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2012 E U R O P E A NP E R F O R M A N C EA W A R D SW E D N E S D A Y 2 8 M A R C HT H E H U R L I N G H A M C L U B , L O N D O N

T he European hedge fund industry’s best and brightest

gathered in London last week for the fifth annual HFM European Performance Awards, with managers from all categories – including outstanding contribution winner David Harding – receiving some richly deserved time in the limelight. HFMWeek here presents the winners in full. Our congratulations to every one

BEST FUND OF HEDGE FUNDS NEWCOMER

WINNERAXA IM TAIL EQUITY DIVERSIFIER

LEFT TO RIGHT: Ryan McRandal, portfolio manager at AXA Investment Managers, accepts the award from Gus Black , partner at Dechert

BEST FUND OF HEDGE FUNDS LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE (3 YEARS)

WINNERPCAM BLUE CHIP

LEFT TO RIGHT: Ivo Zonev, portfolio manager at Prime Capital, accepts the award from Susan Byrne, managing director at HedgeServ

BEST FUND OF HEDGE FUNDS SPECIALIST UNDER $500M

WINNERNEF ENERGY DIVERSIFIED FUND

LEFT TO RIGHT: Tor Erik Mørk and Sverre Martin Pedersen, NEF Asset Management, accept the award from Laura Redman, business development director at Orangefield

BEST RELATIVE VALUE FUND

WINNERQUAESTA CAPITAL V-PRO

LEFT TO RIGHT: Cengiz Temel, partner at Quaesta Capital, accepts the award from Declan Quilligan, managing director at Citco Fund Services

BEST FUND OF HEDGE FUNDS SPECIALIST OVER $500M

WINNERLGT CROWN MANAGED FUTURES GOLD

LEFT TO RIGHT: Pius Fritschi, head of business development and client services at LGT Capital Partners, accepts the award from Peter Stapleton, partner at Maples and Calder

BEST MARKET NEUTRAL FUND

WINNERSAEMOR EUROPE ALPHA FUND

LEFT TO RIGHT: Sven Bouman, CEO, Saemor Capital, accepts the award from Hamish Anderson, head of sales for Europe, HSBC

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BEST FUND OF HEDGE FUNDS MULTI-STRATEGY UNDER $500M

WINNERSEB TRUE MARKET NEUTRAL FUND

LEFT TO RIGHT: Otto Francke, head portfolio manager at SEB Alternative Investment Team, accepts the award from Lucy Guest, commercial manager at HFMWeek

BEST CREDIT FUND

WINNERCHENAVARI - TORO CAPITAL IA

HIGHLY COMMENDEDCQS CREDIT LONG SHORT FUND

Marina Lewin (right), global head of business development, BNY Mellon Alternative Investment Services, presents the award to Frederic Couderc, partner, Chenavari Investment Managers

BEST FUND OF HEDGE FUNDS MULTI-STRATEGY OVER $500M

WINNERABERDEEN ORBITA CAPITAL RETURN

LEFT TO RIGHT: Antonia O’Conner, senior investment manager at Aberdeen Asset Management, accepts the award from Jason Brandt, head of client services, Alternative Fund Services – EMEA and Asia at Deutsche Bank

BEST SPECIALIST FUND

WINNERMAN TAIL PROTECT FUND

LEFT TO RIGHT: Andrew Knott , portfolio manager at GLG Partners, accepts the award from James Tinworth, partner hedge funds at Stephenson Harwood

BEST MULTI-STRATEGY FUND

WINNERGLG EUROPEAN LONG SHORT FUND

LEFT TO RIGHT: Andrew Knott , portfolio manager at GLG Partners, accepts the award from Liz Fidler, global marketing manager for alternative investment, Linedata

BEST UCITS III FUND – EQUITY

WINNERDB PLATINUM CROCI SECTORS FUND

LEFT TO RIGHT: Francesco Curto and Markus Barth of Deutsche Bank dbalternatives, accept the award from Christine Lowe, vice president at Deutsche Bank Global Prime Finance

BEST EVENT DRIVEN FUND

WINNERSYQUANT CAPITAL HELIUM

LEFT TO RIGHT: Carl Dunning-Gribble and Henri Jeantet, Syquant Capital, accept the award from Louise Yates, marketing and communications director, The IMS Group

