12 Jun 2008
Franklin Templeton Investments appoints William Yun to head alternative strategies
Franklin Templeton Investments has announced the appointment of William Yun as executive vice-president for alternatives strategies, a new…
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11 Jun 2008
Tudor hires Bear Stearns distressed debt team to launch credit-related strategies
Tudor Investment Corporation has announced the appointment of Gregory Hanley and Alan Mintz to establish a new investment management…
State Street establishes combined alternative investment servicing business
State Street has announced the establishment of State Street Alternative Investment Solutions, which combines its hedge fund, private…
Hedgeweek Comment: The eternal transparency debate
Are investors happy with all aspects of the current regulatory arrangements for the alternative investment industry? As usual, some are and…
OECD steering group engages hedge fund industry on shareholder activism
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Steering Group on Corporate Governance has hosted a high-level meeting…
10 Jun 2008
Gary Weinstein joins Providence as chief operating officer
Providence Equity Partners, a private equity investment firm specialising in media, entertainment, communications and information…
09 Jun 2008
Hedgeweek Comment: Friends or foes?
In times of uncertainly, everyone needs friends - even powerful governments and regulators.In times of uncertainly, everyone needs friends…
08 Jun 2008
Man Group takes strategic partnership in Bermuda's Nephila Capital
London-listed alternative investment manager Man Group has agreed to acquire a 25 per cent stake in Nephila Capital, a specialist manager…
06 Jun 2008
Gresham appoints Dan Hatcher as investment partner
Mid-market private equity firm Gresham has announced the appointment of Dan Hatcher, who has been working with Gresham on secondment from…
05 Jun 2008
Cadwalader recruits Greg Patti to broaden private equity health care and telecoms expertise
International law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft has announced that Gregory P.International law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham &…
04 Jun 2008
Summit Partners invests in electronic trading firm Flow Traders
Flow Traders, a European electronic trading firm, has received what it describes as a significant minority equity investment from US…
Apex Fund Services establishes office in Isle of Man
International fund administration business Apex Fund Services has established an office in the Isle of Man headed by Tim Parkes, a former…
02 Jun 2008
Duke Street appoints Drummond Hall as operating partner
European mid-market private equity firm Duke Street Capital has appointed Drummond Hall to its team of operating partners, building on his…
30 May 2008
Russia-focused fund becomes first listing on London's Specialist Fund Market
A hedge fund focusing on Russia and the former Soviet Union, Da Vinci CIS Private Sector Growth Fund, has become the first listing on the…
Alternative investment industry favours external regulation, says PricewaterhouseCoopers
Nearly three-quarters of senior alternative investment professionals taking part in a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers believe that the…
