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HedgeCo.Net reports that CVC has agreed to acquire a minority stake in Fibrotex, a maker of advanced multispectral camouflage designed to reduce the detectability of personnel, vehicles and other assets. The stake is being taken through CVC's Catalyst III fund.
A Bloomberg report cited by Hedgeweek says launching a hedge fund has become increasingly difficult as investors direct more capital towards established multi-strategy firms. The report cites Sachin Gupta's Covara Capital, which launched last year with $250m in seed capital from Blackstone and manages approximately $265m after a year of operations.
Hedgeweek reports that Chris Hohn's TCI Fund Management generated a record $18.9bn for investors in 2025, the largest single-year gain recorded by any hedge fund according to LCH Investments. The report says this coincided with a record $1.45bn in new commitments from the Children's Investment Fund Foundation, and that Hohn donated £1.44bn during the period covered by the latest Sunday Times Giving List.
Hedge funds are increasing their purchases of legal claims linked to the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, encouraged by a slowdown in efforts by California lawmakers to restrict investors from buying rights to insurance recoveries, according to a report by Bloomberg cited by Hedgeweek. Investors are acquiring claims at steep discounts, with prices ranging from as little as three cents on the dollar for some Palisades fire-related claims to around 60 cents for claims linked to the Eaton fire, according to transactions reviewed by Bloomberg. HedgeCo.Net reports the same development, saying the politi
Hedgeweek reports that hedge funds heavily exposed to equity dispersion strategies are looking to upcoming technology earnings to revive volatility, following a period of declining share-price swings that has weighed on the trades, according to a report by Bloomberg. HedgeCo.Net reports that hedge funds running equity dispersion strategies are looking to the coming technology earnings season to revive single-stock volatility after a decline in share-price swings.
Seeking Alpha Market Currents reports that Michael Burry added BYD shares after previously calling the automaker a potential low-cost leader. The post provides no figures, timing or confirmation details beyond that.
Seeking Alpha Market Currents reports that Michael Burry cited treasury dilution risk while shifting to Fannie and Freddie preferred stock. The post provides no further figures, timing or confirmation details.
Dipan Patel, the Permira boss, said private equity can cut its 'best' deals in the current climate, according to the Financial Times. He said lower valuations and reduced competition should help the sector to 'exceptional returns'.
HedgeCo.Net reports that Aphias Capital, a sector-focused lower-middle-market private equity firm, has held the final close of Aphias Capital Fund I with just over $1.05 billion in total capital. The post states the fund closed above its hard cap.
HFR reported that hedge funds posted mixed results in September, with the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index declining an estimated 0.7%. Gains in Macro strategies were offset by losses elsewhere, according to the report.
Hedgeweek reports that Brazilian hedge fund managers who anticipated a strong first-round performance by right-wing presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro are adjusting their derivatives positions after a sharp rally in local markets. Ace Capital, Vista Capital and Legacy Capital were among the strongest performers on Monday after Bolsonaro finished approximately two percentage points ahead of incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the first round of voting. The result triggered a surge in Brazilian equities and the real, alongside a sharp decline in interest-rate swap contracts.
Lynx Asset Management has selected market data analytics provider xyt to deliver independent trading volume and liquidity analysis across global equity markets, according to Hedgeweek. The partnership is intended to support the Stockholm-based hedge fund firm's expanding systematic equities business by giving it more detailed insight into intraday liquidity across venues and execution mechanisms.
Alexander Stacy, co-founder and partner at Hudson Hill Capital, writes that over the past year the largest publicly traded private equity firms experienced stock price declines of as much as 75 per cent. He describes this as a clear signal that the era of financially engineered returns is over.
Hedgeweek reports that Tiger Global Management is poised to generate an estimated $5bn in paper gains from its early investment in OpenAI, citing a Bloomberg report. The firm committed $150m to OpenAI in 2021 when the company was valued at $15.7bn, and OpenAI is now in discussions to raise $30bn at a proposed $1.4tn valuation. The gains remain unrealised and a full exit depends on an eventual IPO, which Sam Altman has indicated is unlikely before 2027.
Hedgeweek reports that Lone Pine Capital's long-short fund lost approximately 31% in the third quarter of 2026, citing an Institutional Investor report that relies on an unnamed investor familiar with the firm's performance. The same report states the long-only vehicle dropped 23% over the quarter but remained up 6% for the year, and that several Tiger Cub hedge funds also saw returns eroded by weakness in tech and AI-related stocks.
Hedgeweek reports, citing eFinancial Careers citing unnamed people familiar with the move, that Millennium Management is set to rehire James Watson, a senior macro portfolio manager who recently left Balyasny Asset Management in London. Watson had joined Balyasny from Millennium in September 2024 after almost seven years at the multi-strategy fund, where he is understood to have managed a trading team of more than 20 people. At Balyasny he built a smaller team, and the status of that group after his departure is unclear, though several members are understood to have already left.