Americas Awards 2012 winners and profiles

The best performing single manager and FoHF in the US, Canada and Latin America were recognised at the Americas Awards 2012. Individuals were also honoured for their contribution to the industry.

Americas Awards 2012 winners

Quantitative awards

One-year performance – single manager funds

Best long/short equity hedge fund
Winner: Renaissance Institutional Equities Fund Series BB (Renaissance Technologies) [no profile available]

Commended
Nokomis Capital Master Fund (Nokomis Capital)
Braddock Partners (Akre Capital Management)
Chilton Small Cap Equities (Chilton Investment Company)
Anson Investments Offshore Fund (Frigate Ventures)

Best equity market neutral hedge fund
Winner: CSat Market Neutral (CSat Investment Advisory)

Commended
Bryn Mawr Capital (Bryn Mawr Capital Management)
ACI Multi-Strategy Market Neutral Fund (Algert Coldiron Investors)

Best fixed income/credit hedge fund
Winner: STS Partners Fund (Deer Park Road Corporation)

Commended
SPM Structured Servicing Holdings (Structured Portfolio Management)
Perella Weinberg Partners Asset Based Value Fund (Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management)

Best event driven hedge fund
Winner: Kawa Fund (Kawa Capital Management)

Commended
HG Vora Special Opportunities Fund (HG Vora Capital)
Gates Capital Management - ECF Value Fund II (Gates Capital Management)

Best distressed hedge fund
Winner: Drawbridge Special Opportunities (Fortress Investment Group)

Commended
Hildene Opportunities Fund (Hildene Capital Management)

Best arbitrage hedge fund
Winner: Steelhead Pathfinder Fund (Steelhead Partners)

Commended
Aristeia International (Class A Un-Restricted) (Aristeia Capital)

Best global macro hedge fund
Winner: Bridgewater All Weather (Bridgewater Associates)

Commended
MKP Opportunity (MKP Capital Management)

Best CTA/managed futures fund
Winner: Fort Global Contrarian (Fort) [profile to follow]

Best emerging markets hedge fund
Winner: Permal Fixed Income Special Opportunities (managed by NWI Management)

Commended
Traxis Emerging Markets Equity Fund (Traxis Partners)
Discovery Global Opportunity Fund (Discovery Capital Management)

Best multi-strategy hedge fund
Winner: Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Fund (Platinum Partners)

Commended
Millennium USA (Millennium Management)

Best overall Canadian hedge fund
Winner: Friedberg Global-Macro Hedge Fund (Friedberg Mercantile Group) [no profile available] [no profile available]

Best overall Latin American hedge fund)
Winner: Pollux Brazilian Equities (Pollux Capital)

Hedge Funds Review single manager fund of the year
Winner: Renaissance Institutional Equities Fund Series BB (Renaissance Technologies) [no profile available]

Commended
Bridgewater All Weather (Bridgewater Associates)
SPM Structured Servicing Holdings (Structured Portfolio Management)

Long-term performance – single manager funds

Best directional hedge fund over three years
Winner: Metacapital Mortgage Opportunities Fund (Metacapital Management) [no profile available]

Best directional hedge fund over 10 years
Winner: York Credit Opportunities Fund Class A (York Capital Management)

Best non-directional hedge fund over three years
Winner: Investcorp Silverback Arbitrage Fund (Investcorp Investment Advisers)

Commended
Pine River Master Fund (Pine River Capital Management)
Whitebox Concentrated Convertible Arbitrage Fund (Whitebox Advisors)

Best non-directional hedge fund over 10 years
Winner: Whitebox Concentrated Convertible Arbitrage Fund (Whitebox Advisors)

Commended
Millennium USA (Millennium Management)
Black Diamond Relative Value Partners (Carlson Capital)
Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund (Weiss Asset Management)

Performance - funds of hedge funds

Best diversified FoHF over one year
Winner: Magnitude US Partners (Magnitude Capital)

Commended
Titan Masters International Fund (Titan Advisors)
Corbin Pinehurst Partners (Corbin Capital Partners)

Best diversified FoHF over three years
Winner: SkyBridge Multi-Advisor Hedge Fund Portfolios - Series G (SkyBridge Capital)

Commended
EnTrust Capital Diversified Fund (EnTrust Capital)

Best diversified FoHF over 10 years
Winner: Aurora Global Opportunities (Aurora Investment Management)

Commended
Titan Masters International Fund (Titan Advisors)
Corbin Pinehurst Partners (Corbin Capital Partners)

Best specialist FoHF over one year
Winner: Corbin Opportunities Fund (Corbin Capital Partners)

Commended
Pinnacle Natural Resources (Pinnacle Asset Management)

Best specialist FoHF over three years
Winner: Lighthouse Credit Opportunities Fund (Lighthouse Investment Partners)

Commended
van Biema Value Fund (van Biema Value Partners)

Best specialist FoHF over 10 years
Winner: Permal Fixed Income Holdings (Permal Asset Management)

Commended
SSARIS Multi Manager Relative Value Strategy (SSARIS Advisors)

Hedge Funds Review FoHF of the year
Winner: Titan Masters International Fund (Titan Advisors)

Qualitative awards

Best new hedge fund
Winner: Cerberus RMBS Opportunities Fund (Cerberus Capital Management)

Most innovative hedge fund
Winner: Axonic Capital

Best investor relations team
Winner: Perella Weinberg Partners

Best overall group (fund of hedge funds)
Winner: Blackstone Alternative Asset Management

Best overall group (single manager)
Winner: Pine River Capital Management [no profile available]

Lifetime achievement
Winner: Larry Hite, International Standard Asset Management (ISAM)

Outstanding contribution to the industry by an institutional investor
Winner: Tina Surh, chief investment officer, New York University Endowment