Cheyne Capital Management

Cheyne Capital Management (UK) LLP.

Industry	Finance
Founded	1999
Headquarters	London, UK
Key people	Jonathan Lourie, CEO Stuart Fiertz, President Chris Goekjian, CIO
Website	www.cheynecapital.com

Cheyne Capital is a London-based alternative asset manager. The firm launched its first fund in 2000 and today specializes in corporate credit, event-driven, equity, and equity-linked funds. It is one of the largest alternative asset managers in Europe^[1] with mandates from pension funds, foundations, family offices, and funds of funds. The Cheyne group currently employs approximately 140 people with its offices in London, Switzerland and Bermuda. It was founded in 1999 by Jonathan Lourie and Stuart Fiertz who are currently the CEO and President of Cheyne Capital Management (UK) LLP respectively.^[2] Cheyne Capital Management (UK) LLP is authorised and regulated by the U.K. Financial Services Authority (FSA).

The firm's co-founder, Stuart Fiertz, was a member of the 14-person Hedge Fund Working Group, which devised best practice policies regarding financial valuation, transparency, and risk management.^[3][4] Those guidelines evolved into what is now the Hedge Fund Standards Board, a self-regulatory body of which Cheyne is a member.^[5] It is also a member of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA).^[6]

Awards

2011

• Hedge Fund Review - European Performance Awards ^[7] – Best Event Driven Hedge Fund (Cheyne European Event Driven Fund)
• UCITS Hedge Awards ^[8] – Best Relative Value Fixed Income -inc Credit- Fund (Cheyne Convertibles Absolute Return Fund)

2010

• EuroHedge Awards^[9] – Credit & Distressed Category (Cheyne Real Estate Debt)

2008

• Creditflux Manager Awards^[10] – Manager of the Year (Cheyne Capital Management)
• Creditflux Manager Awards – Best Synthetic Equity CDO (Cheyne CSO prog series 6-1)
• Creditflux Manager Awards – Best Long Short Credit Hedge Fund/Multi-Strategy (Cheyne Long Short Credit Fund)

2007

• Creditflux Manager Awards^[11] – Best Synthetic Equity CDO (Cheyne CSO Programme CDO5)
• Creditflux Manager Awards – Best Structured Credit Fund/Correlation (Cheyne Total Return Credit Fund)

References

1. ^ "Europe 50 – The Hedge Fund Journal". Hedge Fund Journal. http://www.thehedgefundjournal.com/rankings/europe-50/index.php. 
2. ^ "Cheyne Capital Management LLP: Private Company Information". BusinessWeek. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=6124888. 
3. ^ McVea, Harry (2009 (Originally published online on November 28, 2008)). "Hedge fund regulation, market discipline and the Hedge Fund Working Group". Capital Markets Law Journal (Oxford University Press) 4 (1): 63–84. 
4. ^ "HFSB (HFWG) Founders". Hedge Fund Standards Board. http://www.hfsb.org/sites/10109/files/hfsb_founders.pdf. Retrieved 4 February 2010. 
5. ^ "HFSB Signatories". HFSB. http://www.hfsb.org/?section=10567. Retrieved 4 February 2010. 
6. ^ "AIMA Member Companies (PDF)". Alternative Investment Management Association. http://www.aima.org/download.cfm/docid/05578081-F000-446A-93617B8188726542. Retrieved 4 February 2010. 
7. ^ "The 2011 European Performance Awards Winners". Hedge Fund Review. http://www.hedgefundsreviewawards.com/static/award-categories. 
8. ^ "UCITS Hedge Awards 2011". The Hedge Fund Journal. http://www.thehedgefundjournal.com/events/ucits-hedge-awards-2011/ucits-hedge-awards-2011-winners-list.php. 
9. ^ "EuroHedge Awards 2010". http://www.hedgefundintelligence.com/Product/13111/Forthcoming-Events/EuroHedge-Awards-2010.html. 
10. ^ "CreditFlux Manager Awards 2008". CreditFlux. http://www.creditflux.com/Assets/Documents/ManagerAwards2008.pdf. 
11. ^ "CreditFlux Manager Awards 2007". CreditFlux. http://www.creditflux.com/Assets/Documents/ManagerAwards2007.pdf.