| Fund |
Portfolio managers, Management company |
Strategy |
Service providers | Launch |
Equity at Launch (Mil.)
|
Hedge
Fund
Alert
Issue
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LightBox Master Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Andrew Ellner
LightBox Capital Management,
New York
info@lightboxcap.com |
Market-neutral |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: GlobeOp |
Jan. 1 |
$100 |
12/17/08 |
Keypoint Real Estate Opportunity Hedge Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Rod Hinze
KeyPoint Capital Management,
Dallas
214-420-8211 |
Long/short equities: real estate related companies |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Akin Gump
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche
Administrator: MadisonGrey |
Jan. 1 |
$10 |
12/17/08 |
Alden Global Distressed Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Randy Smith and Beth Pierce
Alden Global Capital,
New York
212-418-6864 |
U.S. distressed debt
|
Prime brokers: BNP Paribas, J.P. Morgan
Law firm: Schulte, Roth
Auditor: JR Cohn
Administrator: Meridian |
Nov. 1 |
$250 |
12/10/08 |
BlackRock Special Situations Credit Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Kevin Booth, James Keenan and Mark Williams
BlackRock,
New York
212-810-5300 |
Distressed and high-yield corporate credit |
Prime broker: Citigroup
Law firm: Skadden Arps (U.S.), Walkers (Cayman)
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche
Administrator: Bank of New York |
1Q-09 |
|
12/10/08 |
High Quality ABS Opportunities Fund 2
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Dave Edington, Jeff Saye, Chris Chester and Greg Miller
Rimrock Capital Management,
San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
949-276-7302 |
Distressed ABS |
Prime broker: J.P. Morgan
Law firm: Paul Hastings
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche
Administrator: Olympia Capital |
Dec. 18 |
$25-50 |
12/03/08 |
Taylor Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Stephen Taylor
Taylor Asset Management, Chicago
312-583-0500 |
Restructuring and event-driven: small-cap equities |
Prime broker: Deutsche Bank
Law firm: Gersten Savage
Auditor: McGladrey & Pullen
Administrator: Transcontinental |
Nov. 10 |
$15-20 |
11/19/08 |
Density Fund
Domicile: Luxembourg |
Jonas Andersson and Jonas Vikstrom
Vikstrom & Andersson Asset Management,
Stockholm
46-70-361-0390 |
Managed futures |
Prime broker: Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: SEB |
Oct. |
|
11/05/08 |
(Not yet announced)
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Paul Jablansky and Chris Hentemann
400 Capital Management,
New York
212-612-3101 |
Multi-strategy: credit opportunities |
Prime broker: J.P. Morgan
Law firm: Seward & Kissell
|
1Q-09 |
|
11/05/08 |
| Alper Credit Value Fund |
Nicolas Bravard
Alper Asset Management,
Geneva
41-22-839-8063 |
Long-only: credit
|
Prime broker: J.P. Morgan
Auditor: Deloitte
Administrator: Citi Hedge Fund Services |
April 1 |
€20 |
10/29/08 |
Chenavari Credit Dislocation Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Loic Fery
Chenavari Credit Partners, London
44-207-259-3600 |
Corporate credit: spread neutral |
Prime broker: J.P. Morgan
Law firm: Cummings
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche
Administrator: Quintillion |
Dec. or Jan. |
$75-100 |
10/22/08 |
New Stream Energy Solutions
Domicile: U.S. |
New Stream Capital
Ridgefield, Conn.
