| 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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Thames River Longstone Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Marcus Phayre-Mudge
and Christian Roos
Thames River Capital,
London
44-207-360-1275 |
Long/short equity: Real estate |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Dechert
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Northern Trust |
Dec. 3 |
$25 |
12/19/07 |
Starpoint Partners
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Jon Aborn
Starpoint Capital,
San Francisco
415-249-1297 |
Long/short equity: global technology, media and telecommunications |
Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Shartsis Friese
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Citigroup |
Jan. 1 |
|
12/19/07 |
Palisair Capital Partners
Domicile: U.S. |
Zachary J. Cohen
Palisair Capital,
Los Angeles
301-203-4882 |
Long/short equity |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Paul Hastings
Auditor: Spicer Jeffries
Administrator: Hedge Solutions |
Sept. 4 |
|
12/12/07 |
SAR Environmental Fund
Domicile: Netherlands Antilles |
Arne Schmidt
Systematic Absolute Return,
Zurich
41-43-268-8440 |
Fund of funds |
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: IFCE Fund Services |
Jan. 1 |
$25-50 |
12/05/07 |
BlackRock Middle East North Africa Opportunities Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See Article) |
Sam Vecht
BlackRock,
London
44-207-743-2175 |
Equity: Middle East and North Africa |
Prime broker: Deutsche Bank
Law firm: Simmons & Simmons
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche
Administrator: PFPC International |
Dec. 1 |
$11.5 |
12/05/07 |
D5 Intrinsic Value Fund
Domicile: U.S. and British Virgin Islands
(See Article) |
Ted Dumbauld
D5 Advisors,
Stamford, Conn.
203-276-6622 |
Equities (where NAV can be calculated) |
Prime broker: Interactive Brokers
Law firm: Edwards Angell
Auditor: GGK
Administrator: SS&C |
Nov. 1 |
|
11/28/07 |
Gallery QMS Fund
Domicile: U.S. and British Virgin Islands |
Dimitri Sogoloff
Horton Point Capital,
New York
212-939-7300 |
Quantitative multistrategy: equities, fixed-income arbitrage, credit arbitrage and insurance-related investments |
Prime brokers: Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank
Law firm: Sullivan & Cromwell
Auditor: Eisner
Administrator: Olympia Capital |
Jan. 2 |
|
11/28/07 |
Context Python Master Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Jack Hersch
Context Capital,
San Diego
858-481-3666 |
Distressed debt and equity |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Shartsis Friese
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Goldman Sachs |
Nov. 7 |
$30 |
11/14/07 |
Pamplona Real Estate and Infrastructure Fund of Funds
Domicile: Luxembourg |
Victoria Makepeace Warne and Emma Bewley
Pamplona Capital,
London
41-41-726-0700 |
Fund of funds: real estate and infrastructure hedge funds |
Law firm: Schulte Roth
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: PFPC |
Nov. 1 |
$30 |
11/14/07 |
Quantitative Tactical Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See Article) |
Jaffray Woodriff
Quantitative Investment,
Charlottesville, Va.
434-817-4800 |
Quantitative: market-neutral equity |
Prime brokers: Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse
Law firm: Drinker Biddle
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: GlobeOp |
Nov. 12 |
$50 |
11/14/07 |
Tuscan Offshore Investments
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Claude Hazan
Tuscan Group,
San Francisco
415-615-5290 |
Long/short equity: low-volatility technology |
Prime broker: Bank of America
Law firm: Howard Rice
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Genesis |
Oct. 1 |
$20 |
11/07/07 |
Passage to India Opportunity Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Ralph Kruger
Arcstone Capital,
Hunt Valley, Md.
410-329-1516 |
Long/short equity: India |
Prime broker: Deutsche Bank
Law firm: Herrick Feinstein
Auditor: BDO Seidman
Administrator: Viteos |
Oct. 30 |
|
11/07/07 |
Lincoln Park Capital Master Fund
Domicile: U.S. and British Virgin Islands |
Sam Vulakh
Lincoln Park Asset Management, New York
212-616-8011 |
Credit-product arbitrage |
Law firm: Zukerman Gore
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche
Administrator: Fortis |
1Q-08 |
|
10/31/07 |
Elco Offshore Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Paul Elliot, Dan Tulis and James Elliot
Elco Management,
New York
212-603-7582 |
Long/short equity: energy |
Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Tannenbaum Helpern
Auditor: Grant Thornton
Administrator: SS&C |
Jan. 1 |
|
10/31/07 |
Samurai Master Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Hirokichi Matsumura
Belamy Fund Management,
Honolulu
808-955-4095 |
Long-bias equity: Japan |
Prime broker: Merrill Lynch
Law firm: Maples & Calder
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: ATC Fund Services |
Sept. 3 |
|
10/31/07 |
ExSpecialist Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Chris Dearborn
EWTrading,
Mineola, N.Y.
