Hedge Crunch FinancialApril, 2008
JAY B. DREZNER JOINS LAURUS-VALENS AS SENIOR INVESTMENT ANALYST
Dennis Pollack, partner and senior managing director at Laurus-Valens, an investment management firm specializing in investments in small and micro cap companies, announced that Jay Drezner has joined Laurus-Valens as a senior investment analyst. Mr. Drezner has an extensive 9 year background in the finance and investment banking industry. “I am truly pleased that Jay [...]
House Crunch effecting Hendge Fund Farallon Capital Management
TCM reports: “The housing crunch continues. The Los Angeles Times Land Blog has a stunning report on just how bad real estate prices have fallen in California during the past year. According to the California Association of Realtors press release, the median sales price of an existing home fell by a whopping 26.2% from a [...]
Hedge Funds Getting Through The Credit Crunch of 2008
Bridgewater Associates comment on the credit crunch effecting the hedge funds; For the most part, hedge funds have gotten through the credit crunch relatively unscathed. For example, the average hedge fund generated a return of 12.5% last year and 2.5% in the fourth quarter. And private equity funds generated an average return of 11%. The [...]