203-431-0330 |
Asset-based lending: oil and gas exploration and production companies |
Law firm: Reid Smith
Auditor: JH Cohn
Administrator: Barfield Murphy Shank and Smith |
Sept. |
$80 |
10/15/08 |
Arcoda Global Healthcare Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Michael Meyers
Arcoda Capital,
New York
212-954-0795 |
Equity: global healthcare |
Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Sidley Austin
Auditor: Eisner
Administrator: Olympia Capital |
July 1 |
$20 |
10/08/08 |
Riptide Capital
Domicile: U.S. |
Gregory G. Spiegel
Riptide Capital,
New York
212-676-5660 |
Long/short equity: fundamental value |
Prime broker: Conifer Securities
Custodian: Jefferies Group
Law firm: Tannenbaum Helpern
Auditor: Anchin Block
Administrator: Conifer Securities |
Jan. 1 |
|
10/01/08 |
Cooper Creek Partners
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Rob Schwartz
Cooper Creek Partners,
New York
212-524-4614 |
Long/short equity: catalyst-driven value |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Katten Muchin
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Meridian |
Nov. 1 |
|
10/01/08 |
GCA Credit Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Steven Hornstein
Global Credit Advisors,
New York
212-949-1860 |
Long/short: high yield and distressed debt |
Prime broker: J.P. Morgan
Law firms: Carter Ledyard (U.S. ); Maples & Calder (Cayman Islands)
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Butterfield Fulcrum |
Oct. 1 |
$20+ |
09/24/08 |
Kiitos Global Health
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Santtu Seppala and Andrew Morgolin
Kiitos Capital,
Beverly Hills
310-362-0888 |
Long/short: global equity |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Goldman Sachs |
October |
|
09/24/08 |
A to B Capital Special Situations Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Andrew Kaplan
A to B Capital,
Fair Haven, N.J.
732-747-0702 |
Special situations |
Prime broker: Cuttone & Co.
Law firm: Tannenbaum Helpern
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Butterfield Fund Services |
Oct. 1 |
$25 |
09/17/08 |
Tacticus Opportunity
Domicile U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Andrey Krevsky
Tacticus Capital,
New York
646-515-7111 |
Long/short: credit |
|
Jan. 2009 |
|
09/17/08 |
Paulson Recovery Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Jon Paulson
Paulson & Co.,
New York
212-956-2221 |
Long-only: mortgage securities, financial institutions |
Prime broker: J.P. Morgan
Law firm: Kleinberg Kaplan
Auditor: Deloitte
Administrator: State Street |
Oct. 1 |
|
09/10/08 |
PGS High Income Trust
Domicile: U.S. |
Virginia Parker
Parker Global Strategies,
Stamford, Conn.
203-358-4000 |
Fund of funds: U.S. energy infrastructure |
Law firm: Walkers
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: NAV Consulting |
July 1 |
500 |
09/10/08 |
Akami Pan Asia
|
Robert Howe
Geomatrix,
Hong Kong
85-22-592-7835 |
Long/short equity: Asia |
Prime broker: Citigroup
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Apex Fund Services |
July 3 |
|
08/20/08 |
Hilltop Park
Domicile: U.S. & Cayman Islands |
Stanley Shopkorn and Doug Day
Hilltop Park Associates,
New York
212-644-4030 |
Long/short global equity |
Prime brokers: Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Goldman Sachs |
Oct. 1 |
|
08/13/08 |
Southridge Market Neutral U.S.
Domicile: U.S. |
Andrew White
Southridge Advisors,
Ridgefield, Conn.
212-994-9878 |
Quantitative market-neutral equity |
Prime broker: V Finance
Law firm: Gersten Savage
Auditor: Reynolds & Rowella |
July 1 |
$1.1 |
08/06/08 |
PTY
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
John Howe
Old Hill Partners.
Darien Conn.
203-656-3004 |
Fixed-income |
Prime broker: Deutsche Bank
Law firm: Pepper Hamilton
Auditor: BDO Seidman
Administrator: SS&C, Grosvenor Fund Administration |
Dec. 2007 |
$10 |
07/30/08 |
TDC
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
John Howe and Jack McDowell
Old Hill Partners,
Darien, Conn.
203-656-3004 |
Distressed mortgages |
Prime broker: Deutsche Bank
Law firm: Pepper Hamilton
Auditor: BDO Seidman
Administrator: SS&C, Grosvenor Fund Administration |
Sept. 2008 |
$200-500 |
07/30/08 |
Bay Hill Fund
Domicile: U.S. & Cayman Islands |
Alec Petro, Doug Goldberg and Dominic Rugani
Bay Hill Capital Management,
Duxbury, Mass.
