Incisive Views from Professionals
By Madison Street Capital 2016 is gearing up to be one of the most active years in terms of M&A activity for the hedge fund industry. Propelled by the wave of transactions in the fourth quarter of 2015, many positive factors are leading indicators that M&A deal momentum will continue, positioning 2016 to be a […] Read more »
By Hedge Fund Insight staff Stephen Schwarzman, the Chairman and CEO of The Blackstone Group, was recently asked which of the Group’s hedge fund businesses was doing particularly well. His answer was to select Blackstone Senfina Advisors, a business launched as recently as 2014. Senfina Advisors is the Blackstone unit that mimics Izzy Englander’s […] Read more »
By Staff Writers of Hedge Fund Insight, led by Simon Kerr Welcome to the second edition of The Hedge Fund Hot 100. As last year the aim is to capture what is emerging and trending and growing in the hedge fund industry. The absolute is interesting, and it is covered elsewhere in […] Read more »
By Hedge Fund Insight staff Blackstone Group is tapping into the mass wealthy by teaming up with Fidelity as a distributor. Fidelity Investments is offering the Blackstone Alternative Multi-Manager Fund as part of its Portfolio Advisory Service. Already $1bn has been channeled into this mutual fund version of the Blackstone Alternative Multi-Manager Fund, which has […] Read more »
The Top Ranked Hedge Fund Managers For Sovereign Wealth Fund Assets Source: Towers Watson Global Alternatives Survey 2013. Data as of end 2012. Related story: AQR and SWF Assets Read more »
From The Towers Watson Global Alternatives Survey 2013* The key trends for hedge funds identified in the survey relate to both single manager hedge funds and funds of hedge funds (FoHFs). The FoHF industry continues to adjust to the new normal, with FoHFs increasingly working with investors in some form of customised or bespoke manner. […] Read more »
By Simon Kerr, Publisher of Hedge Fund Insight Once in a week is random, twice in a couple of weeks is a potential pattern, but three times in a month is confirmation. The first occurence was the sales of stake in insurance risk manager Nephilia Capital. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts acquired a 24.9% ownership in the […] Read more »