| Fund |
Portfolio managers, Management company |
Strategy |
Service providers |
Launch |
Equity
at
Launch
(Mil.) |
Hedge
Fund
Alert
Issue |
Connective Capital 2
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Rob Romero
Connective Capital Management,
Palo Alto, Calif.
650-321-4826 |
Short-biased |
Prime brokers: J.P. Morgan, Citigroup
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Auditor: Harb Levy
Administrator: Kaufman Rossin |
Dec. 1 |
$5 |
12/16/09 |
DR Capital 1
Domicile: U.S. |
Daniil Reouk
DR Investment Management,
Mountain View, Calif.
952-212-5582 |
Long/short equity, using proprietary black-box model |
Prime broker: TD Ameritrade
Custodian: Fidelity
Law firm: Davis |
Sept. 1 |
$1.4 |
12/09/09 |
Robin Hill Associates Venture 1
Domicile: U.S. |
James Lee and Alexis “H.J.” Kim
Robin Hill Associates,
New York
212-696-2417 |
Fixed income |
Law firm: Harris Beach
|
Jan. 1 |
$2 |
12/09/09 |
Green Global Energy Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
Joseph Motley
MVM Advisors,
New York
646-360-2944 |
Provides capital to green energy projects |
Prime broker: Pershing
Law firms: Jones Garneau, Taylor English |
Sept. |
|
12/09/09 |
Leadenhall Value Insurance Linked Investments Fund
Domicile: Ireland |
Leadenhall Capital Partners,
London
44-207-746-1011 |
Catastrophe bonds, swaps |
Prime broker: Bank of America
Law firm: Simmons & Simmons, Dillon Eustace
Auditor: Deloitte
Administrator: Quintillion |
Oct. 21 |
$50 |
12/02/09 |
Leadenhall Diversified Insurance Linked Investments Fund
Domicile: Ireland |
Leadenhall Capital Partners,
London
44-207-746-1011 |
Catastrophe bonds, swaps (diversified) |
Prime broker: Bank of America
Law firm: Simmons & Simmons, Dillon Eustace
Auditor: Deloitte
Administrator: Quintillion |
Oct. 21 |
$50 |
12/02/09 |
Bronson Point Partners
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Larry Foley, Paul Farrell and Andrew Strober
Bronson Point Management.
Southport, Conn.
203-292-8523 |
Long/short: equity |
Prime brokers: Credit Suisse,
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley
Law firms: Walkers, Willkie Farr
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Morgan Stanley |
Jan. |
|
11/18/09 |
MB Dislocation Opportunity Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
Mark Berman
MB Family Advisors,
New York
212-396-4733 |
Fund of funds |
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Auditor: Acquavella Chiarelli
Administrator: Press Schonig & Co. |
Nov. |
|
11/18/09 |
Yield/Capital Appreciation Partners
Domicile: U.S. |
Charles Rose, Richard Haydon and Brian DiRubbio
Y/CAP Management,
New York
212-676-5670 |
Total return |
Prime broker: Jefferies & Co.
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Margolin, Winer & Evans
Administrator: Conifer Securities |
Oct. 16 |
$25 |
11/11/09 |
Aperio Master Multi-Trading
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Federic Feve
Bainbridge Partners,
London
44-207-368-6901 |
Fund of funds: commodity trading accounts and global macro |
Prime broker: Newedge
Law firm: Katten Muchen
Cayman: Maples & Calder
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Swiss Financial |
Nov. 2 |
$20 |
11/04/09 |
Virid Eco Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
Abigail Laufer
Virid Capital,
New York
212-689-1455 |
Long/short: green stocks |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Investment Law Group
Auditor: Jordan Patke
Administrator: Woodfield Fund Administration |
Nov. 1 |
|
10/28/09 |
MTR Quantitative Fund
Domicile: Netherlands |
Bas Nagtzaam
MTR Invest,
Amsterdam
31-20-465-6406 |
Long/short: high-frequency trading |
Prime broker: Interactive Brokers
Auditor: BDO CampsObers
Administrator: Confidon |
Sept. 1 |
|
10/28/09 |
Tax Lien Opportunity Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
Barry Gleadall
Tax Lien Asset Management,
Boca Raton, Fla.