516-503-0938 |
Long/short equity |
Prime broker: Shoreline Trading
Law firm: Sullivan & Worcester
Auditor: Michael Sadler |
Nov. 1 |
$2 |
10/31/07 |
Anew India Opportunity Fund
Domicile: U.S. and British Virgin Islands
(See article) |
Anu Sahai and Rob Naka
Anew Capital,
Scottsdale, Ariz.
602-684-4339 |
Convertible bonds: India |
Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firms: Cobb & Associates and Edwards Angell
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Viteos |
Nov. 1 |
|
10/31/07 |
JABCAP Mangousta Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Philippe Jabre and Renaud Saluer
Jabre Capital Partners,
Geneva
41-22-556-2200 |
Long/short equity: Europe |
Prime brokers: UBS, Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch
Law firms: Simmons & Simmons and Maples & Calder
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citco |
Nov. 1 |
|
10/31/07 |
SPM Directional Mortgage Credit Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Nicolas Vassalli
Structured Portfolio Management,
Stamford, Conn.
203-351-2870 |
Relative value: subprime and
alt-A mortgages |
Prime broker: Citigroup
Law firm: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
Auditor: Grant Thornton
Administrator: SS&C |
Sept 1 |
$12 |
10/24/07 |
Suranya Global Opportunity Funds
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Anu Murga
Suranya Capital Partners,
Stamford, Conn.
203-388-2215 |
Global macro |
Prime broker: UBS
Law firms: Seward & Kissel, Ogier (Cayman)
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: GlobeOp |
Nov 1. |
$30 |
10/24/07 |
Gallery Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Dimitri Sogoloff
Horton Point,
New York
212-939-7350 |
Quantitative multi-strategy |
Auditor: Eisner
Administrator: Olympia Capital |
4th Qtr. |
|
10/24/07 |
Victory Park Master Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Richard Levy
Victory Park Capital Advisors, Chicago
312-701-1777 |
Small-cap special situations |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Neal Gerber
Auditor: McGladrey & Pullen
Administrator: Caledonian |
Sept. 17 |
|
10/17/07
|
Finles Alternative Bond Fund
Domicile: The Netherlands
|
Mark Baak
Finles Capital Management,
Utrecht, Netherlands
31-30-2 97-4932 |
Fund of funds: multi-strategy |
Law firm: Greenberg Taurig
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: ITS |
Oct. 1 |
€10 |
10/17/07
|
Bridge Global Opportunities Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Nick Corby, Gary Cressman and Aelita Arampova
Bridge Asset Management,
London
44-207-499-2828 |
Emerging markets multi-strategy |
Law firms: Ashurst,
Dickinson Cruickshank
Walkers
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: Caledonian |
Oct. |
$10 |
10/17/07
|
Emeralt Emerging Europe Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Daniel Dinef and Mats Wandrell
Emeralt Investments,
Stockholm
46-84-101-6300 |
Long/short equity: Eastern Europe |
|
Nov. 1 |
|
10/17/07
|
South Pole Distressed Securities
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Bob Poile and Bill Anderson
Polar Securities
Toronto
416-367-4364 |
Distressed securities:
Canada |
Administrator: Citco |
Oct. 1 |
C$50 |
10/17/07
|
New Star Real Estate Hedge Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Robin White
New Star Asset Management, London
44-207-225- 9292 |
Long/short: global real estate stocks |
Prime brokers: Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Conyers Dill
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: HSBC |
Oct. 1 |
$50 |
10/10/07 |
Galileo Partners Fund I
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
Howard Deshong
Galileo Partners,
Los Angeles
310-208-2225 |
Long/short equity |
Prime broker: BTIG
Law firm: Gillette Walker
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: BGT Consulting |
Oct. 1 |
$15-20 |
10/03/07 |
Taconic Market Dislocation Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Chris DeLong
Taconic Capital Advisors,
New York
212-209-3100 |
Credit product |
Law firm: Sidley Austin
Auditor: Ernst & Young |
|
|
10/03/07 |
Black Pearl Master Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman islands |
Jim Midanek and John Pak
Black Pearl Asset Management,
Walnut Creek, Calif.
