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List of London Hedge Funds
Below is a list of the top hedge funds based in London. This list only includes the large hedge funds, with assets under management of at least over $1 billion. Note however that those hedge funds are a mix of macro funds, relative value, credit, equity long/short, multi strategies, fixed income, arbitrage, activist, bonds and so on.
Brevan Howard (www.brevanhoward.com) - One of the largest European Hedge Fund
Man Investments (www.mangroupplc.com)
BlackRock (www.blackrock.co.uk)
BlueCrest Capital Management (www.bluecrestcapital.com)
Lansdowne Partners (www.lansdownepartners.com)
List of London Private Equity Firms
Below is a list of private equity funds that have offices in London and have a significant European presence. We broke down the list in "generalist" funds that cover all sectors across difference geographies, "sector specialists", "specific region-focused" funds and finally private equity funds within investment banks.
Note that the list below covers only the major funds and doesn't include venture capital funds and other private equity funds that have less than 500m of assets under management.
Generalist Funds with London-based operations
Private Equity Interview Preparation
Below is some good advice from specialist recruiting firm KEA Consultants about the Private Equity Recruiting Process.
The private equity interview process is challenging from start to finish. Most firms will interview a candidate over three to four rounds, but there are cases where it can be as many as ten rounds. It all depends on the firm, the number of people they want you to meet and the testing involved.