561-504-5747 |
Purchasing tax liens |
Law firm: Investment Law Group
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: G&S Fund Services |
Sept. 8 |
< $1 |
10/28/09 |
Clear Investments Growth Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
Palak Jain
Clear Investments,
New York
917-957-1331 |
Long/short: equities |
Law firm: Gottbetter & Partners |
Dec. 1 |
|
10/21/09 |
Laurel Founders Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Brian Steck
Laurel Capital,
Wellesley Hills, Mass.
617-206-3201 |
Long/short: equities |
Prime broker: Merlin
Law firm: Bingham McCutchen
Auditor: Walsh Jastrem
Administrator: Gravity Financial |
Oct. |
|
10/21/09 |
PSigma US Long/Short Equity Directional Fund
Domicile: British Virgin Islands
(See article) |
James Abate
PSigma USA Asset Management,
New York
212-918-4707 |
Long/short: equities |
Prime broker: MF Global
Law firm: Investment Law Group
Auditor: Marcum
Administrator: Folio Administrators |
Dec. |
|
10/21/09 |
Traxis Global Credit Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
Amer Bisat
Traxis Partners,
New York
212-332-5169 |
Global credit: corporate bonds, credit default swaps, loans |
Prime Broker: Morgan Stanley
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: IFS |
Oct. 1 |
$50 |
10/21/09 |
Traxis Global Equity Macro Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
Barton Biggs
Traxis Partners,
New York
212-332-5169 |
Global macro |
Prime Broker: Morgan Stanley
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: IFS |
Aug. 1 |
$50 |
10/21/09 |
Traxis Multi-Asset Macro Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
Cyrill Moulle-Berteaux
Traxis Partners,
New York
212-332-5169 |
Long/short: directional positions |
Prime broker: Morgan Stanley
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: IFS |
Aug. 1 |
$50 |
10/21/09 |
Ambit Frontier Fund
Domicile: Mauritius
(See article) |
Andrew Holland
Ambit Capital,
Mumbai,
91-223-043-3000 |
Long/short: India-focused equity |
Law firms: Nishith Desai, Simmons & Simmons
Administrator: Multiconsult |
Dec. |
$10 |
10/14/09 |
Earth, Wind and Fire Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Lauralouise Duffy and Anric Blatt
Global Fund Exchange.
Oyster Bay, N.Y.
212-570-7970 |
Multi-manager: global macro |
Law Firm: Tannenbaum Helpern
Auditor: Eisner
Administrator: Deutsche Bank |
Jan. 1 |
$50 |
10/14/09 |
Flintlock Capital
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Steve Mathews
Flintlock Capital Asset Management,
New York
703-888-7571 |
Commodities |
Prime broker: Credit Suisse
Law firm: Kleinberg Kaplan
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Butterfield Fulcrum |
Jan. 1 |
|
10/14/09 |
QuantZ Quark Market Neutral Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
Milind Sharma
QuantZ Capital Management,
New York
212-785-0902 |
Long/short: quant driven |
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Administrator: Fortis Fund Services |
Nov. |
|
10/14/09 |
Theory Capital Partners 1
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Robert Broggi and Carl Fantasia
Theory Capital Management,
Boston
617-772-4145 |
Long/short: technology, media |
Prime Broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Bingham McCutchen
Auditor: Ernst & Young |
Nov. 2 |
|
10/14/09 |
Aros Paradigm Fund
Domicile: Malta
(See article) |
Nicolai Borcher Hansen
Aros Capital, Aarhus, Denmark
45-388-7100 |
Global asset allocation |
Prime broker: UBS
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citco |
Nov. 2 |
|
10/07/09 |
Commodity Equity Long/Short Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Gregg Groechel
Black River Asset Managment,
Minnetonka, Minn.
