May 2012
May 24, 2012
Fast-growing but low-profile €6 billion loan manager Avoca has embarked on a major drive to diversify its asset management platform with a series of high-level hires and additions to expand the business into the related areas of long/short credit funds, convertibles and structured credit
May 24, 2012
Ex-Sandelman and Citadel manager Nick Stukas secures $75 million investment from $20 billion US fund of funds group for his well-performing credit and capital structure strategy
May 24, 2012
Long/short financials specialist Richard Urwick is building a strong track record for a reworked version of his global equity strategy, with a broader investment remit and incentives for investors to commit long-term capital
May 24, 2012
Having hit capacity with their long-running Europe Dynamic Long Short Fund, Jon Ingram’s equity team at JP Morgan have rolled out a new long/short fund focused on European and global technology stocks
May 24, 2012
Ex-Trafalgar Asset Managers founder Theo Phanos and his team are exploiting opportunities, dislocations and synergies with their focus on European credit and long/short equity through the firm’s well-performing Recovery and Azri vehicles
April 2012
April 20, 2012
Central banks have been so supportive and there has been a real tailwind behind risk assets. But there is plenty of potential for shocks
April 20, 2012
Former Moore Capital and Morgan Stanley team have a strong multi-year record of managing risk and generating returns in all market conditions with their liquid and scalable macro strategy run from Zug and London
April 20, 2012
Ex-Kazimir co-founder Dimitri Kryukov’s Verno Russia fund is shaping up well, with good Q1 performance and a positive outlook for equities
April 20, 2012
Backed by a diverse team of nine portfolio managers, Patrice Moyal’s well-established Visio Capital firm is a leader among South African hedge funds — and is increasingly profiting from the wider African growth story, with a growing focus on investing into other countries on the continent as well
April 20, 2012
Ex-Lansdowne man George Michelakis has delivered strong numbers over six years with his Lasker fund – boosted by a portfolio construction overhaul that helped to drive a 20% return in 2011