925-927-4600 |
Long/short structured credit product |
Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Proskauer Rose
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Olympia Capital |
|
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10/03/07 |
Agilo Distressed Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Milos Brajovic, Jason Granite and Nick Thomson
Agilo Ltd.,
London
44-207-072-3103 |
Multi-strategy credit product |
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Citi Fund Services |
Oct. 1 |
|
10/03/07 |
Silkstone Global Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Gary Greenberg
Silkstone Capital,
London
44-207-851-9352 |
Global long/short equity |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Schulte Roth
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Goldman Sachs |
Nov. 1 |
$50 |
10/03/07 |
Pentwater Event Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Matthew Halbower
Pentwater Capital,
Chicago
312-589-6400 |
Event-driven |
Prime brokers: Citibank, Goldman Sachs, UBS
Law firm: Winston & Strawn
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citadel Solutions |
Oct. 1 |
|
9/26/07 |
MPC Samsara Fund
Domicile: Luxembourg |
Ajay Gambhir
MPC Investors,
London
44-207-932-2770 |
Long/short equity: Europe |
|
Sept. 1 |
$900
|
9/19/07
|
GCM Credit Opportunity Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Larry Robbins and Rich Barrera
Glenview Capital Management, New York
212-812-4700 |
High-yield debt |
Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Sidley Austin
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Goldman Sachs |
Sept. 1 |
$150 |
9/19/07
|
Stanwich Opportunity Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Bruce Rose and Jack MacDowell
Carrington Capital Management,
Greenwich, Conn.
203-661-6186 |
Distressed mortgages and mortgage securities |
Prime broker: Citigroup
Law firm: Sidley Austin
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche
Administrator: Stone Coast |
Oct. 1 |
|
9/19/07
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Ore Hill Concentrated Credit Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Bill Connors and Mike McGuiness
Ore Hill Partners,
New York
212-389-2333 |
Credit |
Prime brokers: Citigroup and Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Sidley Austin
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citigroup |
Aug. 1 |
$450 |
9/19/07
|
Conatus Capital
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
David Stemerman
Conatus Capital,
Greenwich, Conn.
203-588-3376 |
Long/short equity: global |
Prime brokers: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Schulte Roth
Auditor: Ernst & Young |
Jan. ’08 |
|
9/12/07 |
One East Liquidity Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Nat Klipper and James Cacioppo
One East Partners,
New York
212-230-4512 |
Risk arbitrage and credit |
Prime brokers: Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Citco |
Sept. 3 |
$200 |
9/12/07 |
Turnberry Leveraged Credit Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Jeff Dobbs
Turnberry Capital,
Greenwich, Conn.
203-861-2715 |
High-yield credit |
Prime brokers: Bear Stearns,
Lehman Brothers
Law firm: Akin Gump
Autitor: Berdon
Administrator: Curanice Consulting |
Sept. 3 |
$30 |
9/12/07 |
Western Acquisitions
Domicile: U.S. |
Sardar Biglari
Western Investments, New York
212-222-0870
|
Event driven |
Prime broker: M.S. Howells
Law firm: Proskauer Rose
Auditor: Grant Thornton
|
August |
|
8/22/07 |
Meridian Absolute Return ERISA Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
William H. Lawrence
Meridian Capital, New York
518-432-1600 |
Fund of funds: event driven, relative value and credit |
Law firms: Walkers (Cayman) and Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Olympia Capital |
July 1 |
$20 |
8/22/07 |
Centerlight Core Multi-Strategy Funds
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Andy Constan and Charlie Parkhurst
Centerlight Capital,
Greenwich, Conn.
203-485-3500 |
Multi-strategy: relative value |
Prime brokers: Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank
Law firms: Seward & Kissel and Ogier
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citco |
July 2 |
|
8/15/07 |
Leonard Global Macro Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
Jay B. Howard
Leonard Asset Management,
Troy, Mich.
248-952-5858 |
Fund of funds |
Law firm: Butzel Long
Auditor: Grant Thornton
Administrator: LaSalle Global Fund Services |
3rd Qtr. |
$10 |
8/15/07 |
Pine Cobble Onshore Fund
Pine Cobble Offshore Fund
U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Robert A. Nicholson and Zev D. Nijensohn
Pine Cobble Capital, Wellesley, Mass.
