Capula Investment Management

Capula Investment Management LLP is a British hedge fund, the fourth largest in Europe, with assets under management (AUM) of about $23 billion as of H2 2020.[2]

Capula Investment Management LLP
IndustryHedge fund
Founded2005 (2005)
Founders
Headquarters
London
,
United Kingdom
AUMUS$ 23.0 billion
(as of September 2020)[1]
Websitewww.capulaglobal.com

Location

It is headquartered at 7 Clarges Street, in Mayfair, London, and has additional offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong, New York and Greenwich, Connecticut, US.[3]

History

It was founded in 2005 by Yan Huo and Masao Asai, as a spin-off from Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International.[4]

In 2012, Goldman Sachs's Petershill fund had invested 20% in Capula.[5] In April of the same year, Capula opened an office in Hong Kong.[5][6]

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. Pensions & Investments (September 21, 2020). "The largest hedge fund managers 2020". Pensions & Investments.
  2. Pensions & Investments (September 21, 2020). "The largest hedge fund managers 2020". Pensions & Investments.
  3. "Capula Investment Management LLP: Private Company Information". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. Milnes, Paul (23 May 2014). "The Top 50 Hedge Funds in the World Part 2: 50-42". Hedgethink. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  5. Nishant Kumar, Stephen Aldred, Goldman-linked hedge fund Capula expands to Hong Kong Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Reuters, April 13, 2012
  6. Capula Investment Management to expand into Hong Kong, Hedge Week, 19/04/2012


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