952-984-3863 |
Long/short |
|
Sept. |
$60 |
10/07/09 |
Global Climate Change Fund
Domicile: Ireland |
Paul Udall and Ronnie Lim
Climate Change Capital, London
44-207-939-5365 |
Long/short: companies affected by climate change |
Law firm: Arthur Cox
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: State Street |
Sept. 2 |
$35 |
10/07/09 |
Iron Horse Core Equity Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
Craig Van Hulzen and John Pearce
Van Hulzen Asset Management,
Folsom, Calif.
925-386-0644 |
Long-bias, writing covered calls to hedge risk |
Prime broker: Credit Suisse
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Auditor: Schultz & Chez
Administrator: NAV Consulting |
Jan. |
$20 |
10/07/09 |
Naissance Women’s Leadership Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
James Breiding
Naissance Capital, Zurich
41-44-915-5220 |
Long/short equity |
Prime brokers: Jefferies, Barclays
Law firm: Ogier
Auditor: Deloitte
Administrator: Intercontinental Trust |
Oct. |
|
10/07/09 |
Raffi Capital Partners
Domicile: U.S. |
Ralph Schwartz
Raffi Capital Management,
New York
212-880-3760 |
Long/short: equity and commodity |
Prime broker: Jefferies
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Gravity Financial |
Sept. |
|
10/07/09 |
Aethra GTAA Fund
Domicile: Netherlands
(See article) |
Daam Potjer
Aethra Asset Management,
Amsterdam
31-20-333-1133 |
Asset allocation: currencies and futures |
Law firm: Lovells
Auditor: E&Y
Administrator: Fastnet |
Dec. |
|
09/30/09
|
Aethra Europe Star Long/Short Fund
Domicile: Netherlands
(See article) |
Daam Potjer
Aethra Asset Management,
Amsterdam
31-20-333-1133 |
Long/short: European equities |
Law firm: Lovells
Auditor: E&Y
Administrator: Fastnet
|
Dec. |
|
09/30/09
|
Alcantara Russia CIS Fixed Income Opportunities Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Sergey Grechishkin
Alcantara Asset Management,
London
44-207-808-7102 |
Long-only and relative value: corporate and sovereign debt issued in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan |
Prime broker: Raiffeisen of Austria
Auditor: Kinetic Partners Cayman
Administrator: AIS Fund Administrator
Law firm: Cummings |
Aug. |
$20 |
09/30/09
|
SLP Capital
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
David Siminoff
SLP Capital,
Mountainview, Calif.
818-231-7454 |
Long/short: global technology, media and telecommunications credit and equities |
Prime brokers: Deutsche Bank and BTIG
Law firm: Eric Brill
Auditor: Spicer Jeffries
Administrator: Deutsche Bank |
Jan. 1, 2010 |
$100-150 |
09/30/09
|
NEAS Power Fund
Domicile: Malta |
Jan Vilhelmsen
Absolute Return Partners,
London
44-20-8939-2902 |
Relative value: electricity, carbon emission and power commodities (coal, gas and oil) |
Prime broker: NewEdge
Law firms: Boodle Hatfield (U.K) Tortell & Associates (Malta)
Auditor: Deloitte
Administrator: Quintillion |
Oct. 1 |
€10-15 |
09/23/09 |
Esplanade Capital Electron Partners
Domicile: U.S. |
Shawn Kravetz
Esplanade Capital,
Boston
617-502-9930 |
Long/short equity: solar and electricity companies |
Prime brokers: Goldman Sachs,
J.P Morgan and Merlin Securities
Law firm: Bingham McCutchen
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: Investment Partnership |
June 1 |
|
09/16/09 |
(To be determined)
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
Mark Rzepczynski
Lakewood Partners,
Boston
617-633-4349 |
Global macro |
Prime brokers: UBS, Citigroup, Newedge
Law firm: Sidley Austin
Auditor: McGladrey & Pullen
Administrator: Admiral |
1Q-10 |
|
09/16/09 |
Newfoundland Terranova Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Jonathan Rosenthal and Eric Fonseca
Newfoundland Capital,
Sao Paolo, Brazil
55-112-172-2645 |
Long/short: Latin America |
Prime broker: Merlin Securities
Law firm: Morgan Lewis
Offshore counsel: Ogier
Auditor: BDO Seidman
Administrator: Kaufman Rossin |
Oct. 1 |
$15-20 |
09/16/09 |
SLRC Media Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Andrew W. Marcus
Sugarloaf Rock Capital,
Greenwich, Conn.
