Liquid Alternatives News

Ilex Capital Partners, the equity long-short multi-manager launched in London by former Citadel traders Jonas Diedrich and Dave Sutton, has grown to around $7bn in assets following a fresh capital raise and continued performance gains, according to a report by Bloomberg. 12.12.2025

Hedge fund performance and inflows strengthened into year-end, according to the latest SS&C GlobeOp indices, with the firm reporting a 1.22% gross return for November and continued positive capital movements in December. To a report by hedgeweek. 12.12.2025

A growing number of hedge funds – including Elliott Investment Management, Man Group and an AQR Capital Management affiliate – are returning to appraisal arbitrage, a strategy that challenges M&A deal prices in Delaware’s Chancery Court in pursuit of higher valuations, according to a report by Bloomberg. 12.12.2025

Warner Bro shares climbed sharply this week as event-driven hedge funds ramped up positions in anticipation of a bidding war between Paramount and Netflix, with merger arbitrage managers suggesting that at least one bidder is likely to raise its offer, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. 11.12.2025

Activist fund Ananym Capital – co-founded last year by veteran campaigners Charlie Penner and Alex Silver – has built a significant stake in Siemens Energy and is pressing the German group to separate its loss-making wind business, according to a report by the Financial Times. 10.12.2025

Geopolitics, policy uncertainty and diverging rate cycles are setting up a strong environment for macro and volatility-oriented hedge funds next year, according to a Bloomberg report citing senior leaders from Man Group, Brevan Howard and the Abu Dhabi Investment Council. To a report by hedgeweek. 10.12.2025

Abu Dhabi is preparing a $16bn expansion of its financial free zone, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), as global hedge funds continue to scale up in the emirate and office space hits capacity, according to a report by Bloomberg. To a report by hedgeweek. 09.12.2025

A London judge has ordered Evolution Capital Management to pay former hedge-fund trader Robert Gagliardi a $5.4m bonus after ruling the firm wrongfully withheld his payout during a US block-trading investigation that ultimately brought no charges, according to a report by Bloomberg. 09.12.2025

Man Group is set to expand its Middle East footprint with plans to open an office in Abu Dhabi, joining a wave of global hedge fund managers building out operations in the UAE’s fast-growing financial centres, according to a report by Bloomberg. 08.12.2025

Institutional digital assets manager CV5 Capital has teamed with Arkangel Wealth Management to launch Arkangel Fund SP, a new digital assets hedge fund that employs a systematic, market-neutral quantitative investment strategy. To a remote by hedgeweek. 08.12.2025

Two Sigma Investments has launched three new hedge funds this year and brought in more than $1.1bn in fresh capital, as investors remain largely unfazed by ongoing internal tensions between its billionaire founders, according to a report by Bloomberg. Assets under management have reportedly risen to a record level of more than $70bn, up from […]

CIFC Asset Management (CIFC) has selected HUB, a SaaS solution designed to simplify and automate investment operations, to streamline its NAV reconciliation and oversight processes. To a report by hedgeweek. 05.12.2025

Activist investor Barington Capital Group has built a position in Bill Holdings worth roughly $25m and is urging the business payments firm to explore strategic alternatives, including a potential sale, according to a report by Bloomberg. To a report by hedgeweek. 05.12.2025

The $4tn asset manager is sticking its flag in the private markets kingdom, gearing up for semi-liquid launches ‘in the not-so-distant future’. To a report by citywire. 04.12.2025

The hedge fund industry’s narrative around democratised technology suggests smaller managers should now compete on equal footing with established giants. Allocators aren’t buying it, and their cheque-writing behaviour proves the point. To report by hedgeweek. 04.12.2025