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To: richardred who wrote (2113)	4/22/2008 7:19:10 AM
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Hedge funds bring in only $16.5B in first quarter AddThis Social Bookmark Button [Posted on April 21, 2008 at 5:53 PM] E-mail \| Leave a Comment Filed under: Editor's Choice \| Hedge funds \| PE fund-raising \| Private Equity Tagged: Hedge Fund Research , hedge funds , PE fund raising 041808_wallstreet.jpgThe hedge fund juggernaut is finally slowing down. A new report by Hedge Fund Research Inc. said that the asset class brought in only $16.5 billion of new cash in the first quarter, its weakest inflow since 2005. The industry finished March with $1.875 trillion under management, only a slight uptick from the $1.868 trillion under management at the end of 2007 -- a banner year for hedge funds as investors put $194 billion into the sector. Investors withdrew close to $1 billion from global macro hedge funds and redeemed over $4 billion from merger arbitrage managers, the report noted. On the other side of the ledger, distressed debt hedge funds took in almost $8 billion in new capital in anticipation of opportunities in that space. - George White thedeal.com