203-629-0700 |
Long/short equity and debt: media companies |
Prime broker: Deutsche Bank
Law firm: Finn Dixon
Auditor: Grant Thornton
Administrator: SS&C Fund Services |
Sep. 1 |
$50 |
09/16/09 |
Tidewater Partners Fund
(new series)
Domicile: U.S. |
Bradley Tuyn
Tidewater Capital
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
954-315-1780 |
Real estate and senior debt |
Prime broker: HSBC
Law firm: Greenberg Traurig
Auditor: Kaufman Rossin |
Oct. 1 |
$20 |
09/16/09 |
Dorsal Capital Partners
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Ryan Fricke and Oliver Evans
Dorsal Capital Management,
Redwood Shores, Calif.
650-610-1400 |
Long/short equity: consumer and technology stocks |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Paul Weiss
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Gravity Financial |
Sept. 1 |
$30-40 |
8/26/09 |
Alto Global Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Luis Caputo (in Buenos Aires) and Martin Guyot
Noctua Asset Management.
Miami
786-220-0330 |
Global macro: emerging markets |
Prime broker: UBS
Law firms: Lowenstein Sandler, Ogier
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: LaCrosse Global Fund Services |
Aug. 24 |
$100 |
08/19/09 |
Harrier Hawk Fund
Harrier Hawk Offshore Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Wayne Chambless
Harrier Hawk Management,
New York
212-617-7699 |
Long/short: equity |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Kleinberg Kaplan
Auditor: McGladrey & Pullen
Administrator: Goldman Sachs |
Oct. 1 |
$100 |
08/19/09 |
Raven Rock Credit Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Nate Brown, Guy Kaplin and Bobby Richardson
Raven Rock Capital,
Chapel Hill, N.C.
919-442-5220 |
Corporate credit: directional and relative value |
Law firm: Purrington Moody
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Butterfield Fulcrum |
Sept. 1 |
$10-20 |
08/19/09 |
Finles Diversifier Fund
Domicile: Netherlands
(See article) |
Mark Baak
Finles Capital Management,
Utrecht, Netherlands
31-302-974-974 |
Fund of funds |
Law firm: Greenberg Traurig
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Institutional Trust Services |
Sept. 1 |
|
08/12/09 |
Mudrick Distressed Opportunity Fund
Delaware/Cayman Islands |
Jason Mudrick
Mudrick Capital.
New York
646-747-9500 |
Distressed/event driven |
Prime broker: Deutsche Bank
Law firm: Morrison Cohen
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: SS&C |
July 1 |
|
08/12/09 |
Golden Hedge Multi-Strategy Fund
Domicile: Malta |
Andreas Koettner and Bernhard Goetsch
Golden Hedge Umbrella,
Valletta, Malta
43-664-516-1062 |
Relative value: commodities and stock index arbitrage |
Prime broker: MF Global
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Valletta Fund Services |
May 1 |
$1 |
08/05/09 |
Empiric Market Neutral Fund
Domicile: U.S. & Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Jeff Baehr
Empiric Asset Management,
New York
646-747-0103 |
Equity market-neutral (just opened to new investors for first time) |
Prime broker: Merlin Securities
Law firm: Reed Smith
Auditor: Weiser
Administrator: Swiss Financial Services |
August 2008 |
|
08/05/09 |
Bayswater Global Macro Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Eva Xu
Bayswater Asset Management,
San Francisco
415-268-3000 |
Global macro |
Prime broker: Newedge
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Arthur F. Bell Jr. & Assoc.
