While this analysis is one part science and one part art, there are definitive risks that mustbeevaluatedandmitigatedwhenallocatingcapitaltoahedgefund. Directions: Forthetwoprospectivehedgefundsinquestion,pleasecomposeawrittenessaythat addresses the question below. The essay may not contain more than 800 words. Submissionsinexcessof800wordswillnotbeconsidered. YouarerequiredtocompletethisanalysisandwrittenrecommendationinFOURhours. Anysubmissionsthatarereturnedafterthefourhourtimeperiodhaselapsedwillnot beconsidered. Youmayuseanyresourcesthatareavailableinthepublicdomain(i.e.internetorother books/referencesources).Allsupplementarysourcesmustbeproperlyreferenced. Scenario: You are an analyst on BAAMs Business & Financial Evaluation team. Your Managing Director has asked you to evaluate the pros and cons of two prospective hedge fund investments.BAAMwillonlyallocatetooneofthetwofundsinquestion. Question: Please provide an investment recommendation based on your analysis of the two prospectivehedgefundsdetailedbelow.Inmakingyourinvestmentrecommendation, pleaseidentifythemostcriticalfactorsthatwereconsideredwhencomparingthetwo fundsastheywerecontemplatedwhileformulatingyourinvestmentthesis.
HedgeFundA Strategy Assetsundermanagement Historicalannualreturn(beforefees) Terms: Managementfee Incentive/Performancefee Lockup(1) RedemptionFrequencyafterLockup(2) Investmentholdings: Equity(i.e.exchangetradedstocks) Equityderivatives(i.e.options) Illiquidprivateequityinvestments(intotal)* *Detailofprivateequityinvestments: RealestateinBrazil TechnologycompaniesinChina CellulartowersinIndia Executioncounterpartyexposure: JPMorgan MorganStanley SocieteGenerale Custodian(3) Investorbase: Numberofinvestorsintotal Largestinvestor's%oftotalfundassets Top5investors'%oftotalfundassets Serviceproviders(nameandcost): Auditor EquityLongShort $2billion 15%
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