781-431-1888 |
Long/short: fundamental equity |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Goodwin Procter
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Hedgeworks |
July 2 |
|
8/08/07 |
Lakewood Capital Partners
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Anthony Bozza
Lakewood Capital Mgmt.,
New York
212-584-2210 |
Long/short: value-oriented global equity |
Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Morgan Stanley |
July 2 |
$100-150 |
8/01/07 |
Gavea Brazilian Managers Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Pedro Fiuza
Gavea Investimentos,
Rio de Janeiro
55-213-206-9016 |
Fund of funds: Brazilian multi-strategy |
Law firm: Maples & Calder
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: UBS |
Sept. 1 |
|
8/01/07 |
Metropolitan Capital Advisors Select Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Karen Finerman and Jeffrey Schwarz
Metropolitan Capital,
New York
212-371-0600 |
Equity-focused event-driven: top ideas |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Bingham McCutchen
Auditor: Grant Thornton
|
July 1 |
$4 |
7/25/07 |
Roundtable Canadian Offshore Hedge Fund
Domicile: Bahamas and U.S. |
Jim Allan
Roundtable Capital, Toronto
416-306-9953, ext. 225 |
Long-bias Canadian equities |
Prime broker: Scotia Capital
Law firms: Lennox Paton. Sidley Austin and Fasken Martineau
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citco |
Aug. 1 |
$15-20 |
7/25/07 |
Santa Ana Fund
(See article) |
Ben Guest
Hazel Capital, London
44-203-159-4390 |
Long/short equities: environmental technology and services |
Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
|
Sept. 3 |
|
7/25/07 |
Deister Capital Master Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Hilmar Schaumann
Deister Capital, New York
646-366-5100 |
Long/short senior-debt instruments |
Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Citadel Solutions |
4Q-07 |
$100 |
7/18/07 |
Quiddity Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Donald A. Newell
Quiddity Investments,
Chicago
312-583-0300 |
Options |
Prime brokers: Man Financial, Mizuho
Law firms: Doyle & Bolotin,
Stuarts Walker
Auditor: Altschuler Melvoin
Administrator: Citadel Solutions |
Sept |
$20-70 |
7/11/07 |
Quartersaw Investments Fund
Domicile: U.S. & British Virgin Islands |
Winston Wei and David Kazarnosky
Quartersaw Investments, New York
212-616-7911 |
Long/short, event- driven |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Bingham McCutcheon
Auditor: BDO Seidman
Administrator: SS&C Fund Services |
July 1 |
16 |
7/11/07 |
NorthStar Real Estate Securities Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S. & Cayman Islands |
Jean-Michel Wasterlain
NorthStar Realty Finance, New York
212-547-2600 |
Commercial MBS |
Prime broker: Citigroup
Law firm: White & Case
Auditor: Grant Thornton
Administrator: Mourant |
July 5 |
109 |
7/11/07 |
Elixir Pioneer Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Rex Chan
Elixir Financial,
Singapore
656-557-4050 |
Long/short Asian equities, except for Japan and Vietnam |
Prime broker: UBS
Law firm: Deacons
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citigroup |
May 15 |
|
7/11/07 |
Cabeus Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Jeffrey Dutile and Christian Hnat
Cabeus Capital,
Boston
617-428-0004 |
U.S. energy |
Prime broker: Man Financial
Law firm: Foley Hoag
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
|
Sept. |
|
7/04/07 |
Compass Kazakhstan Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Mikhail Derkavski
Compass Asset Management,
Almaty, Kazakhstan,
73-27-260-7607 |
Long/short: Central Asia |
Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Ogier
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: CIBC |
May |
|
7/04/07 |
Naissance Beagle Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
James Breiding
Naissance Capital,
Zurich
41-44-915-5220 |
Long/short: equity |
Law firm: Ogier
Auditor: Deloitte
Administrator: Intercontinental |
April 2006 |
|
7/04/07 |
NewSmith European Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Jean Maigrot and Jeremy Silewicz
NewSmith Capital,
London
44-207-518-3700 |
Event-driven: Europe |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Schulte Roth
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citco |
June |
$75 |
7/04/07 |
Davidson Kempner Event Driven Equity Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Michael Leffell and Anthony Yoseloff
Davidson Kempner Capital, New York
212-446-4060
|
Event-driven equity |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Schulte Roth
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Bank of New York |
July 1 |
$100 |
6/27/07 |
HFC Japan Tactical Alpha Fund
Domicile: Netherlands Antilles |
Paul Hutchings
Hasan Financial, London
44-207-495-3547 |
Long/short Japan equity |
|
3rd qtr. |
Under $10 |
6/20/07 |
AIMS Absolute China Fund
Domicile: British Virgin Islands |
Terry Wainwright
AIMS Asset Management, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
603-2162-4904 |
Long/short China equity |
Prime broker: UBS
Law firm: Harney Westwood
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: Citco |
July 2 |
$15 |
6/20/07 |
Meridian Diversified Portable Alpha Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
William Lawrence
Meridian Capital, New York
518-432-1600 |
Portable alpha fund of funds |
Law firms: Walkers (Cayman) and Kirkpatrick & Lockhart (U.S.)