Administrator: ISIS Fund Services |
July 3 |
$10 |
07/29/09 |
Spruce Point Value Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Ben Axler
Spruce Point Capital Management,
New York
212-579-1176 |
Long/short: equity |
Prime broker: NorthPoint Trading
Law firm: Investment Law Group
Auditor: O’Connor Davies
Administrator: Opis Fund Services |
August |
5-10 |
07/29/09 |
Armajaro Emerging Markets Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Michel Danechi
Armajaro Asset Management,
London
44-207-647-3100 |
Long/short: emerging market equities, derivatives and fixed income with a macro focus |
Prime broker: J.P. Morgan
Law firms: Simmons & Simmons, Maples & Calder
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Fortis |
July |
|
07/15/09 |
Whitewater Master Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Robert Comizio
Viathon Capital,
Summit, N.J.
908-517-5830 |
Long/short: credit opportunity |
Prime brokers: Goldman Sachs and UBS
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: SS&C Technologies |
May |
$50 |
07/08/09 |
Gyldmark Liquid Macro Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Mahmood Noorani
PCE Investors,
London
44-20-7451-9600 |
Global macro |
Prime broker: Newedge Group
Law firms: Dechert; Walkers
Auditor: Grant Thornton
Administrator: PNC Global |
July 12 |
$30 |
07/08/09 |
Autumn Gold Multi-Advisor Fund
Domicile: US |
Kim Avery
Autumn Gold Portfolio Management
Scottsdale, Ariz.
480-585-1594 |
Multi-advisor: commodity trading |
Prime broker: MF Global
Law firm: Compliance Supervisors
Auditor: Spicer Jeffries
Administrator: Compliance Supervisors |
Aug. 1 |
|
07/08/09 |
Turaco Purest Alpha Fund
Domicile: Ireland
(See article) |
Pierre-Olivier Masmejean
Omega Asset Management, London
44-207-839-9780 |
Fund of funds:
non-correlated, liquid, diversified hedge funds (sub-fund of Laredo Fund) |
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Fortis |
July 1 |
$30 |
07/01/09 |
Vernon Square Market Neutral Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Richard Weed and Geoffrey Kelley
Vernon Square Capital,
Boston
617-526-8980 |
Market neutral: U.S. equity |
Prime broker: UBS
Law firm: Bingham McCutchen
Auditor: Ernst and Young
Administrator: GlobeOp |
July 1 |
|
07/01/09 |
Triatto Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
Marcelo Desio
Triatto Capital Management.
San Francisco
415-273-6811 |
Long/short: equities |
Prime broker: Jeffries
Law firm: Pillsbury Winthrop
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Meridian |
Aug. 1 |
|
07/01/09 |
Nisswa Convertibles Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Franklin Parlamis and Brian Taylor
Pine River Capital Management,
Minnetonka, Minn.
612-238-3325 |
U.S. convertible- bond arbitrage |
Prime brokers: Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas, J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank
Law firms: Sidley Austin and Maples & Calder
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: GlobeOp |
Aug. |
|
06/24/09 |
2M Asia Absolute Return Fund
Domicile: British VIrgin Islands |
Mike Munns
Prodigy,
Sydney, Australia
2m@hedgefundstats.com |
Convertible-bond, risk- and equity-capital- structure arbitrage in Asia (except Japan) |
Prime broker: Merrill Lynch
Law firm: Maitland & Co.
