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Growth by acquisition likely for Tribeca
Citigroup thought of buying Amaranth and is still looking to expand, as Tribeca's Dean Barr told Phyllis Feinberg in New York
Feeling the liquidity pinch? Then move over to the Dark side
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Safeguarding buyout-investment IRR levels through operational change
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Tops down as convertibles change gear?
Convertible arbitrage's comeback in 2006 was one of the year's hedge fund highlights. Those left standing after the cull of 2005 might now have some room to breathe, but what is in the air, and which way is it blowing?
Gentlemen, start your engines...
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Floating in a northerly direction...
As Polar Capital heads towards an admission to London's AIM market, its CEO Mark Kary explains to David Walker its plans, and how it has kept its entrepreneurial culture despite surpassing $3bn in assets
Behind Solent's towering success
Solent Capital Partners has won plaudits - and investors - for managing collateralised debt obligations, and also for its credit-based hedge fund product, reports Solomon Teague
Foot on the gas
Gazprom Marketing and Trading entered the UK in 1999 with ambitious plans. Today it has a presence in six European countries and trades power, oil, coal and liquefied natural gas. Roderick Bruce meets head of trading Keith Martin and business development…
CATHERINE FLAX
Catherine Flax, global head of commodities marketing at JP Morgan talks to David Watkins about what makes the energy sector so unique
Deregulation backtrack
Montana's new Public Service Commissioner Ken Toole has long been against the deregulation of electricity markets and is now pushing for re-regulation in the state. He talks with David Watkins
Calling for clarity
As a US federal carbon trading scheme begins to look increasingly likely, the current lack of a definitive regulatory framework is frustrating the forward planning of utilities and power suppliers, finds David Watkins
Projecting risk
Oil and gas projects have high investment stakes, so weighing up the risks and viability of a project against an existing portfolio is essential. Dan Patterson looks at some techniques
The Big Interview: Paul Mingay
The head of credit at Morley Fund Management wants to see better transparency in the bond markets - but not at any price. Interview by Nikki Marmery
Corporate credit: The final frontier for central banks
Central banks are showing more interest in corporate credit. With spreads at historically tight levels, these traditionally risk-averse investors are exploring further down the credit curve in search of returns. Matthew Attwood reports on the rise of the…
MassMutual launches new CDPC
New York-based Invicta will act as a counterparty on CDS exclusively within structured credit rather than the single-name market, which its rivals serve
Jonathan Laredo
Change is in the air, says Jonathan Laredo, partner at Solent Capital in London. He tells Nikki Marmery how Solent is structuring CDOs this year to take advantage of spread widening
A tale of two cities
Tim Frost looks at why London has forged ahead in the credit derivatives stakes while New York has become something of an also-ran