781-934-0844 |
Multi-strategy: volatility arbitrage |
Prime broker: New Edge (formerly FIMAT)
Law firm: Posternak Blankstein
Auditor: UHY
Administrator: Spectrum |
July 1 |
$25 |
07/23/08 |
Ermitage Directional Fund
Domicile: Luxembourg |
Jonathan Wauton
Ermitage Group,
London
44-153-461-5500 |
Fund of funds |
Law firm: Dechert
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: HSBC |
April |
$45 |
07/23/08 |
Meadowbrook Beta Neutral Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Afsin Ap
Meadowbrook Capital Management,
New York
212-433-1364 |
Long/short equity |
Prime broker: Bank of America
Law firm: Fox Hefter
Auditor: McGladrey & Pullin
Administrator: Meadowbrook Capital Administration |
July 1 |
$10 |
07/16/08 |
Noroton Event Driven Opportunity Master Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Bill Seibold
Noroton Capital,
Darien, Conn.
203-604-1405 |
Long/short event-driven credit |
Prime broker: J.P. Morgan
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Eisner
Administrator: Citadel Solutions |
July 1 |
|
07/16/08 |
TSRG Partners
Domicile: U.S. |
The Spanish River Group,
Deerfield Beach, Fla.
954-429-3204 |
Long/short equity |
Prime broker: NorthPoint Trading Partners
Law firm: Charles E. Hall, Jr.
Auditor: Harb Levy Weiland
Administrator: Piedmont Fund Services |
May |
0.9 |
07/16/08 |
VCM K2 Alternative Energy Segregated Portfolio
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Andrew Swaine
VCM Fund Management,
London
44-203-107-5020 |
Long/short global equity and derivatives |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firms: Simmons & Simmons, Maples & Calder (Caymans)
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: GlobeOp |
Aug. 1 |
|
07/16/08 |
VCM K2 Momentum Segregated Portfolio
Domicile: Cayman Islands
|
Andrew Swaine
VCM Fund Management,
London
44-203-107-5020 |
Global macro |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firms: Simmons & Simmons, Maples & Calder (Caymans)
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: GlobeOp |
Aug. 1 |
|
07/16/08 |
Ergos Offshore Fund
Domicile: British Virgin Islands
(See article) |
Rishi Narang
Telesis Capital,
Marina Del Ray, Calif.
310-574-8610 |
Fund of funds: managed accounts run by short-term traders |
Law firm: Lowenstein Sandler
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: SS&C |
Aug. 1 |
|
07/09/08 |
HCM Pathfinder Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
Joseph Harch and Michael Lewitt
Hegemony Capital,
Boca Raton, Fla.
561-226-6199 |
Long: senior bank debt |
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Ernst & Young |
3rd qtr. |
$50 |
07/09/08 |
HCM Credit Opportunity Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
Joseph Harch and Michael Lewitt
Hegemony Capital,
Boca Raton, Fla.
561-226-6199 |
Long/short: senior bank debt and CCC-rated junk bonds |
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Ernst & Young |
3rd qtr. |
$50 |
07/09/08 |
Ahab Distressed-Debt Fund
Domicile: U.S. & Bahamas
(See article) |
Jonathan Gallen
Ahab Capital,
New York
212-653-1011 |
Distressed-debt |
Prime broker: J.P. Morgan
Law firm: Lowenstein Sandler
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Premier Fund Services |
July 1 |
$30 |
07/02/08 |
Connective Capital I Master Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Robert Romero
Connective Capital,
Palo Alto, Calif.
650-321-4826 |
Global, market-neutral long/short equity |
Prime brokers: JP Morgan and Citigroup
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Auditor: Harb Levy
Administrator: Kaufman Rosin |
July 1 |
$93 |
07/02/08 |
Connective Capital Emerging Energy Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Robert Romeo
Connective Capital,
Palo Alto, Calif.