Auditor: BDO Seidman
Administrator: Sterling Group |
April 1 |
|
06/17/09 |
Seven Locks Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Andrew Goldman
Seven Locks Capital,
New York
212-692-3650 |
Long/short: U.S. credit and equity |
Prime brokers: Goldman Sachs, UBS
Law firm: Purrington Moody
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche
Administrator: Columbus Avenue |
March 2 |
Under $100 |
06/17/09 |
TKNG Global Investment Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Neil Grossman and Ken Tremain
TKNG Capital Partners,
New York
212-336--5338 |
Global macro (opened to new investors June 1) |
Prime broker: Fortis
Law firm: Dykmea Gossett
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: SS&C |
March |
$1.75 |
06/10/09 |
(Name to be determined)
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Christophe Thomas
Amadour Capital Partners,
New York
212-520-6218 |
Convertible bond arbitrage/relative value |
|
Aug.-Sept. |
$100 |
06/10/09 |
Sophis Fundamental Value Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
Tassos Recachinas
Sophis Investments,
New York
212-974-5717 |
Multi-strategy |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Kramer Levin
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Nottingham Investment Administration |
3Q-09 |
$50-75 |
06/03/09 |
HG Vora Special Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Parag Vora
HG Vora Capital,
New York
212-707-5038 |
Distressed debt and special situations |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Columbus Avenue |
April 15 |
|
05/20/09 |
Takura Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Ronald Chabvonga and Patrice Moyal
Gondo Capital,
Johannesburg, S. Africa
27-11-245- 8911 |
Long/short: equities and bonds |
Prime broker: Barclays
Law firm: Maples Corporate
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: IDS |
May |
|
05/20/09 |
Hayground Cove Student Partners
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
Jason Ader
HCSP Manager,
New York
212-445-7800 |
Federally guaranteed student loans |
|
2Q |
$100 |
5/13/09 |
Onslow Global Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Joe Ainsberg
Onslow Advisors,
New York
908-415-3285 |
Long/short equity: Technology, media and telecommunications |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Willkie Farr (U.S.), Walkers (Cayman)
Auditor: Ernst & Young |
July 1 |
|
5/13/09 |
Belstar Credit Fund
Belstar Altair Credit Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Simina Farcasiu
Belstar Management,
New York
212-245-2800 |
TALF-backed ABS |
Law firm: Bryan Cave
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Butterfield Group |
April 1
May 1 |
|
04/29/09 |
Colbeck Credit Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Jason Beckman and
Jason Colodne
Colbeck Capital Management,
New York
212-603-2808 |
Long/short: Credit |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firms: Seward & Kissel, Ogier
Auditor: Grant Thronton
Administrator: GlobeOp |
June 1 |
|
04/29/09 |
Colbeck Secured Debt Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Jason Beckman and
Jason Colodne
Colbeck Capital Management,
New York
212-603-2808 |
Long-only: unleveraaged |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Seward & Kissel, Ogier
Auditor: Grant Thornton
Administrator: GlobeOp |
June 1 |
|
04/29/09 |
Investcorp Silverback Opportunistic Convertibles Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Elliot Bossen
Silverback Asset Management,
Chapel Hill, N.C.
917-332-5709 |
Opportunistic: convertible-bond arbitrage |
Prime broker: J.P. Morgan
Law firm: Gibson Dunn, and
Ian Paget-Brown
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: OpHedge |
May 1 |
$50 |
04/29/09 |
Parker-BlackTree Currency Index Plus
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Virginia Parker
Parker Global Strategies,
Stamford, Conn.,
203-358-4005
BlackTree Investment Partners,
London
44-207-151-2245
|
Fund of funds: currency managers |
Prime brokers: Deutsche Bank and UBS
Law firm: Walkers
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: NAV Consulting |
April 20 |
$57 |
04/29/09 |
Point Defiance Microcap Fund
Domicile: U.S. and British Virgin Islands
(See article) |
Brad Lawson
Point Definance Capital Management,
Tacoma, Wash.
