HSBC Launches Activist FoF

Mar 7 2007 | 10:17am ET

HSBC Management Guernsey has launched the HSBC Special Opportunities Fund, a fund of funds, with US$299 million in assets.

The fund, designed for investors with a long-term investment horizon, focuses on activist and turnaround specialists, as well as event-driven, merger arbitrage, distressed and equity long/short shops, according to the firm. Its portfolio is relatively concentrated, with some 20 managers at launch.


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