BEST UCITS III FUND – OTHERWINNER1741 GLOBAL DIVERSIFICATION

HIGHLY COMMENDEDDB PLATINUM V HERMES ABS RETURN COMMODITYLEFT TO RIGHT: Des Morris, institutional investor relations, 1741 Asset Management, accepts the award from Tony Griffiths, editor, HFMWeek

BEST MERGER ARBITRAGE FUND

WINNERCHEYNE EUROPEAN EVENT DRIVEN FUND

LEFT TO RIGHT: Simon Davies, head of event driven at Cheyne Capital, accepts the award from Lionel Paquin (far right), managing director and head of managed account platform at Lyxor Asset Management

BEST SEEDING FUND

WINNERIMQUBATOR MULTI MANAGER FUND

LEFT TO RIGHT: Jeroen M. Tielman, founder and CEO at IMQ Investment Management, accepts the award from Laura Zverko, commercial director at Commensus

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BEST FIXED INCOME FUND

WINNERDANSKE INVEST HEDGE FIXED INCOME STRATEGIES FUND

LEFT TO RIGHT: Michael Petry, head of global fixed income at Danske Capital, accepts the award from Mush Ali, director at One Ten Associates

BEST SINGLE MANAGER LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE (3 YEARS) FUND UNDER $500M

WINNERMARWYN VALUE INVESTORS

LEFT TO RIGHT: Mark Watts, managing partner, Marwyn Investment Management, accepts the award from Robert Kelly, senior partner, Baronsmead Partners

BEST EMERGING MARKETS FUND

WINNERFINISTERRE SOVEREIGN DEBT FUND

LEFT TO RIGHT: Xavier Corin-Mick , portfolio manager at Finisterre Sovereign Debt Fund, accepts the award from Joan Kehoe, CEO and founder at Quintillion

BEST SINGLE MANAGER LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE (3 YEARS) FUND OVER $500M

WINNERNEKTAR

Gunnar Wiljander, CEO, Nektar, accepts the award from Brian Clavin (right), partner at KPMG

BEST NEWCOMER – CTA FUNDS

WINNERCAPRICORN FXG10 USD

LEFT TO RIGHT: Mike Rasmussen, COO at Capricorn Asset Management, accepts the award from Effie Datson, product head at dbSelect Platform

BEST MANAGED FUTURES (CTA) FUND UNDER $500M

WINNERCUMULUS ENERGY FUND

LEFT TO RIGHT: Peter Brewer, CIO at Cumulus Funds, accepts the award from Effie Datson, product head at dbSelect Platform

BEST MANAGED FUTURES (CTA) FUND OVER $500M

WINNERCCP QUANTITATIVE FUND

LEFT TO RIGHT: Dr Ewan Kirk , CIO and CEO, Cantab Capital Partners, accepts the award from Joan Kehoe, CEO and founder, Quintillion

BEST LONG/SHORT EQUITY (EUROPE) FUND OVER $500M

WINNERHSBC EUROPEAN LEVERAGED ALPHA FUND

LEFT TO RIGHT: Jakob Nordestedt, fund manager at HSBC European Alpha fund, HSBC Global Asset Management, accepts the award from Ronan Daly, chairman at Centaur

BEST LONG/SHORT EQUITY (GLOBAL) FUND UNDER $500M

WINNERTHYRA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY FUND

LEFT TO RIGHT: Richard Watkins, CEO at Liability Solutions – collecting on their behalf, accepts the award from Gwyn Roberts, editorial director at Pageant Media, on behalf of Admiral

BEST LONG/SHORT EQUITY (EUROPE) FUND UNDER $500M

WINNERMELCHIOR EUROPEAN FUND

LEFT TO RIGHT: Magnus Spence, CEO, managing partner at Dalton Strategic Partnership, accepts the award from Punit Satsangi, managing director of business development, EMEA, SS&C Fund Services

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BEST NEWCOMER FUND – OTHER

WINNERABCA REVERSION FUND

LEFT TO RIGHT: Sarah Halton, publishing account manager at HFMWeek – collecting on ABCA’s behalf, accepts the award from Andrew Rubio, CEO, Throgmorton