253-444-0351 |
Long/short: microcap equities |
Prime broker: Jefferies
Law firm: Cobb & Assoc.
Auditor: Harb Levy & Weiland
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July 1 |
$10 |
04/29/09 |
Liquid Ultra Fund
Liquid SO
Liquid LO
Domicile: U.S. |
Brian Kim
Liquid Capital Management,
New York
212-529-5539 |
Managed futures: leveraged, short-only and long-only versions of Liquid Fund |
Prime broker: MF Global
Law firm: Sadis & Goldberg
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: CCS Financial |
April 1 |
Under $5 |
04/15/09 |
CCM Credit Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
Richard Patton and Tom Milne
Courage Capital Management,
Nashville
615-369-0106 |
Unleveraged term-loans |
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Citigroup |
Feb. 23 |
$70 |
04/15/09 |
Atrevida TALF Opportunity Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
Marc Sussman
Atrevida Partners,
Rye, N.Y.
914-708-5130 |
TALF-financed ABS |
Law firm: Schulte Roth
Auditor: Rothstein Kass |
April 3 |
$10+ |
04/15/09 |
LionHedge Paulson Advantage Plus Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Charles Krusen
Krusen Capital Management, New York
646-708-9396 |
Feeder into Paulson Advantage Plus Fund, a multi-strategy/event-driven vehicle operated by Paulson & Co. |
Law firms: Seward & Kissel; Ogier
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche
Administrator: J.P. Morgan |
April 1 |
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04/08/09 |
LionHedge Paulson Recovery Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Charles Krusen
Krusen Capital Management, New York
646-708-9396 |
Feeder into Paulson Recovery Fund, a financial recapitalization vehicle operated by Paulson & Co. |
Law firms: Seward & Kissel; Ogier
Auditor: Deloitte & Touche
Administrator: J.P. Morgan |
April 1 |
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04/08/09 |
Compass Funds
Domicile: U.S. & Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Ken Baron, Nicholas Chan, Donald Greer and Jordan Lampe
Two Sigma,
New York
212-625-5700 |
Futures, currencies |
Prime brokers: Morgan Stanley, Newedge, Deutsche Bank
Law firms: Seward & Kissel, Walkers (Cayman)
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citco Fund Services |
2Q-09 |
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04/08/09 |
King’s Crossing Capital Global Opportunity Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Richard Whelan
King’s Crossing Capital, Toronto
416-536-5464, ext. 5 |
Global macro: quantitative |
Prime brokers: Deutsche Bank, Citigroup
Law firms: Drohan Lee, Maples & Calder, McMillan
Auditor: Marcum & Kliegman
Administrator: Fund Administration |
April 1 |
$15-25 |
04/01/09 |
Finles Liquid Macro Fund
Domicile: Netherlands
(See article) |
Mark Baak
Finles Capital Management,
Utrecht, Netherlands
31-30-297-4954 |
Global macro: discretionary |
Prime broker: Interactive Brokers
Law firm: Greenberg Taurig
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Institutional Trust Services |
March 31 |
$20 |
04/01/09 |
Mongoose Income Fund
Domicile: U.S.
(See article) |
Nicholas Levenstein
Levenstein, Vaceva & Co.
San Francisco
415-992-5346 |
Non-prime auto loans |
Law firm: Neal, Gerber
Auditor: Katz & Co. |
March |
$0.25 |
03/18/09 |
Fundamental Credit Recovery Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Jay Krieger
Fundamental Capital Management,
Pasadena, Calif.