650-321-4826 |
Long/short alternative-energy equity |
Prime brokers: JP Morgan and Citigroup
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Auditor: Harb Levy
Administrator: Kaufman Rossin |
Aug. 1 |
$10 |
07/02/08 |
Kratter Capital
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
Matt Kratter
Kratter Capital
Redwood City, Calif.
650-208-0889 |
Long/short equity and equity options |
Prime broker: BTIG
Law firm: Howard Rice
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Yulish & Associates |
June 2 |
$8.6 |
06/25/08 |
GSO Mortgage Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Najib Canaan
GSO Capital Partners,
New York
212-503-2100 |
Distressed residential- mortgage products |
Prime brokers: Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan
Law firm: Sidley Austin
Administrator: DPM Mellon |
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06/25/08 |
Veotoro Commodities Hedge Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Virgilio Guma
Veotoro Management, Miami
305-789-6685 |
Relative value: commodities (energy, grains and metals) |
Prime broker: Barclays
Law firm: Greenberg Taurig
Administrator: Kaufman Rossin |
June 30 |
$100 |
06/18/08 |
Danfonds Frontier Markets SPC
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Daniel Broby
Danfonds,
Copenhagen
45-3-389- 8989 |
Equity: emerging markets |
Law firm: Campbells
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: Custom House |
Sept. |
$25 |
06/11/08 |
Passport Special Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S and British Virgin Islands
(See article) |
John Burbank
Passport Capital,
San Francisco
415-694-7045 |
Special situations |
Prime broker: Northern Trust
Law firm: Paul Hastings
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citco Fund Services |
May |
|
06/11/08 |
Harpswell Capital Partners
|
John Moore
Harpswell Capital,
Villanova, Pa.
610-525-1225 |
Market neutral: utilities, energy and basic materials (offshore version of U.S. vehicle that launched in March 2007) |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Foley Hoag
Auditor: Anchin
Administrator: SS&C |
July 1 |
|
06/04/08 |
Krensavage Partners
Domicile: U.S. |
Michael P. Krensavage
Krensavage Asset Management,
New York
212-888-1582 |
Long/short equity: healthcare |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Auditor: Raines & Fischer |
June 1 |
|
06/04/08 |
Undisclosed
Domicile: U.S. & Cayman Islands
(See article) |
David Moradi
Anthion Capital,
New York
DM@AnthionCap.com |
Long/short equity |
Prime brokers: Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Morgan Stanley |
July 1 |
$100+ |
05/28/08 |
Blackfish Capital Exodus Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Toby Birch
Blackfish Capital,
London
44-207-087-7970 |
Global macro |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Walkers
Auditor: Kinetic Partners
Administrator: Quintillion |
April 1 |
$5 |
05/28/08 |
AdobeCap Gamma Fund
Domicile: British Virgin Islands |
George Chacko and Justin Lent
Adobe Capital Partners,
San Jose
408-850-9763 |
Market-neutral: equity, quantitative options based |
Prime broker: RBC Capital Markets
Law firm: Pillsbury Winthrop
Auditor: Harb Levy
Administrator: IFCE Fund Services |
June 1 |
$10+ |
05/21/08 |
Senator Global Opportunity Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Doug Silverman and Alex Klabin
Senator Investment,
New York
917-593-9153 |
Distressed debt, value equity and event-driven equity |
Prime brokers: Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Akin Gump
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche |
July 1 |
|
05/21/08 |
Avenger Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Kevin Jenks and Edwin Witham
Apeirogon Capital,
New York
646-354-3735 |
Fixed-income arbitrage |
Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Morgan Lewis
|
July |
$100 + |
05/14/08 |
Talisker Domestic Fund, Talisker Overseas Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Ken Tremain
Talisker Capital,
New York
212-205-1100 |
Multi-strategy |
Prime broker: Deutsche Bank
Law firm: Schulte Roth & Zabel
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: OpHedge |
July 15 |
|
05/14/08 |
Lightwater Canadian Opportunities Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
David Vickerman
Lightwater Partners,
Toronto
647-426-2980 |
Canada-focused mid- and large-cap equities |
Prime brokers: Scotia Capital and Credit Suisse
Law firm: Fasken Martineau
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: Butterfield Fund Services |
June 1 |
|
05/14/08 |
DHS Special Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
Jim Gregoire, Guy Haselmann and Scott Wolfel
Gregoire Capital,
Milburn, N.J.
