Indus Capital Partners

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Indus Capital Partners
Type Private
Genre Hedge fund
Founded 2000
Founder(s) David Kowitz[1]
Sheldon Kasowitz
Headquarters New York, New York, U.S.
Key people Mike Guarasci (COO)[2]
Website Induscap.com

Indus Capital Partners is a hedge fund focused on Asian markets.[3] The company, founded in 2000, is based in New York, and has offices in London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Singapore.[4]

Indus was founded by David Kowitz and Sheldon Kasowitz, who had previously worked for George Soros as fund managers.[5]

They are one of the largest shareholders in the Osaka Securities Exchange, with a 5% share.[6] They use a long-short equity strategy in Asian and European markets.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Deans, Jason (2007-04-19). "BSkyB buys The Wisden Cricketer". Guardian News. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/apr/19/pressandpublishing.bskyb. Retrieved 2009-06-25. 
  2. ^ a b Monks, Matthew; Nicholas Rummell (2008-10-05). "Hedge funds wilt in credit drought". Financial Week. http://www.financialweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081005/REG/310069979/1028. Retrieved 2009-01-13. 
  3. ^ "Indus Capital Partners Picks Imagine". Waters. 2008-08-06. http://www.watersnews.com/public/showPage.html?page=340495. Retrieved 2009-01-13. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Indus Capital". LinkedIn. http://www.linkedin.com/companies/indus-capital. Retrieved 2009-01-13. 
  5. ^ Gandel, Stephen (2000-09-25). "Parting is such sweet Soros; Ex-aides score with new funds.". Crain's New York Business. 
  6. ^ Turner, David (2007-09-05). "Indus buying into Osaka bourse". The Australian. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,22362933-36375,00.html?from=public_rss. Retrieved 2009-01-13. 

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