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Despite avoiding the precipitous declines that have struck many of its peers, Millennium Partners is still facing redemptions large enough to trigger its gate provisions limiting withdrawals. The firm, which is down about 3% in a year in which the average hedge fund is down by double-digits, will return $1 billion to investors by the end of the year, Bloomberg News reports.
The withdrawals amount to 7.4% of Millennium’s $13.5 billion in assets.
According to Bloomberg, some investors may yet withdraw their withdrawal requests, which could prevent the gate restrictions from coming into effect.
Genna GarverBy Genna Garver, John Brunjes, and Cheri Hoff of Bracewell & Giuliani -- On Oct. 27 the Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009 (H.R. 3818) moved one step closer to becoming law with the 67-1 approval of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services (the "Bill"). More...
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