Capula Investment Management

Capula Investment Management is a London-based hedge fund, the eighth largest in Europe, with assets under management (AUM) of about $20 billion.[2]

Capula Investment Management
IndustryHedge fund
Founded2005 (2005)
Founders
AUMUS$ 19.8 billion
(as of June 30, 2019)[1]
Websitewww.capulaglobal.com/ 

Location

It is headquartered at 7 Clarges Street, in Mayfair, London, and has additional offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong, New York and Greenwich, Connecticut, US.[3]

History

It was founded in 2005 by Yan Huo and Masao Asai, as a spin-off from Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International.[4]

In 2012, Goldman Sachs's Petershill fund had invested 20% in Capula.[5] In April of the same year, Capula opened an office in Hong Kong.[5][6]

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. "The largest managers of hedge funds (P&I Sep 2019)" (Special Report Hedge Funds). United States: Pensions & Investments. Crain Communications Inc. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. Douglas Appell (March 22, 2018). "Mitsubishi Corp. sells 5% stake in hedge fund Capula to Dai-Ichi Life". Pensions & Investments.
  3. "Capula Investment Management LLP: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. Milnes, Paul (23 May 2014). "The Top 50 Hedge Funds in the World Part 2: 50-42". Hedgethink. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  5. Nishant Kumar, Stephen Aldred, Goldman-linked hedge fund Capula expands to Hong Kong, Reuters, April 13, 2012
  6. Capula Investment Management to expand into Hong Kong, Hedge Week, 19/04/2012
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.