973-376-2997 |
Fund of funds of funds: multi-strategy best-ideas |
Law firm: Drinker Biddle
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Michael J. Liccar |
Jan. 1 |
$28 |
05/14/08 |
DHS Offshore Enhanced
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Jim Gregoire, Guy Haselmann and Scott Wolfel
Gregoire Capital,
Milburn, N.J.
973-376-2997 |
Fund of funds of funds: multi-strategy, with 50% leverage |
Law firm: Drinker Biddle
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Genesis Fund Services |
Jan. 1 |
|
05/14/08 |
Ebullio Commodity Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Lars Steffensen
Ebullio Capital Management,
Southend-on-Sea, England
44-207-193-8087 |
Fundamental and technical trading of commodities, futures and options |
Prime broker: MAREX Financial
Law firm: Walkers
Auditor: Kinetic Partners
Administrator: GlobeOp |
May 2 |
$4 |
05/07/08 |
Ellington Credit Opportunities
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Michael Vranos
Ellington Management
Old Greenwich, Conn.
203-698-1200 |
Asset-backed securities |
Law firm: Proskauer Rose
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Olympia Capital |
April 3 |
|
05/07/08 |
FrontPoint Strategic Credit Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Marc Rosenthal, Noelle Savarese and Steve Eisman
FrontPoint Partners,
Greenwich, Conn.
203-622-5200 |
Residential mortgage securities and asset-backed securities |
Prime broker: Lehman Brothers
Law firm: Davis Polk
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citco |
April 1 |
$81 |
05/07/08 |
Sherpa Diversified Returns Fund
Domicile: Canada |
David Guarasci
Sherpa Asset Management,
Vancouver, Canada
604-926-7739 |
North American equities and options |
Prime broker: RBC
Law firm: McCollough O’Connor
Auditor: Cookson Walker
Administrator: Commonwealth Fund Services |
June 1 |
$20-40 |
05/07/08 |
Veda Multi-Strategy India Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Bradford Matthews
Veda Asset Management,
New York
516-695-0485 |
Fund of funds |
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Offshore: Maples & Calder
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Stone Coast |
June 1 |
$10 |
05/07/08 |
Kellport Credit Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Jeff Porter and Craig Kelleher
Kellport Capital,
Boston
617-262-2700 |
Debt: global investment-grade and high-yield |
Prime brokers: Morgan Stanley, Barclays
Law firm: Ropes & Gray
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: GlobeOp |
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04/30/08 |
Hayground Cove Acquisition Strategies Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Scott LaPorta
Hayground Cove Asset Management,
New York
415-293-8150 |
Special purpose acquisition companies |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Proskauer Rose
Auditor: Deloitte
Administrator: DB HedgeWorks |
May 1 |
$125 |
04/30/08 |
S2 Capital Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Seth Buchalter and Steve Fortuna
S2 Capital,
New York
212-419-0300 |
Equity: energy and technology |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: WilmerHale
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Goldman Sachs |
June 1 |
$100+ |
04/30/08 |
SPM Directional Mortgage Prepay Fund
Domicile: U.S. & Cayman Islands |
William Mok
Structured Portfolio Management,
Stamford, Conn.
