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Opalesque Roundup: Climate in Europe, best since Lehman collapse, spawns multi billion hedge fund launches: hedge fund news, week 15

Monday, April 06, 2015

In the week ending 03 April, 2015, it was reported that at least five new hedge fund companies are on track to launch with at least $1bn this year as the climate in Europe has changed to the extent that it is “more constructive and fertile than it has been at any time since [the collapse of] Lehman”, according to a London-based prime broker.

Meanwhile, over 100 new hedge funds were launched in Texas last year according to participants at the recent Opalesque Texas Roundtable; Eric Pellicciaro and Matthew Goldman are looking to mix computer programs and traditional money management for their new macro hedge fund; Stephen Kirk is preparing to start his own fund this summer; Neptune is planning to launch a fund for Chris Taylor to make his Japanese equity strategy more accessible to investors; Chris Dale's Kintbury is due to launch in May after raising at least $200m in start-up capital; several big-name traders are launching hedge funds in London as a surge in start-ups gathers momentum; Swiss National Bank Governor Thomas Jordan has resigned to launch an FX hedge fund; Tashtego aims to mine Twitter and Facebook for information for its new hedge fund; and Catterton is raising its first fund focused e......................

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