BEST NEWCOMER FUND – EQUITY

WINNERLMR FUND

LEFT TO RIGHT: Shane Cullinane, COO and Andrew Manuel, founding partner and portfolio manager, accept the award from Julian Young, EMEIA hedge fund leader at Ernst & Young

BEST MACRO FUND UNDER $1BN

WINNERBLUEBAY MACRO FUND

LEFT TO RIGHT: Jonathan Fayman, portfolio manager at BlueBay Asset Management, accepts the award from Marie Barber, tax member/partner at Kinetic Partners

BEST MACRO FUND OVER $1BN

WINNERCAPULA TAIL RISK FUND

LEFT TO RIGHT: Ali Saiedabadi, head of investor relations, Europe & Middle East, Capula Investment Management, accepts the award from Ian Headon, senior vice-president, product management at Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD

WINNERDAVID HARDING, WINTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

LEFT TO RIGHT: David Harding, founder and chairman of Winton Capital Management, accepts the award from Phillip Chapple, executive director at KB Associates

LO N G /S H O R T EQ U I T Y ( G LO B A L ) U N D E R $5 0 0 Ms p o n s o re d b y

LO N G /S H O R T EQ U I T Y ( G LO B A L ) O V E R $5 0 0 Ms p o n s o re d b y

M A C RO U N D E R $ 1 B Ns p o n s o re d b y

M A C RO O V E R $ 1 B Ns p o n s o re d b y

O U T STA N D I N G CO N T R I B U T I O Ns p o n s o re d b y

M A N A G E D F U T U R E S ( C TA ) O V E R $5 0 0 Ms p o n s o re d b y

N E W CO M E R - OT H E Rs p o n s o re d b y

N E W CO M E R - EQ U I T Ys p o n s o re d b y

LO N G /S H O R T EQ U I T Y ( E U RO P E ) U N D E R $5 0 0 Ms p o n s o re d b y

LO N G /S H O R T EQ U I T Y ( E U RO P E ) O V E R $5 0 0 M s p o n s o re d b y

B E ST S E E D I N G F U N Ds p o n s o re d b y

S I N G L E M A N A G E R LO N G -T E R M P E R F O R M A N C E ( 3 Y E A R S ) U N D E R $5 0 0 M – s p o n s o re d b y

S I N G L E M A N A G E R LO N G -T E R M P E R F O R M A N C E ( 3 Y E A R S ) O V E R $5 0 0 M – s p o n s o re d b y

N E W CO M E R – C TAs p o n s o re d b y

M A N A G E D F U T U R E S ( C TA ) U N D E R $5 0 0 Ms p o n s o re d b y

M E RG E R A R B I T R A G Es p o n s o re d b y

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E M E RG I N G M A R K E T Ss p o n s o re d b y

U C I T S I I I - EQ U I T Ys p o n s o re d b y

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M A R K E T N E U T R A Ls p o n s o re d b y

C R E D I Ts p o n s o re d b y

S P EC I A L I STs p o n s o re d b y

MU LT I -ST R AT EGYs p o n s o re d b y

E V E N T D R I V E Ns p o n s o re d b y

Fo H F S P EC I A L I ST O V E R $5 0 0 Ms p o n s o re d b y

Fo H F MU LT I -ST R AT EGY U N D E R $5 0 0 Ms p o n s o re d b y

Fo H F MU LT I -ST R AT EGY O V E R $5 0 0 Ms p o n s o re d b y

Fo H F LO N G -T E R M P E R F O R M A N C E ( 3 Y E A R S )s p o n s o re d b y

R E L AT I V E VA LU Es p o n s o re d b y

Fo H F N E W CO M E Rs p o n s o re d b y

Fo H F S P EC I A L I ST U N D E R $5 0 0 Ms p o n s o re d b y

WITH THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

BEST LONG/SHORT EQUITY (GLOBAL) FUND OVER $500M

WINNERMANTICORE FUND

LEFT TO RIGHT: Johan Strömberg, head of institutional sales at Manticore, accepts the award from Nigel Brooks, managing partner at Capital Support