Number of New Hedge Funds Up

Number of New Hedge Fund Launches Increases

The number of new hedge funds is increasing finally and that’s great news for the third party marketing industry as more potential clients enter the industry.  With 2,100 hedge funds closed during the credit crisis, few expected a rise in new hedge fund launches this year.  But if new hedge funds continue to launch at this year’s pace, the industry may see the first year since 2005 of annual growth in new fund formations.  Hedge funds appear to be back with renewed investor confidence and new and experienced hedge fund managers ready to try it again.  Hedge fund launches have been consistently falling from 2073 in 2005 to 659 last year but this trend appears to be reversing.

It might also be that funds that had posted huge losses closed down so that the managers could start with fresh records, resetting high-water marks so that they can collect performance bonuses without making up the money lost in 2008.

When Hedge Fund Research unveiled its second-quarter data earlier this month, all eyes were focused on the slowing number of hedge fund liquidations. What was little noticed were the hedge fund launches. Since 2005, they have been falling steadily from a peak of 2073 in 2005 to 659 last year. The slide appeared to be continuing in the first quarter when 148 new hedge funds were launched. But, in the second quarter, 182 new hedge funds were launched, just as the equities markets bottomed.

The rising launches are a “constructive development,” says Ken Heinz president of Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research. “You are continuing to see risk tolerance and risk appetite improving from the historical lows at the end of 2008. ” To be sure, there are still more hedge funds shuttering their doors than opening them, with 292 going out of business in the second quarter alone, according to Hedge Fund Research. But there have been some notable launches.  Source

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Hedge Fund Incubation

Answering: How Do I Incubate a Hedge Fund?

Brent Gillett, a partner at the Investment Law Group, has contributed a question and answer series covering the establishment of a hedge fund and laws related to hedge funds.

Question: How do I incubate a hedge fund?

Answer: Managers will incubate a fund by managing their own money for 6–12 months within a limited partnership to establish a marketable track record.

Guest author: Brent S. Gillett, partner at the Investment Law Group. To find more information about the Investment Law Group follow this link.

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Hedge Fund Legal Structure

What Type of Legal Structure Should a Fund Use?

Brent Gillett, a partner at the Investment Law Group, has contributed a question and answer series covering the establishment of a hedge fund and laws related to hedge funds.

Question: What sort of legal structure should be used?

Answer: Most domestic hedge funds are organized as limited partnerships with the management company organized as a limited liability company. Additional entities may be needed for certain tax purposes.

Guest author: Brent S. Gillett, partner at the Investment Law Group. To find more information about the Investment Law Group follow this link.

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Hedge Fund Liquidations

Hedge Fund Launches Rise & Liquidations Drop

The hedge fund industry is flush with money compared to last year, leading to many new hedge fund startups. While it was very difficult to raise the capital for new funds during 2008, an estimated $2 billion has been raised for 8 new hedge funds. Hedge funds are also trying to accommodate investors with fewer multi-year lock-up periods, lower fees and cash redemptions.

The number of hedge fund liquidations is falling significantly by about 50%. Hedge fund researcher Kenneth Heinz says that the rise in new hedge funds and the drop in liquidations this year is consistent with investors’ increasing appetite for risk after a historic low in the industry. 200 of the 376 liquidations were fund-of-funds showing a consolidation in the industry. The following video explains these trends:

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Below is a short article from Dealbook on starting a hedge fund right now. This is a great article because it bridges some of the gap between what most professionals would expect to be happening in this space and what is actually happenning, which is the explosion of new hedge funds coming out into the industry. The article discusses how a few managers are finding opportunities in starting their funds because of the gating clauses, liquidity issues, and lack of institutional processes that some investors have suffered from. Here is an excerpt from the article:

In a small office in London’s upscale West End, three veterans of high finance are getting ready to start their own hedge fund.

It’s a scene that was common enough in the world’s financial hubs during the boom years. But in the post-Lehman, post-Madoff and post-credit-crunch world, starting a hedge fund has become harder, riskier and potentially less lucrative. So why do it? That’s what DealBook recently asked Mahmood Noorani, one of the founding partners of the new London-based fund, Gyldmark Liquid Macro Fund.