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Olympia Capital |
June 1 |
|
6/20/07 |
Hyerdale Capital
Domicile: U.S. |
Patrick D’Angelo
Hyerdale Capital, New York
212-905-2943 |
Long/short equity |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Auditor: Grant Thornton |
June 8 |
$1 |
6/20/07 |
Acadia Credit Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Jeffrey Miller and Tammy Dalton
Miller & Jacobs Capital,
St. Croix, Virgin Islands
340-773-1300 |
Collateralized loan obligations |
Prime broker: UBS
Law firm: Katten Muchin
Auditor: Fulvio & Associates
Administrator: Butterfield Fund Services |
June |
$25-50 |
6/13/07 |
Stelliam Fund
(See article)
|
Ross Margolies
Stelliam Investment Management,
New York
212-490-6703 |
Long/short U.S. equity |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Akin Gump
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Morgan Stanley |
Aug. 1 |
$100+ |
6/13/07
|
RKC Matador Market Neutral Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Rusty Cannon
RKC Capital, Salt Lake City
801-990-2824 |
Equity, market neutral |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law Firm: Burns & Kashani
Auditor: Spicer Jeffries
Administrator: Mutual Shareholder Services |
June 1 |
$1 |
6/6/07 |
PSCO Partners
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
James Amen
Philo-Smith, Stamford, Conn.
203-348-7365 |
Financial services with insurance focus (launched in 1975, now marketing for first time).
|
Law firm: Kleinberg Kaplan
Auditor: Pustorino Puglisi
|
1975 |
$0.2 |
6/6/07 |
Great Atlantic Offshore Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Martin Loeser and Eric Slaim
Great Atlantic Capital Management, Aventura, Fla.
305-720-7297 |
Fund of funds focusing on long/short equity, long/short credit, and event-driven opportunities. |
Law firm: Ogier
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: PRS Group |
June 1 |
$50 |
6/6/07 |
Oceanic Small Cap Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Cato Brahde
Tufton Oceanic, London
44-207-518-6734 |
Pre-IPO and over-the-counter investments in energy and shipping companies |
|
May 1 |
$60 |
5/30/07 |
Central Park Group Multi-Event Fund
Domicile: Delaware
(See article) |
Ned Sadaka
Central Park Para Management, New York
212-317-9200 |
Closed-end fund employing multiple event-driven strategies |
Law firm: Stroock & Stroock
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Bisys |
July 16 |
$150 |
5/30/07 |
Bluefin Investors Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Mark Balcer and Matt Todorow
Bluefin Investment Management,
Berwyn, Pa.
610-540-0019 |
Long-bias U.S. equity |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Dechert
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Goldman Sachs |
May 1 |
$25 |
5/23/07 |
Para International Enhanced Fund
Domicile: British Virgin Islands
(See article) |
Ned Sadaka
Para Advisors,
New York
212-355-6688 |
Event-driven global equity |
Prime brokers: Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns
Law firm: Akin Gump
Auditor: BDO Seidman
Administrator: Citco |
May 1 |
|
5/23/07 |
Plutus Exquisite Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Livingstone Chew
Plutus Asset Management, Singapore
88-62-270-0109 |
Fund of Funds |
Law firm: Campbells
Auditor: BDO Tortuga
Administrator: Caledonia Fund Services |
March 1 |
|
5/16/07 |
Integra FX2 Master Fund
Domicile: U.S. and British Virgin Islands |
Richard Scalone
Integra Investment Management,
Boca Raton, Fla.
