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Capula Investment Management

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Capula Investment Management is a London-based hedge fund, the eighth largest in Europe, with assets of $10.2 billion.

Location

It is headquartered at 8 Lancelot Place in Knightsbridge, London.[1] It has additional offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Greenwich, CT[1]

History

It was founded in 2005 by Yan Huo and Masao Asai, as a spin-off from Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International.[2]

In 2012, Goldman Sachs's Petershill fund had invested 20% in Capula.[3] In April of the same year, Capula opened an office in Hong Kong.[3][4]

Organization

The firm has two main funds, both of which are predominantly involved in fixed income markets:

  • A Relative Value fund comprising roughly 70% of AUM
  • A Tail Risk fund which aims to provide investors with significant returns during major economic downturns

References

  1. ^ a b Bloomberg: Capula Investment Management LLP
  2. ^ Milnes, Paul (23 May 2014). "The Top 50 Hedge Funds in the World Part 2: 50-42". Hedgethink. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b Nishant Kumar, Stephen Aldred, Goldman-linked hedge fund Capula expands to Hong Kong, Reuters, April 13, 2012
  4. ^ Capula Investment Management to expand into Hong Kong, Hedge Week, 19/04/2012