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New Hedgeweek® data reveals allocator wariness as hedge funds chase private market opportunities beyond their core expertise.Â
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Millennium Management has committed more than $3bn of capital to two external hedge fund managers, continuing the $84bn AUM firm’s strategy of backing specialist teams as part of its multi-manager platform, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Ilex Capital Partners, the equity long-short multi-manager launched in London by former Citadel traders Jonas Diedrich and Dave Sutton, has grown to around $7bn in assets following a fresh capital raise and continued performance gains, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Warner Bros shares climbed sharply this week as event-driven hedge funds ramped up positions in anticipation of a bidding war between Paramount and Netflix, with merger arbitrage managers suggesting that at least one bidder is likely to raise its offer, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
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Activist fund Ananym Capital – co-founded last year by veteran campaigners Charlie Penner and Alex Silver – has built a significant stake in Siemens Energy and is pressing the German group to separate its loss-making wind business, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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Saba Capital’s flagship fund is on track for a disappointing year, with the $1.9bn vehicle down 6.5% year-to-date to 21 November, extending a multi-year period of weak performance for the credit-focused strategy, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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Man Group is set to expand its Middle East footprint with plans to open an office in Abu Dhabi, joining a wave of global hedge fund managers building out operations in the UAE’s fast-growing financial centres, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Two Sigma Investments has launched three new hedge funds this year and brought in more than $1.1bn in fresh capital, as investors remain largely unfazed by ongoing internal tensions between its billionaire founders, according to a report by Bloomberg. Assets under management have reportedly risen to a record level of more than $70bn, up from about $60bn in January.
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Hedge fund Citadel has introduced an artificial intelligence–powered research tool to speed up analysis for its equities investors, according to a report by Reuters citing chief technology officer Umesh Subramanian.
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The hedge fund industry’s narrative around democratised technology suggests smaller managers should now compete on equal footing with established giants. Allocators aren’t buying it, and their cheque-writing behaviour proves the point.