561-995-9997 |
Options-based currency trading |
Prime broker: UBS
Law firm: Andrews & Kurth
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: Kaufman & Rossin |
April 1 |
$10 |
5/09/07 |
Jubilee Special Situations Fund
Domicile: Guernsey |
Christopher Fawcett
Fauchier Partners,
London
44-207-009-9100 |
Fund of funds:
vehicles with long-term and less-liquid holdings |
Law firm: Ozannes
Administrator: Royal Bank of Canada |
April 1 |
$50 |
5/09/07 |
Gar Wood Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Sam Wegbreit
Gar Wood Capital Management, Chicago
312-566-0741 |
Fund of funds |
Law firm: Neal Gerber
Auditor: McGladrey & Pullen
Administrator: Woodfield Fund Administration |
May |
$30 |
5/02/07 |
York Asian Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
William Vrattos and Feng Hsiung
York Capital Management, New York
212-300-1300 |
Asia event-driven |
Law firm: Arnold & Porter
Auditor: BDO Seidman
Administrator: Goldman Sachs |
April 1 |
$40 |
5/02/07 |
Dynex FX Index Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Peter Panholzer
DynexCorp, Geneva
41-22-317-8888 |
Fund of funds: currency |
Prime broker: Deutsche Bank
Law firm: Truman Bodden
Auditor: Moore Stephens
Administrator: Fund Advisers |
May 31 |
$20 |
5/02/07 |
Boone Capital Levered Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
David Markus and Jeffrey Wertheim
Boone Capital Management, New York
212-224-7867 |
Event-driven and special situations debt and equity |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Proskauer Rose
Auditor: Goldstein Golub Kessler
Administrator: Fulcrum |
April 1 |
$15 |
5/02/07 |
Whitebeam Credit Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Marco Sticchi
Whitebeam Capital Management, London
44-207-258-5060 |
Credit-based long/short debt and equity (just opened to outside investors) |
Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Schulte Roth
Auditor: RSM Robson Rhodes
Administrator: Citco |
May 1 |
$13 |
5/02/07 |
Expo Health Sciences Fund
Domicile: U.S. & Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Paul Sinclair
Expo Capital, Los Angeles
310-201-7907 |
Long/short healthcare equity |
Prime broker: Banc of America
Law firm: Paul Hastings
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: HedgeWorks |
April 2 |
$65 |
4/25/07 |
SPQ Global Market Neutral Fund
Domicile: U.S. & Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Eric Thaller and Peter Jamin
Standard Pacific Capital,
San Francisco
415-352-7100 |
Quantitative, global market-neutral |
Prime brokers: Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch
Law firm: Howard Rice
Administrator: Citco |
May 1 |
50+ |
4/25/07 |
India Performance Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Parag Patel,
India Performance Advisors, Atlanta
917-438-9123 |
Long/short, deep-value small- and mid-cap Indian equities |
Law firm: Benedetto Laskay
Auditor: Acquavella Chiarelli
Administrator: Halpern & Associates |
Feb. 1 |
$5 |
4/18/07 |
Dynamite F3
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Steven Butlin and Jurg Buhler
Global Vision Investments,
Zug, Switzerland
41-41-508-2099 |
Fund that invests in funds of funds |
Law firm: Campbells
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: Caledonia Fund Services |
June 1 |
$25-30 |
4/18/07 |
FIM Event Driven Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Brendan Robertson
FIM Management, Bermuda
441-296-8639 |
Fund of funds |
Law firms: Appleby Hunter (Cayman), Tannenbaum Helpern
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Bisys |
May 1 |
$50 |
4/11/07 |
Hawkes Bay Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Wellington Management, Boston
617-951-5372 |
Healthcare long/short equity |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Goldman Sachs |
Jan. 1 |
|
4/11/07 |
Iceberg Alternative Real Estate Fund
|
Stephen Ashworth
Reech CBRE Alternative Real Estate, London
44-207-268-5514 |
Relative-value commercial real estate financial instruments |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: SJ Berwin
Auditor: Deloitte
Administrator: Citco |
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|
4/04/07 |
Equitech Relative Value Fund
|
Marc Blanchard
Reech AIM Partners, London
44-207-268-5514 |
Relative value arbitrage in European equities, indicies and futures |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: SJ Berwin
Auditor: Deloitte
Administrator: Citco |
|
|
4/04/07 |
RKC Matador Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Rusty Cannon
RKC Capital, Salt Lake City
801-990-2824 |
Long/short equity |
Prime broker: Jefferies
Auditor: Spicer Jeffries
Administrator: Mutual Shareholder Services |
April |
$1 |
3/28/07 |
Abacus Greater China
Focus Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
David Yein
Abacus Greater China Advisors, Boston
617-423-3325 |
Long/short equity in China and nearby countries |
Prime broker: Jefferies
Auditor: ACSB
Administrator: Turn Key Hedge Funds |
March 15 |
$1.2 |
3/28/07 |
Global Thematic Opportunities
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Joseph McAlinden and Warren Hatch
Catalpa Capital, New York
212-476-9112 |
Global macro |
Prime broker: Lehman Brothers
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: International Fund Services |
March |
$35 |
3/28/07 |
PGS Global Energy Edge
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Virginia Parker
Parker Global Advisors, Stamford, Conn.
