Investcorp was declared the Best Institutional Hedge Fund Manager at the second Hedge Funds World Awards, also winning the Special Merit Award.
The awards, sponsored by Man Investments, are designed to recognise and celebrate companies and individuals who have demonstrated an unparalleled ability to succeed, continually set standards of excellence, and who will be the future stars of the industry.
CEO of Man Investments Middle East Ltd Antoine Massad said, “All the winners and nominees deserve hearty congratulations, for their achievements over the past year.”
The other winners being; Best Fund of Fund Provider - Harris Alternatives; Most Innovative Project - Frontier Capital Management; Best Newcomer - EFG Hermes; Best Hedge Fund Administrator - Apex Fund Services; Best New Fund – Rasmala and Best Retail Product Provider - Dawnay Day Milroy.
The awards event also raised funds for PlaNet Finance, an international non-profit organisation dedicated to alleviating world poverty through the promotion of microfinance initiatives around the world.
In 2005, PlaNet Finance launched an initiative to promote micro-lending in the Middle East and North Africa and today it has offices in UAE, Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine.
The winners were announced at a gala dinner for 400 guests at the Madinat Jumeirah hotel in Dubai which took place in concert with the Hedge Funds World Middle East Conference 2008, the largest event of its kind in the region.
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