{"product_id":"successfully-launching-a-hedge-fund-peter-northcott-9780995647503","title":"Successfully Launching A Hedge Fund In Europe: Practical Guidance For New Managers","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a road map to setting up a hedge fund in Europe. The processes that need to take place are described, and the key decisions that have to be made are identified in it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are a number of important service providers that have to be appointed. This book not only tells you who they are but also gives you the questions to ask the potential providers to differentiate between them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. \u003cem\u003eThe Launch Environment \u003c\/em\u003e (written by Simon Kerr of HFI) 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. \u003cem\u003eManaging The Launch Project\u003c\/em\u003e (by Peter Northcott of KB Assoc) 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. \u003cem\u003eHedge Funds And Public Relations\u003c\/em\u003e (Henrietta Hirst of City Savvy) 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. \u003cem\u003eRegulatory Incubation With The Pioneer\u003c\/em\u003e -\u003cem\u003e Sturgeon Ventures \u003c\/em\u003e (Seonaid Mackenzie) 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. \u003cem\u003eSetting Up A Hedge Fund In Europe\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003eThe Auditor and Accountant's Perspective\u003c\/em\u003e (Bernadette King \u0026amp; Melanie Pittas of haysmacintyre) 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. \u003cem\u003eFund Administration For European Hedge Funds\u003c\/em\u003e (Peter Jakubicka of Circle Partners) 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. \u003cem\u003ePrime Brokerage For European Hedge Funds\u003c\/em\u003e (James Skeggs of SocGen Prime Services) 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8. \u003cem\u003eLegal Services For European Hedge Funds\u003c\/em\u003e (Gus Black and Craig Borthwick of Dechert LLP) 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9. \u003cem\u003eIT Services \u0026amp; Consultancy For Hedge Funds\u003c\/em\u003e (Tom Woollard of Edge Technology) 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10. \u003cem\u003ePerspective Of An Experienced Hedge Fund COO\u003c\/em\u003e (Pseudonymous) 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11. \u003cem\u003eNew Managers From An Investor's Perspective\u003c\/em\u003e (Anthony Lawler of GAM) 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12. \u003cem\u003eBackers Of Early-Stage Hedge Funds\u003c\/em\u003e (Hedge Fund Insight) 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book contains guidance on the project management of getting a hedge fund to market from a European base.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOften a new hedge fund manage may have had limited exposure to services that are available to small hedge fund fund management companies. Should you engage a PR company, are you allowed to talk to the media, if you can how do you do it to your advantage? Is it worthwhile setting up your own regulated vehicle, or should you start out under a regulatory umbrella company? These are the kind of questions answered directly in the book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFund Administrators differ in what they can do for a hedge fund managers beyond calculating a NAV. Do you need risk measurement capability from a third party or not? What middle office services would complement your Portfolio Management System? Getting these high level questions right sets a new hedge fund firm off in the right way for the medium-to-long term.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe key service providers covered include lawyers and prime brokers who share their experience on the structural issues that have to be settled. There is a significant technological infrastructure required to set up a hedge fund in Europe - and the considerations behind the choices to be made are fully reflected.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book takes you through the start up process from all sides, including the insights from a hedge fund staffer that has been through the process several times over. You can learn from his mistakes without having to make them yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFunds cannot launch and prosper without investors. The last two chapters give the perspective of a seasoned investor in hedge funds and a list of investors that are prepared to commit to a hedge fund in it's early stages of development. The list has full contact details for the key decision makers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Northcott,Henrietta Hirst,Seonaid MacKenzie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 099564750X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780995647503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hedge Fund Insight\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.59d","brand":"Peter Northcott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48658955960575,"sku":"9780995647503","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/successfully-launching-a-hedge-fund-peter-northcott-9780995647503","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}