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The Q3 Hedge Fund Confidence Index (HFCI), published by AIMA in partnership with Simmons & Simmons and Seward & Kissel, was up 7% from the previous quarter.

Global systematic trading firm AlphaGrep is launching a new multi-asset quant hedge fund arm, AlphaGrep Investment Management, aiming to generate enhanced returns with a multi-strategy long/short quant strategy.

Multi-strategy manager Hudson Bay Capital Management has become the latest hedge fund to expand into the Middle East with the opening of a new Dubai office.

King Street Capital Management opened an office in Dubai, in an expansion in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for the $22 billion alternative investment firm. The new office will be led by Reda Zebdi, who joins after 11 ...

AW Research tracked about $15.5 billion in private market deals across credit, equity, infrastructure and real estate in the week ending March 3.

Divided by asset class, Alternatives Watch tracked a total of roughly $10.9 billion in deals publicly announced in the five-day period for the week ending Oct. 14. Private equity: $8.7 billion Vance Street Capital added Mountain Manufacturing Technologies to its medtech portfolio. ...

Divided by asset class, Alternatives Watch tracked a total of roughly $23.4 billion in deals publicly announced in the five-day period for the week ending Sept. 30. Private equity: $19.2 billion Tiger Global led a $50 million Series B for Flatfile, an ...

Schonfeld Strategic Advisors hired Niamh Taylor as head of EMEA. The move is part of a global expansion effort that will see the London office where Taylor will be based relocate to St. James Street and double in size. Niamh ...

The following is a compilation of the deal activity for the week leading up to the Memorial Day weekend in the U.S. Divided by asset class, Alternatives Watch tracked a total of roughly $6.2 billion in deals publicly announced in the five-day ...

The $49 billion alternative investment firm H.I.G. Capital has hired Oliver Slade as managing director within its Capital Formation Group in the Middle East. Based in Dubai, Slade will be responsible for capital raising and investor relations activities in the ...