Wed, Nov 11, 2026
A A A
Welcome Guest
Free Trial RSS pod
Get FREE trial access to our award winning publications
Alternative Market Briefing

Simons backs Long Island focused buyout fund, New French FoF includes alternatives, ABN to raise $500m in Asia for commodities, KGR introduces China fund of hedge funds, Man AHL has a second charge at Hong Kong retail, distributes through 19 local firms

Friday, June 15, 2007

Simons backs Long Island focused buyout fund From Libn.com: Principals behind Topspin Partners have raised $115 million for a new leveraged buyout fund that will take a hard look at Long Island companies among potential acquisitions and investments. Leo Guthart, Stephen Lebowitz and Leigh Randall are managing directors behind the new fund, Topspin Partners LBO, based in Roslyn Heights. Jim Simons, chief executive of Renaissance Technologies, a hedge fund based in Manhattan, is the largest investor. Lebowitz said the fund will look at firms on Long Island, but isn’t limiting its search to this area....Full article: Source

Opalesque Exclusive: New French FoF includes alternatives The new Satori fund of funds was launched in May 2007 by French money management consultant Synergim (based in Nimes) and Paris-based fund manager Swam Capital Management. The fund is said to be a multi-asset fund which is reactive and 100% flexible. Satori, in start-up mode, has collected EUR3 million in mid-June, according to Newsmanager.com.

It was initially aimed at independent advisors and their clients, but the fund is focusing more on the regularity of performance returns as it is used mostly to support life-insurances. Currently, it invests in 33 funds, diversified in geography and sectors. “Within the asset allocation, we are careful never to overexpose our portfolio, even when we ......................

To view our full article Click here

Previous Opalesque Exclusives                                  
Previous Other Voices                                               
Access Alternative Market Briefing

 



  • Top Forwarded
  • Top Tracked
  • Top Searched
  1. Opalesque Exclusive: DACH institutions push alternatives to 32.3% of portfolios as hedge funds make a comeback[more]

    Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Institutional investors in Germany, Austria and Switzerland now hold almost a third of their portfolios in alternative investments, and they are more confident than ever in

  2. KRX chief courts CalPERS for bigger bet on Korea[more]

    Korea Exchange Chairman and CEO Jeong Eun-bo held talks with California Public Employees' Retirement System, or CalPERS, to promote greater investment in South Korea's capital markets, the bourse operator announced Wednesday. Jeong met with CalPERS Chief Investment Officer Stephen Gilmore.

  3. 755 Unicorns, $8 Trillion: Fifth Era maps the autonomous digital economy[more]

    Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Fifth Era Partners, a specialized asset manager focused on the convergence of Internet, AI/Agentic and Blockchain technologies, has released the findings of its 13th Bia

  4. Opalesque Exclusive: "Enough beta plays" - how Fasanara builds an alpha-only multi-strategy platform[more]

    Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: Most multi-strategy funds promise diversification. Fewer can explain why their return streams should stay independent when markets turn. In an Opalesque SkillsLab investor

  5. Opalesque Exclusive: Governance, Scale, and Boutique Resilience in a Consolidating Hedge Fund Industry[more]

    Matthias Knab, Opalesque for New Managers: The hedge fund industry has undergone significant consolidation in recent years, with capital increasingly concentrated among large multi-strategy platforms. Yet boutique m