Capula Investment Management

Capula Investment Management is a London-based hedge fund, the eighth largest in Europe, with assets under management (AUM) of about $13 billion.[1]

Location

It is headquartered at 7 Clarges Street, in Mayfair, London. It has additional offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Greenwich, Connecticut, US.[2]

History

It was founded in 2005 by Yan Huo and Masao Asai, as a spin-off from Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International.[3]

In 2012, Goldman Sachs's Petershill fund had invested 20% in Capula.[4] In April of the same year, Capula opened an office in Hong Kong.[4][5]

Organization

The firm has two main funds, both of which are predominantly involved in fixed income markets:

  • A Relative Value fund comprising roughly 70% of AUM
  • A Tail Risk fund which aims to provide investors with significant returns during major economic downturns

References

  1. ↑ Douglas Appell (March 22, 2018). "Mitsubishi Corp. sells 5% stake in hedge fund Capula to Dai-Ichi Life". Pensions & Investments.
  2. ↑ "Capula Investment Management LLP: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Milnes, Paul (23 May 2014). "The Top 50 Hedge Funds in the World Part 2: 50-42". Hedgethink. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  4. 1 2 Nishant Kumar, Stephen Aldred, Goldman-linked hedge fund Capula expands to Hong Kong, Reuters, April 13, 2012
  5. ↑ Capula Investment Management to expand into Hong Kong, Hedge Week, 19/04/2012
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