Hedge Fund Focus

Managed Funds Association

• Website: http://www.mfainfo.org/
• Location: District of Columbia, New York
• Phone:  202.367.1140, 212.313.1300
• Regulations:
• Other: The objective of MFA is to enhance the image and understanding of the alternative investments  industry through media relations initiatives, to further constructive dialogue with regulators in  the pursuit of regulatory reform, and to improve the communication with, and the training of,  the Association’s members through effective communications programs.

Description from Website:

MFA is the voice of the global alternative investment industry.  Its members are professionals in hedge funds, funds of funds and managed futures funds, as well as industry service providers. Established in 1991, MFA is the primary source of information for policy makers and the media and the leading advocate for sound business practices and industry growth. MFA members include the vast majority of the largest hedge fund groups in the world who manage a substantial portion of the approximately $1.5 trillion invested in absolute return strategies.  MFA is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with an office

Members

The Founders’ Council:

• AQR Capital Management
• Balyasny Asset Management, L.P.
• BlueMountain Capital Management LLC
• Caxton Associates, L.L.C.
• Cerberus Capital Management L.P.
• Chilton Investment Company, LLC
• Citadel Investment Group
• Clarium Capital Management LLC
• D.E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
• Highbridge Capital Management, LLC
• Highside Capital Management, LP
• Lone Pine Capital LLC
• Maverick Capital Ltd.
• Moore Capital Management, LP
• Paulson & Co., Inc.
• Renaissance Technologies LLC
• S.A.C. Capital Advisors, L.L.C.
• Tudor Investment Corporation

Strategic Partners:

• CME Group
• Citco Fund Services (USA) Inc.
• Credit Suisse
• Deloitte & Touche
• Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, The
• Ernst & Young LLP
• Eurex
• Fidelity Prime Services
• Goldman, Sachs & Co.
• JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• KPMG
• Morgan Stanley
• Newedge USA, LLC
• PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
• Rothstein Kass
• State Street Corporation
• UBS AG

Sustaining Members:

• Alexandra Investment Management, LLC
• Amber Capital Investment Management
• Anchorage Advisors, L.L.C.
• Arden Asset Management LLC
• Atticus Capital LP
• Avenue Capital Group
• Basso Capital Management, L.P.
• Blenheim Capital Management, LLC
• Bracewell & Giuliani
• Brevan Howard US Asset Management LP
• Bridgewater Associates, Inc.
• Brookside Capital
• Campbell & Company, Inc.
• Cantillon Capital Management
• CarVal Investors (CVI)
• Citigroup Alternative Investments
• Crabel Capital Management, LLC
• Davidson Kempner Capital Management LLC
• Diamondback Capital Management L.P.
• DLA Piper US LLP
• Duff & Phelps
• Ellington Management Group, LLC
• Elliott Management Corporation
• Eminence Capital, LLC
• Eton Park Capital Management, L.P.
• Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C.
• Fortress Investment Group LLC
• FrontPoint Partners, L.L.C.
• Geosphere Capital Management
• Glenview Capital Management
• GLG Partners, LP
• Goldentree Asset Management
• Greenlight Capital, Inc.
• Harbinger Capital Partners
• HBK Capital Management
• Highfields Capital Management LP
• Hoplite Capital Management
• Hutchin Hill Capital, LP
• Ivy Asset Management LLC
• JANA Partners LLC
• King Street Capital Management, L.P.
• Kingdon Capital Management, LLC
• Kynikos Associates, LP
• Level Global Investors, L.P.
• Magnetar Capital LLC
• Man Investments, Inc.
• Mason Capital Management
• Millburn Ridgefield Corporaion
• Millennium Partners, L.P.
• Miura Global Management, LLC
• Och-Ziff Capital Management Group
• Ospraie Management, LLC
• Perry Capital, LLC
• Pershing Square Capital Management LP
• QVT Financial LP
• Ramius LLC
• Raptor Capital Management LP
• Rotella Capital Management, Inc.
• Sankaty Advisors, LLC
• Satellite Asset Management, L.P.
• Soros Fund Management L.L.C.
• Stevens Capital Management LP
• Strategic Value Partners, LLC
• Sunrise Capital Partners
• Taconic Capital Advisors LP
• Third Point LLC
• Tiger Management L.L.C.
• TPG-Axon Capital Management, LP
• Tremblant Capital Group
• Willowbridge Associates Inc.
• Winton Capital Management Ltd.

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