Hedge funds: New fund launches fall in number

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Hedge funds: New fund launches fall in number

Latest figures show that new hedge fund launches and the total assets raised were both hit by the economic downturn. Neil Wilson reports.

In association with Hedge Fund Intelligence


The number of new funds of
$50 million or more reached 149 last year, raising combined
total assets of $40.2 billion.
This compares with 273
launches of that size in
2007, which together raised
$69.2 billion





Given the turmoil in global markets last year, it is not surprising that the number of new launches and the assets they raised were both sharply down in 2008 in all the main hedge fund markets. The number of new funds of $50 million or more reached 149 last year, raising combined total assets of $40.2 billion. This compares with 273 launches of that size in 2007, which together raised $69.2 billion. The figures for 2006 had been almost as high – 265 launches with combined assets of nearly $68 billion.

In the US, only 56 new funds started last year that raised $50 million or more – down from 81 new funds of that size in 2007. They raised a collective $23 billion, down from more than $31 billion the previous year.



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