203-351-2870 |
Mortgage-backed securities |
Law firm: K&L Gates
Auditor: Grant Thornton
Administrator: SS&C Technologies |
March |
$100 |
04/23/08 |
Haroun Capital Partners
Domicile: U.S. and British Virgin Islands
(See article) |
Chris Haroun
Haroun Capital, San Francisco
415-861-5834 |
Long/short equity: cyclical and technology |
Prime broker: BTIG
Law firm: Securities Law
Auditor: Harb Levy
Administrator: Price Meadows |
June |
|
04/16/08 |
Distressed Bank Debt Fund
Domicile: U.S. and British Virgin Islands
(See article) |
Bob Conrads
Colchis Capital, San Francisco
203-542-7251 |
Distressed senior bank debt |
Law firm: Securities Law
Administrator: Transcontinental |
June |
$25+ |
04/16/08 |
Distressed RMBS Fund
Domicile: U.S. and British Virgin Islands
(See article) |
Bob Conrads
Colchis Capital, San Francisco
203-542-7251 |
Distressed mortgage-backed securities
|
Law firm: Securities Law
Administrator: Transcontinental |
June |
$25+ |
04/16/08 |
Royalty Interest Fund
Domicile: U.S. and British Virgin Islands
(See article) |
Bob Conrads
Colchis Capital, San Francisco
203-542-7251 |
Drug/biotechnology royalties |
Law firm: Securities Law
Administrator: Transcontinental |
June |
$45+ |
04/16/08 |
Knighthead Domestic
Knighthead Offshore
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Ara Cohen
and Tom Wagner
Knighthead Capital,
New York
212-356-2900 |
Distressed credit products and event-driven equity |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citadel Solutions |
May 1 |
|
04/16/08 |
Stafford Equity Market Neutral Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Tom Bonenberger
Stafford Asset Management, Chicago
312-957-8005 |
Market-neutral equity: quantitative |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Drinker Biddle
Auditor: McGladrey & Pullen |
May 1 |
$50+ |
04/09/08 |
Reveille Capital Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Dahlia Loeb
Reveille Capital,
New York
212-450-8000 |
Long/short equity: consumer and retail |
Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Law firm: Kleinberg Kaplan
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Morgan Stanley |
Feb. 1 |
$165 |
04/02/08 |
Threadneedle Asia Crescendo Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Jan De Bruijn
Threadneedle,
London
44-207-464-5255 |
Long/short equity: Asia, except for Japan |
Prime broker: Citigroup
Law firms: Maples & Calder, Eversheds
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: J.P. Morgan |
March 3 |
$25 |
03/26/08 |
| Ardana Healthcare Fund |
Sergio Traversa
Ardana Capital,
New York
646-840-5464 |
Healthcare stocks |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Concept Capital |
Jan. 1 |
|
03/26/08 |
Eddington Equity Opportunities Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Richard Sharman
Eddington Capital,
London
44-207-802-8480 |
Fund of funds: equity |
Law firm: Allen & Overy
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche
Administrator: Custom House |
May 1 |
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03/19/08 |
Bedrock Dimension Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Gregoire Haenni and Daniel Penseyres
Bedrock Advisors,
Geneva
41-22-592-5400 |
Fund of funds: multi-asset class |
Law firm: Maples & Calder
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citco |
March 3 |
$36 |
03/12/08 |
Radcliffe Volatility Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Steve Katznelson
Radcliffe Group,
Philadelphia
610-617-5900 |
Volatility arbitrage |
Prime brokers: Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup and
Merrill Lynch
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: McGladrey & Pullen
Administrator: SEI |
April 1 |
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03/12/08 |
Accelerator Capital Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Peter Rizakos
Accelerator Capital, Toronto
416-847-3987 |
Fund of funds: multi-strategy, new funds, mostly Canadian |
Law firm: Walkers
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Admiral |
Jan. 31 |
$150 |
03/05/08 |
Hildene Opportunities Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Brett Jefferson
Hildene Capital,
New York
212-687-8743 |
Opportunistic: structured products |
Law firm: Herrick Feinstein
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: AIS |
2Q-08 |
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03/05/08 |
SDI
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Samir Noriega
SDI,
New York
631-431-2255 |
Distressed MBS |
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March |
$20 |
03/05/08 |
Paragon Capital Opportunities Fund
Domicile: British Virgin Islands |
Alan Donenfeld and Kevin Pollack
Paragon Capital Advisors,
New York
212-593-1600 |
Secured debt: PIPEs, reverse mergers and bridge loans |
Prime broker: Penson Financial
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Eisner
Administrator: SS&C |
April 1 |
$5 |
03/05/08 |
Guidance Black Terrain Fund
U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Brian Ziv
Guidance Capital,
Wilmington, Del.
