Hedge Fund Strategies & Structure: 4 Stunning Graphics

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Founders, Seed or Other Strategic Capital

About 40% of funds, have obtained some form of founders, a number that remained unchanged from a year eariler. Founders are, in layman’s terms, early stage investors who get better fees in exchange for a lockup. Also, these funds have obtained seed capital, or some other type of strategic capital. The value of initial funding in big deals amounted to $75-150 million, while smaller deals benefited from amounts ranging between $10 million and $50 million.

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