Bloomberg is reporting that in the last month at least a dozen hedge funds have closed, sold assets or sought fresh capital. Carlyle Capital, the best known of the group, teeters on the edge of collapse after failing to meet $400 million in margin calls when the value of its residential-mortgage-backed securities turned down. Also on the verge of falling into the abyss are Drake Management LLP and GO Capital Asset Management, according to Bloomberg.
Drake, with $5 billion under management, told investors it was considering liquidating all three of its hedge funds due to "challenging market conditions." GO Capital has stopped all withdrawals from its $880 million Global Opportunities Fund, telling investors "current market circumstances don't allow the fund to sell investments at a reasonable price."
Meanwhile, Citigroup Inc. said Tuesday it was propping up six of its leveraged municipal bond hedge funds with $1 billion in commitments. Managed by Citigroup under the ASAT Finance and MAT Finance names, the funds have already drawn down $600 million in order to continue trading and meet margin calls.
Finally, the harsh bond markets have already done in Blue River Asset Management's main municipal bond fund, according to a Reuters story. The firm had already suspended redemptions from the fund and was slated to lay out its liquidation plans to investors Wednesday. - George White
See Deal.com story on Carlyle Capital
See Bloomberg story on Drake Management and GO Capital
See Reuters story on Citigroup funds
See Reuters story on Blue River Asset Management
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