Incisive Views from Professionals
By Hedge Fund Insight staff Event Driven Fund Universe By Investment Strategy Event Driven Investor Universe Asset Flows To Event Driven source:Eurekahedge Event Driven Launches By Sub-Strategy and Year Returns From Event Driven Funds At The Index Level source: Barclayhedge *Funds over $100m in assets *NOTE: The top performing […] Read more »
By Thomas F. Kirchner, Portfolio Manager, and Paul Hoffmeister, Portfolio Strategist of Quaker Funds, Inc. The market environment for event driven strategies Credit conditions remain highly favorable for corporations to execute and complete corporate transactions. We expect the current environment, the result of two years of relative macroeconomic calm, to continue during the near-term. […] Read more »
By Hedge Fund Insight staff KKR is in the process of acquiring European credit manager Avoca. During the Fourth Quarter 2013 Earnings Conference Call Scott Nuttall, the Global Head of Capital & Asset Management at KKR & Co LP, talked enthusiastically about the business prospects of Avoca within the KKR framework. Nuttall said that Avoca […] Read more »