locke Investments, Fontainebleau-Avon, France
33-16-074-5132 |
CTA/managed futures |
Law firm: Appleby Spurling Hunter
Auditor: Deloitte
Administrator: EURO-VL |
Dec. 30 |
|
02/01/06 |
Olympia Special Opportunities Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Marc Landeau and Kostas Lordanidis
Olympia Capital Mgmt., Paris
33-14-953-7400 |
Multistrategy fund-of-funds |
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: Olympia Capital |
Feb.-March |
|
02/01/06 |
CAVU Capital Partners
Domicile: U.S. |
Steve Schwartz
CAVU Capital Advisors,
Stamford, Conn.
203-406-5062 |
Long/short |
Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Bisys |
Jan. 11 |
$30 |
01/25/06 |
Okumus Long Only Fund
Domicile: U.S. and British Virgin Islands |
Ahmet Okumus
Okumus Capital,
New York
212-201-2650 |
Long-only equity |
Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: Bank of New York |
Sept. 1 |
$1 |
01/25/06 |
Brompton Cross Capital
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Storm Boswick
Brompton Cross Capital,
New York
212-488-1665 |
Global long/short equity in technology, media and telecommunications |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Goldman Sachs |
Feb. 1 |
|
01/25/06 |
Foxhill Opportunity Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(see article) |
Neil Weiner
Foxhill Capital Partners,
Princeton, N.J.
609-720-1700 |
Equity and debt event-driven |
Prime brokers: BofA, Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Akin Gump
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Goldman Sachs |
Jan. 1 |
|
01/18/06 |
Falcon Henge
Domicile: U.S. |
Keith McCullough and Harry Schwefel
Falcon Henge Partners,
New York
212-259- 5181 |
Concentrated, long/short equity |
Prime broker: Credit Suisse
Law firm: Kirkpatrick
Lockhart
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citco |
Jan. 3 |
$10 |
01/11/06 |
Sophrosyne Technology Partners
Domicile: U.S.
(see article) |
Sophrosyne Capital,
New York
212-332-4446 |
Market-neutral global small-and micro-cap technology stocks |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
Auditor: Eisner
Administrator: SS&C |
Jan. 3 |
$10 |
01/11/06 |
Anchor Point Capital Flagship Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Caymans
(see article) |
Albert Hsu, Tim Crowe and Angelique Sellers
Anchor Point Capital,
Coral Gables, Fla.
212-713-7622 |
Multi-strategy fund of funds |
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche
Administrator: SEI |
Jan. 1 |
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01/11/06 |