203-358-4001 |
Fund of funds |
Law firm: Walkers
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: PFPC |
March 1 |
$13.5 |
3/28/07 |
Golden China Plus Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
George Jiang and Ted Chen
Greenwoods Asset Management, Hong Kong
85-22-907-6280 |
Long/short equity and private investments in China companies |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firms: Walkers and Sidley & Austin
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrators: Fortis and Goldman |
April 2 |
$41 |
3/28/07 |
Cresco Fund
Domicile: Guernsey |
Jesper Uttrup
Uttrup Financial Advisors, Copenhagen
452-941-3962 |
Long/short European equity with Nordic bias |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Carey Olson
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche
Administrator: RBC Dexia |
April 2 |
$75 |
3/28/07
|
Boyer Allan Greater China Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Ning Zhang and Ernest Liu
Boyer Allan Investment Mgmt., London
44-207-881-8100 |
Long/short equity in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Now opening to outside investors. |
Prime brokers: Morgan Stanley and UBS
Law firm: Dechert
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citco |
Nov. 2006 |
$10 |
3/21/07 |
Boyer Allan Pacific Opportunities Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Andrew Tay and Charlie Erith
Boyer Allan Investment Mgmt., London
44-207-881-8100 |
Long/short Asia equity (excluding Japan). Now opening to outside investors. |
Prime brokers: Morgan Stanley and UBS
Law firm: Dechert
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citco |
Nov. 2006 |
$10 |
3/21/07 |
Valens Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
David Grin and Eugene Grin
Laurus Capital, New York
212-541-5800 |
Asset-based investing |
Law firm: Skadden Arps
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Fortis |
June 2007 |
$5-10 |
3/21/07 |
Halbis India Alpha Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Sanjay Duggal
Halbis Capital, London
44-207-024-0591 |
Long/short India equity |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Ogier
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: Goldman Sachs |
April 2 |
$200-300 |
3/21/07 |
Niagara/Friedberg Global Macro Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Albert Friedberg
Friedberg Mercantile and Niagara Capital Partners, Toronto
416- 350 2896 |
Global macro |
Law firm: Walkers
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Cayman National Trust |
March 1 |
$18.5
|
3/14/07 |
Capital Partners Fund 1
Domicile: U.S. |
Frank De Rose
Ferrata Capital Management, New York
646-256-6891 |
Event-driven |
Law firm: McCarthy Fingar
Auditor: Traynor Group |
Jan. 1 |
$3 |
3/07/07 |
Balor Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
William Lamarque and Lochlann Toolin
Balor Capital Management, New York
646-435-9410 |
Commodities |
Law firm: Ruddy Law
Auditor: Polakoff & Michaelson
Administrator: Quintillion |
April |
|
3/07/07 |
Peloton ABS Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Peter Howard
Peloton Partners,
London
44-207-317-9504 |
Global ABS relative value |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Schulte Roth
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citco |
Dec. 1 |
$600 |
2/28/07 |
FBS Acorn Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
Gregory Frith
FBS Management,
York, Pa.
732-560-4780 |
Equity long/short, market neutral |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Tannenbaum Helpern
Auditor: Opis Fund Services
Administrator: Opis Fund Services |
April |
|
2/28/07 |
Trace River Capital
Domicile: U.S. |
George Corey, Tom Van Riper and Andrew Smith
Trace River Capital,
Stamford, Conn.
203-989-0420 |
Equity market-neutral |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Hutner Klarish
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Pustorino Puglisi |
Feb. 1 |
$16 |
2/28/07 |
BlueStar CM Life Sciences Focus Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
Johnny Lach
BlueStar Capital,
Westport, Conn.
203-222-1200 |
Healthcare fund of funds |
Law firm: Levitt Rockwood
Auditor: GGK
Administrator: Price Meadows |
Feb. 1 |
$10.5 |
2/21/07 |
Lamoreaux Premire Growth Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Phillip A. Lamoreux,
Wendy Snow and Tom Wyman
Lamoreux Capital,
Sausalito, Calif.
415-331-8200 |
Long/short |
Prime broker: Banc of America
Law firm: Shartsis Friese
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Price Meadows |
Jan. 3 |
$5 |
2/21/07 |
MatlinPatterson Distressed Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Michael Watzky
MatlinPatterson Global Advisors,
New York
212-651-9551 |
Non-controlling distressed and value investing |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Akin Gump
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Spectrum Global |
Jan. 1 |
$73 |
2/21/07
|
U.S. Residential Real Estate Hedge 5
Domicile: U.S. |
Andrew Lahde
Lahde Capital Mgmt.,
Santa Monica, Calif.
310-392-3010 |
Real estate |
Prime broker: Shoreline
Law firm: Paul Hastings
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Panoptic |
Dec. |
$2 |
2/14/07 |
RP Explorer Liquid Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Rafael Berber
RP Capital,
London
44-0207-245-4480 |
Long/short equities in Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa |
Prime brokers: Merrill Lynch, UBS
Law firm: Maples & Calder
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: Citco |
1st Qtr. |
|
2/14/07 |
Camulos Special Situations Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Richard Brennan
Camulos Capital,
Stamford, Conn.