“We think it presents an opportunity to finally do things right,” he said about the timing of the new venture. “And it was the events of 2008 that convinced us that the right time is now for what we want to do.”

Mr. Noorani, along with his partners, Alastair Hollingdale and George Hatjoullis, may represent the new face of the hedge fund start-up: arrogance and mystery are out; liquidity and transparency are in.

These are not fresh-faced recent college grads hanging out a shingle, as so often seemed to be the case as hedge funds proliferated just a few years ago. Gyldmark’s three founders have worked in finance for decades and held senior roles at bulge-bracket firms llike Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and Bank of America. Mr. Noorani and Mr. Hatjoullis were most recently portfolio managers at BlueCrest Capital, a large hedge-fund firm based in London. Read more…

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Below is a short article from Dealbook on starting a hedge fund right now. This is a great article because it bridges some of the gap between what most professionals would expect to be happening in this space and what is actually happenning, which is the explosion of new hedge funds coming out into the industry. The article discusses how a few managers are finding opportunities in starting their funds because of the gating clauses, liquidity issues, and lack of institutional processes that some investors have suffered from. Here is an excerpt from the article:

In a small office in London’s upscale West End, three veterans of high finance are getting ready to start their own hedge fund.

It’s a scene that was common enough in the world’s financial hubs during the boom years. But in the post-Lehman, post-Madoff and post-credit-crunch world, starting a hedge fund has become harder, riskier and potentially less lucrative. So why do it? That’s what DealBook recently asked Mahmood Noorani, one of the founding partners of the new London-based fund, Gyldmark Liquid Macro Fund.

“We think it presents an opportunity to finally do things right,” he said about the timing of the new venture. “And it was the events of 2008 that convinced us that the right time is now for what we want to do.”

Mr. Noorani, along with his partners, Alastair Hollingdale and George Hatjoullis, may represent the new face of the hedge fund start-up: arrogance and mystery are out; liquidity and transparency are in.

These are not fresh-faced recent college grads hanging out a shingle, as so often seemed to be the case as hedge funds proliferated just a few years ago. Gyldmark’s three founders have worked in finance for decades and held senior roles at bulge-bracket firms llike Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse and Bank of America. Mr. Noorani and Mr. Hatjoullis were most recently portfolio managers at BlueCrest Capital, a large hedge-fund firm based in London. Read more…

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Hedge Fund Startup Example

A good article was put out by Dealbook this week on hedge fund startups, why they are launching funds right now and how they are doing. This particular article provides an example of a young fund in London ran by very experienced professionals in the industry. I think these types of articles are great as many articles put out on hedge funds today written about the whole industry and not on young hedge funds or about many individual funds, here is the excerpt from this article:

In a small office in London’s upscale West End, three veterans of high finance are getting ready to start their own hedge fund.

It’s a scene that was common enough in the world’s financial hubs during the boom years. But in the post-Lehman, post-Madoff and post-credit-crunch world, starting a hedge fund has become harder, riskier and potentially less lucrative. So why do it? That’s what DealBook recently asked Mahmood Noorani, one of the founding partners of the new London-based fund, Gyldmark Liquid Macro Fund.

“We think it presents an opportunity to finally do things right,” he said about the timing of the new venture. “And it was the events of 2008 that convinced us that the right time is now for what we want to do.”

Mr. Noorani, along with his partners, Alastair Hollingdale and George Hatjoullis, may represent the new face of the hedge fund start-up: arrogance and mystery are out; liquidity and transparency are in. source

Learn more about hedge fund startups at http://HedgeFundStartupGuru.com

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Hedge Fund Startup Event

For NYC based events the Hedge Fund Group (HFG) will be partnering more and more with TAAPS a great alternative networking group based in Manhatten. On June 18th the TAAAP will be offering an educational networking event on hedge fund and private equity startups. I will be moderating a panel for this event where we will discuss challenges, best practices and new trends which are affecting the growth of fund startups right now. To attend please RSVP through the form below, to get the location and cost details please click here or on the image below the RSVP form.

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Hedge Fund Startup & Business Resources

Below please find a number of hedge fund startup and business resources for hedge fund managers.

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For advice on hedge fund startup steps and risks please complete the form at the bottom of this page.

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