The time in between private equity fundraising cycles is a crucial period for managers—it is a time when managers should maintain an ongoing dialog with investors. This is important for several reasons. First, conversations with investors are how relationships are … Continue reading
Private investors and family offices are among the most experienced investors in the alternative investments industry. For some managers, their exposure to this segment of the investor market is limited to investments from their personal connections: wealthy families, friends, and … Continue reading
2009 saw investors raise the bar on hedge fund managers. After experiencing a rocky year in 2008, some investors waited months before beginning to research managers for new investments. When they did, they performed more due diligence than in the … Continue reading
Equity-based hedge funds have been in high demand this year, due to their typically high liquidity, combined with strong performance numbers throughout much of the year. Investors that maintain a heavy bias towards equity-based investments in their hedge fund portfolios … Continue reading
Private equity and real estate investments are not new to many sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), but hedge funds are. This year, the Chinese Investment Corporation (CIC) committed $500 million to funds of hedge funds managed by The Blackstone Group and … Continue reading
Shifting from one of the worst performing strategies of 2008 to one of the best in 2009, convertible arbitrage is making waves in the hedge fund industry. The difficulties experienced by managers in 2008 left investors wary to even consider … Continue reading
While investors continue to look for ways to create more liquidity with their hedge fund investments, the search for the same old high-frequency trading strategies, such as CTAs and global macro, carries on. However, since the beginning of the second … Continue reading
Despite reports of the low volume of capital inflows to private equity investment funds in the first quarter of 2009, it is evident to BHA analysts that investors remain optimistic about their ability to make commitments later in the year. … Continue reading
The track record of an individual fund manager is often the most important criterion that investors consider when determining whether or not to form a new relationship. Individual managers that have many years of experience either with their current firm … Continue reading
This week, Brighton House analysts spoke with several investors that are interested in real estate funds focused on the industrial sector. Investors have pointed to a couple of reasons for their interest, the foremost of which is the theory that … Continue reading