203-658-0800 |
Special situations |
Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Akim Gump
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Op Hedge |
April 1 |
$50-100 |
2/14/07
|
Shepherd 1
Domicile: U.S. |
Murray Stahl
MSRH, New York
212-233-0100 |
Long/short value (opening to outsiders for first time on March 1) |
Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Stradley Ronan
Auditor: Cohen
Administrator: UMB |
2004 |
$25 |
2/07/07
|
Axiom Market Neutral Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Athanasios Pittaras
Axiom, London
44-207-930-7776 |
Global equity relative-value |
Prime broker: UBS
Law firms: Iliad Consulting, Maples & Calder
Auditor: RSM Robson Rhodes
Administrator: Olympia Capital |
Feb. 1 |
$10 |
2/07/07
|
Tokum Partners/Tokum Offshore
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Emil Westergaard
Tokum Capital Management, New York
212-616-4400 |
Long/short global healthcare equity |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Schulte Roth
Auditor: Ernst & Young |
|
|
1/31/07
|
Traunche Global Macro
Domicile: U.S. |
Evan Vaughan and Brian Vaughan
Traunche Capital Advisors,
New York
646-964-4292 |
Global long/short, emphasis on Asia |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Herrick Feinstein
Auditor: Halpern & Associates
|
Feb. 1 |
$7 |
1/31/07
|
CCP Quantitative Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Ewan Kirk
Cantab Capital Partners, Cambridge, U.K.
44-122-375-5755 |
Quantitative macro |
Prime brokers: Goldman Sachs, Barclays Capital
|
March 1 |
$100 |
1/31/07
|
ARX Brazil Fund SPC, Long Short Class
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Bruno Garcia
ARX Capital Management,
Rio de Janeiro
55-213-205-9532 |
Long/short Brazilian equity |
Prime broker: UBS
Law firm: Ogier
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: UBS |
Jan. 31 |
$30 |
1/31/07
|
Blackfish-Investec Resources Special Situations Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Martyn Konig and George Rogers
Blackfish Capital/Investec, London
44-207-087-7970 |
Long/short natural resources |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Walkers
Auditor: Kinetic Partners
Administrator: Butterfield Bank |
Feb. 1 |
$40 |
1/31/07
|
Rimrock Low Volatility Fund
Domicile: U.S. & Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Dave Edington, Chris Chester, Steve Foulke and Santino Blumetti
Rimrock Capital Management,
San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
949-276-7302 |
Multi-strategy fixed-income |
Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Paul Hastings
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Olympia Capital |
Jan. 2 |
$2 |
1/24/07
|
Rangeley Capital
Domicile: U.S. |
Chris DeMuth
Rangeley Capital,
New York
212-554-2393 |
Event-driven |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Eisner
Administrator: SS&C |
Jan. 2 |
$2 |
1/24/07
|
Carmignac Market Neutral
Domicile: Luxembourg
(See article) |
Keith Ney and Maxime Carmignac
Carmignac Gestion, Luxembourg
352-467-0601 |
Market-neutral global long/short equity |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Elvinger Hoss
Auditor: Deloitte
Administrator: Fortis |
Jan. 2
|
€25
|
1/17/07
|
FrontFour Capital
U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Carlton Klein
FrontFour Capital,
New York
212-499-2540 |
Event driven |
Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Cobb & Eisenberg
Auditor: Goldstein Golub
Administrator: Spectrum |
Jan. 2 |
|
1/10/07 |
Arque Constellation Fund
U.S. and Bermuda
(See article) |
David Bullock
Arque & Co.,
Rolling Hills Estate, Calif.
917-660-6155 |
Fund of funds investing in emerging managers |
Law firm: Warshaw Burnstein
Auditor: Untracht Early
Administrator: Apex |
Jan. 2 |
Under $5 |
1/10/07
|
Bois Fund
U.S. |
Michael Bois
Bois & Co.,
Provincetown, Mass.
508-487-2232 |
Value and growth equities |
Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Goodwin Procter
Auditor: Wolf & Co. |
Jan. 2 |
Under $5 |
1/10/07
|
Pamplona Global Partners
U.S. |
Ivan Arteaga
Arteaga Investment Mgmt.,
Saddle Brook, N.J.
201-291-2675 |
Global long/short equity |
Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Rothstein Kass |
Jan. 2 |
$5 |
1/10/07
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