626-405-4012 |
Fund of funds |
Law firm: Buchalter Nemer
Auditor: Rothstein Kass |
Dec. 5 |
$6.5 |
03/11/09 |
Krom River Commodity Systematic Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Christopher Brodie
Krom River Investment Management,
Zug, Switzerland
41-41-544-55-15 |
Systematic commodity futures |
Prime broker: New Edge
Law firm: Withers
Auditor: KPMG
Administrator: Citco |
March 2 |
$16 |
03/11/09 |
Frontera Global Opportunity Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Steve Edwards and John Zhang
Frontera Management,
Norwalk, Conn
203-604-6689 |
Global macro |
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2nd qtr. |
$25-50 |
03/04/09 |
Contrarian Structured Opportunities
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Sinclair Im
Contrarian Capital, Greenwich, Conn.
203-862-8200 |
Distressed structured credit, with focus on residential MBS |
Prime brokers: J.P. Morgan and BNP Paribas
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Eisner
Administrator: Trident Trust |
March 2 |
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03/04/09 |
Secured Capital Partners
Domicile: U.S. |
David Movtady
Secured Management Equity,
Great Neck, N.Y.
516-570-4141 |
Short-term funding for originations of prime residential mortgages. |
Law firm: Meyers Heim
Auditor: Strategic Asset Management
Administrator: Strategic Asset Management |
Sept. 1, 2008 |
$2 |
02/25/09 |
Archview Credit Opportunities Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Jeff Jacob and John Humphrey
Archview Investment,
New York
212-728-2500 |
Corporate credit, distressed assets |
Prime brokers: Goldman Sachs, Citigroup
Law firm: Ropes & Gray
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers
Administrator: Citco |
Feb. 2 |
$200 |
02/18/09 |
Pia Capital Management
Domicile: Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Chris Pia
Pia Capital Management,
Greenwich, Conn.
914-617-0100 |
Global macro |
Prime brokers: J.P. Morgan, Barclays
Law firm: Sidley Austin
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: Citco |
Feb. 1 |
$100 |
02/11/09 |
LionEye Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands
(See article) |
Stephen Raneri and Arthur Rosen
LionEye Capital Management,
New York
212-905-2995 |
Event driven |
Prime broker: Royal Bank of Canada
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: BDO Seidman |
March |
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02/04/09 |
Guidance Commodity Long/Short Fund
Domicile: Cayman Islands |
Brian Ziv, Toby Elliman, Ming Pan, Chris Walvoord and Peter Carl
Guidance Capital,
Chicago
312-602-1450 |
Fund of funds: commodity futures trading |
Law firm: Reed Smith
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: NAV Consulting |
March 1 |
$50-100 |
01/28/09 |
Lion Global Fund
Domicile: U.S. |
Bo Brownstein
Big 5 Asset Management, Denver
303-302-9090 |
Long/short: global equity |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Brownstein Farber
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Butterfield Fulcrum |
Jan. 1 |
$40-50 |
01/21/09 |
Woodbine Capital Fund
Domicile: U.S. and Cayman Islands |
Joshua Berkowitz
Woodbine Capital Advisors,
New York
212-351-9248 |
Global macro |
Prime broker: UBS, others
Law firm: Sidley Austin
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Administrator: OpHedge |
Jan. 1 |
$200 |
01/21/09 |
Aduro Macro Discretionary Fund
Aduro Managed Currency Fund
Aduro Options Arbitrage Fund
Domicile: U.S. & British Virgin Islands |
Brandon Dorsey
Aduro Asset Group,
West Palm Beach, Fla.
561-228-1440 |
Multi-manager |
Law firm: Investment Law Group
Auditor: Kaufman Rossin
Administrator: G&S Fund Services |
March 1 |
$30-40 |
01/14/09 |
Sonica Funds
Domicile: U.S. & Cayman Islands |
Alexander Fodor
Sonica Capital,
New York
212-319-5780 |
Long/short equity |
Prime broker: Goldman Sachs
Law firm: Seward & Kissel
Auditor: Rothstein Kass
Administrator: Butterfield Fulcrum |
Jan. |
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01/07/09 |
