Chidem Kurdas
The difference is dramatic. Investors in Och-Ziff funds (more…)
Archive for the ‘Public Offering’ Category
Och-Ziff Clients vs. Shareholders
May 30, 2012Funds Sell Delphi, Price Moves
April 24, 2012Auto parts maker Delphi Automotive became a distressed trade for certain hedge funds when it went bankrupt several years ago. It emerged streamlined from bankruptcy and in November had an initial public offering. Some of the large (more…)
Pensions Like Their Alternatives Traded
February 28, 2012Chidem Kurdas
No wonder so many managers want to have an initial public offering. Pensions may be more (more…)
Oaktree Public Company vs. Private Funds
May 23, 2011Oaktree Capital’s expected initial public offering will create a middle-market lending business similar to the private mezzanine funds the private equity firm has managed for some 10 years. A private fund that will continue investing through 2014 is to have priority in certain ways. (more…)
BlueCrest Affiliate to Make IPO
May 4, 2011A US arm of Guernsey-based BlueCrest is expected to make an initial public offering, following the trend among major alternative investment businesses to raise capital in public markets. BlueCrest, among the largest hedge fund managers worldwide with $25-billion in total assets, runs BlueTrend, a top commodity trading advisor managed by Leda Braga. (more…)
Another Middle Market Lender to Go Public
April 19, 2011A number of managers are raising funds to make middle-market company loans, a niche seen as attractive in part because some of the hedge funds that used to be in the business retrenched or stopped operating after the crisis of 2008. (more…)
Former Fortress Partners Plan IPO
April 12, 2011Garrison Investment Group, a specialist in debt, structured finance and real estate, is preparing to float a credit investment vehicle on the NASDAQ market. (more…)
Funds Like KKR
April 7, 2011The public shares of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. have attracted major hedge funds. And there is an interesting tale about why the stock is widely seen as a good bet. (more…)
Energy Partnerships’ Record Capital Raising
February 7, 2011Master limited partnerships raised $20 billion in debt and $12 billion in follow-on equity in 2010, in addition to initial public offerings—altogether more than in any previous year. Funds that invest in this natural resource niche did well. (more…)
Cooperman: KKR, Sallie Mae, Gold
December 2, 2010Omega Advisors chief Leon Cooperman must be very confident about the private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. He’s bought it in two different ways. (more…)
