Hedge Funds World Africa 2008

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Diamond Sponsor

Peregine

Peregrine is a JSE listed South African provider of wealth and asset management solutions. Assets under management currently exceed R40 billion in South Africa, and with the recent acquisition of the Stenham Group in the UK this is augmented with an additional 4.8bn USD. The group also houses one of South Africa’s leading Derivative, Equity and Prime broking operations.

Peregrines exposure to the hedge fund industry is extensive with investments across a broad range of strategies exceeding 3 billion USD on a worldwide basis. This includes Single Strategy Funds and Fund of Hedge Funds.

Peregrine is recognised as a pioneer in developing the South African hedge Fund Industry and continues to maintain a position of leadership both in terms of the performance of its existing funds, its role in helping seed new single strategy funds, and its prime broking offering to the greater hedge fund environment.

Within Peregrine Securities, the group has the Top rated Derivative research and execution house in the country, and is the largest South African Prime Broker by client assets and fund managers. Peregrines’ prime broking operation, Peregrine Prime, is a pioneering and dominant player in the country’s fast maturing prime broking space, and currently runs over R9 billion on its platform.

Platinum Sponsor

GAM

GAM delivers active investment management to private clients, institutions and intermediaries. Its goal is to produce outstanding results for clients by providing access to great investment talent throughout the world. All of GAM's fund managers, whether employed by GAM or contracted to GAM, are unconstrained in their investment management process and decisions.

GAM's funds and strategies cover a broad range of asset classes, currencies and market conditions. It has long experience of hedge funds and funds of hedge funds. With rigorous attention to detail and client-friendly technology, GAM provides excellent service to its clients. It manages some USD 76.3* billion of clients' assets from nine offices around the world. Established in 1983 by its visionary founder, Gilbert de Botton, GAM was owned by UBS AG from 1999 until December 2005 when it was acquired by Julius Baer Holding Ltd. GAM continues to have a distinctive style and culture.

Associate sponsor

Investec Prime Broking, a highly specialized division within Investec Securities, combines the provision of administration services, the execution of transactions and scrip lending facilities, with leading technology and outstanding client service. We offer hedge fund managers a one stop prime broking service of the highest quality, through a combination of an all-encompassing product range, including Investec CfD's, a world class fund management system and ongoing commitment to
client service.

Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) is the investment banking arm of FirstRand, one of South Africa’s largest, listed financial services groups. It is active in fixed income, currency and commodities trading; debt capital markets; equity markets; prime broking; structured finance; corporate finance; mining and natural resources; private equity; infrastructure finance and selected international activities. RMB has a considerable underwriting capacity due to its ability to trade off the US$120bn balance sheet of the FirstRand Group. Seeing profit growth of at least 20% every year since its formation, RMB has developed a reputation for combining innovation and entrepreneurship and has pioneered the introduction of many new financial instruments to the local and African markets in support of its philosophy of Traditional Values, Innovative Ideas.

Gold sponsors

Deutsche Bank ranks as the top provider of global equity finance which was voted No. 1 with ‘Best in Class’ in all categories and regions in the Global Custodian Prime Brokerage Survey, 2008. The South African business is built on an established track record and experience and leverages this proven global platform. It offers a flexible and scalable electronic platform backed by best-of-breed global technology partners. In addition to a proven, full range prime brokerage service, clients receive best trade execution and research, based on the company's position as the No. 1 research house (Financial Mail 2007).

Silver

Nedbank Capital comprises the Group’s investment banking businesses. As a leader in the investment banking arena, Nedbank Capital consists of a number of divisions that together manage the structuring, lending, underwriting and trading businesses. It provides the full product spectrum with an offering that stretches from equity research to the provision of long-term project financing.

PricewaterhouseCoopers provides cost effective and efficient quality services by experts in your industry. We have a dedicated financial services practise in South Africa which includes a team of more than 120 investment management professionals specialising in Audit, advisory and taxation services. Our global network allows us to leverage off international best practises and keep abreast of all international developments.

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AIMA is a global, non-for-profit organization that was set up in 1990 to represent the global alternative management industry. AIMA’s member companies come from 49 different countries across all continents. Here in South Africa, there is a chapter of AIMA for the local alternative investment community with its own elected Board. There are currently 42 members. Members of the Board are employed in all areas of the industry, including fund management, third party administration, prime brokerage, legal advice and accountancy.

Who should sponsor? • Prime broking • Hedge fund management • Fund administration • Risk consulting • Fund of funds • Software provider • Legal services

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This is your best sales and marketing opportunity of the year. If you are serious about positioning your company as the market leader or thought leader in the hedge funds arena, then this is the event you need to be at!

Don’t miss out on this opportunity! Call us now for a detailed sponsorship package that suits your needs. Contact Liesl Le Roux on tel: +27 11 516 4038 or email on liesl.leroux@terrapinn.co.za

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