Burren Capital Advisors has launched Global Arbitrage equities fund on the MontLake UCITS platform, an independent platform providing investors with access to a range of liquid, transparent and regulated investment products domiciled in Dublin. The MontLake Burren Global Arbitrage UCITS
Private equity fundraising through the first quarter is examined in this extract from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Private Equity, Q1 2015. Q1 2015 has seen a marked drop in the number of private equity funds closed, down from 324 in
Eurex Repo and Clearstream have launched a new currency segment within the GC Pooling market, Eurex Repo’s secured money market. This new segment – USD GC Pooling – comprises US dollar cash trading and extends the secured funding possibilities
With capital raising becoming even more of a Sisyphus-like exercise for hedge funds, any form of solution that can help make the process a little easier is welcome. Equally, investors are looking for more effective ways to screen, assess and
The Cyprus Investment Funds Association (CIFA) has formed a strategic partnership with law firm, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) to develop the legal and regulatory framework for investment funds in Cyprus. KWM will conduct a comprehensive review of the Cypriot
BNY Mellon has been appointed trustee and paying agent for Bosphorus CLO I Limited. It is Commerzbank’s first European CLO and is being managed by the bank’s Debt Fund Management division. The EUR233.4 million collateralised loan obligation (CLO) will securitise
Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services has launched its Portfolio Analytics and Compliance (PAC) service, a guideline testing and portfolio metrics service for hedge fund managers, managed account platform sponsors. The PAC service allows clients on Northern Trust’s Omnium technology platform
In the Bain & Co Global Healthcare Private Equity Report 2015, the prominence of early stage investments in the healthcare sector is a recurring theme, detailing how larger funds are continuing the trend of investing down market. Preqin’s Funds in
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has obtained an emergency federal court order freezing the assets of defendants Jay C. Nolan of Wilmette, Ill. and his company Lodge Capital Group, an Illinois limited liability company based in Northfield, Ill. The
Following on from last week’s article, which identified groups that found success through the first three months of 2015, this extract from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Hedge Funds, Q1 2015 looks at which funds and strategies struggled to perform in
