Grosvenor Capital Management
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Grosvenor Capital Management is one of the largest hedge fund
sponsors globally. With estimated assets under management
of $22.6 billion as of December 31, 2009, Grosvenor ranked as the third largest firm, but the largest independent firm. The firm invests primarily as a fund of funds
in the hedge fund
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Grosvenor primarily provides its services to pooled investment vehicles as well as investment companies and pension and profit sharing plans. Grosvenor's clients are mostly institutions, such as pension funds and endowments.
Grosvenor, which was founded in 1971, is based in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is owned in part by Hellman & Friedman
a leading private equity
financial sponsor
.
Grosvenor was founded in 1971 by Richard Elden and managed the first fund of hedge funds in the United States. In 1973, Elden brought on a partner, Frank Meyer, who had been a colleague at A.G. Becker. Elden left Grosvenor in 2006 to start Lakeview Investment Manager, which runs an activist fund of hedge funds, and Meyer retired from the business. Michael Sacks, who joined the firm in 1990, is the current chief executive officer of the company.
Hedge fund
A hedge fund is a private pool of capital actively managed by an investment adviser. Hedge funds are only open for investment to a limited number of accredited or qualified investors who meet criteria set by regulators. These investors can be institutions, such as pension funds, university...
sponsors globally. With estimated assets under management
Assets under management
Assets under management is a financial term used denote the market value of funds being managed by a financial instutition on behalf of its clients, investors, depositors, etc. This metric is a sign of size and success against competition...
of $22.6 billion as of December 31, 2009, Grosvenor ranked as the third largest firm, but the largest independent firm. The firm invests primarily as a fund of funds
Fund of funds
A "fund of funds" is an investment strategy of holding a portfolio of other investment funds rather than investing directly in shares, bonds or other securities. This type of investing is often referred to as multi-manager investment...
in the hedge fund
Hedge fund
A hedge fund is a private pool of capital actively managed by an investment adviser. Hedge funds are only open for investment to a limited number of accredited or qualified investors who meet criteria set by regulators. These investors can be institutions, such as pension funds, university...
space.
Grosvenor primarily provides its services to pooled investment vehicles as well as investment companies and pension and profit sharing plans. Grosvenor's clients are mostly institutions, such as pension funds and endowments.
Grosvenor, which was founded in 1971, is based in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is owned in part by Hellman & Friedman
Hellman & Friedman
Hellman & Friedman is a private equity firm, founded in 1984 by Warren Hellman and Tully Friedman, that makes investments primarily through leveraged buyouts and minority growth capital investments....
a leading private equity
Private equity
Private equity, in finance, is an asset class consisting of equity securities in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange....
financial sponsor
Financial sponsor
A financial sponsor is a term commonly used to refer to private equity investment firms, particularly those private equity firms that engage in leveraged buyout or LBO transactions....
.
Grosvenor was founded in 1971 by Richard Elden and managed the first fund of hedge funds in the United States. In 1973, Elden brought on a partner, Frank Meyer, who had been a colleague at A.G. Becker. Elden left Grosvenor in 2006 to start Lakeview Investment Manager, which runs an activist fund of hedge funds, and Meyer retired from the business. Michael Sacks, who joined the firm in 1990, is the current chief executive officer of the company.