302-573-5000 |
Fund of funds: aggressive |
Law firm: McGuire Woods
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: NAV Securities |
Feb. 1 |
$11 |
02/27/08 |
Brevan Howard India Opportunities Master Fund
(See article) |
Vilas Gadkari and Rommie Bhutani
Brevan Howard Asset Management,
London
44-207-022-6250 |
India special situations |
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02/20/08 |
Forward Capital Fund
Domicile: Denmark and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Lars Krogsgaard
Forward Capital,
Copenhagen
45-2-844-9171 |
Activist: Scandinavia |
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Feb. |
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02/20/08 |
Cambridge Strategy Asia Alpha Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Russell Thompson, Peter Henricks and Edward Baker
Cambridge Strategy Asset Management, London
44-207-290-3452 |
Asia currencies |
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Feb. 1 |
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02/13/08 |
Vertus Sustineo Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Joseph Di Virgilio
Vertus Capital,
New York
646-840-4919 |
Long/short equity: alternative energy and natural resources |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firms: Tannenbaum Helpern, Walkers
Auditor: Anchin Block
Administrator: Concept Capital |
March 1 |
$20-25 |
02/13/08 |
Tudor Global Emerging Markets Portfolio
Domicile: U.S & Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Allan Chu, James Harpel and Ashwin Ranganathan
Tudor Investment, Greenwich, Conn.
203-863-8612 |
Emerging markets |
Prime broker: Morgan Stanley, UBS
Law firms: Simmons & Simmons, Maples & Calder and Willkie Farr
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citco Fund Services |
June 1 |
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02/06/08 |
Warren Fund
Domicile: U.S. & Cayman |
Ernest Craumer, James Kiernan and William Raffaele
Warren Capital Advisors,
Riverside, Conn.
203-637-6334 |
Asset-based lending |
Law firms: Lowenstein Sandler, Mourant and McMillan Binch
Auditor: Marcum & Kliegman
Administrator: Fulcrum Fund Services |
March |
$10 |
02/06/08 |
Meridian Horizon Enhanced Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
William Lawrence
Meridian Capital,
New York
212-308-7670 |
Fund of funds: leveraged, diversified |
Law firm: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Sage Administrators |
Jan. 1 |
$36 |
02/06/08 |
Tosca Small Cap Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Paul Compton
Toscafund Asset Management,
London
44-207-845-6100 |
Long/short equity: U.K. small-capitalization stocks |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Administrator: Citco |
Feb. 1 |
$98 |
01/30/08 |
SRH Eclipse
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Mark Haworth
Sloane Robinson,
London
44-207-929-2771 |
Long/short equity: Asia |
Prime broker: Credit Suisse
Law firm: Dechert
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Morgan Stanley |
Jan. 17 |
$15 |
01/23/08 |
| Magnum India Fund |
Dion Friedland
Magnum Fund Management,
Nassau, Bahamas
305-935-7544 |
Fund of funds: multi-strategy India |
Law firm: Maitland
Auditor: BDO Mann Judd
Administrator: SS&C Fund Services |
Jan. 1 |
$2 |
01/16/08 |
Cannonball Stability Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Andrew Hoffman
Globefin U.S. Advisors,
New York
212-695-8136 |
Fund of funds: asset-based lending |
Law firm: Herrick Feinstein
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche
Administrator: Fortis |
Jan. 1 |
$16 |
01/16/08 |
High Quality ABS Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Dave Edington, Chris Chester and Jeff Saye
Rimrock Capital and Saye Capital
San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
949-276-7300 |
Distressed ABS |
Prime broker: Bear Stearns
Law firm: Paul Hastings
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Olympia Capital |
Jan. |
$100 |
01/09/08 |
