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t year to raise $150 million for the so-called acceleration class, and so far has attracted about $90 million. Half of the fresh capital came from Blackstone, whose Blackstone Strategic Alliance Fund 2 supplied $100 million of seed money for the firm's July 2011 launch. Along with the new contributions,

Managing director Matt Marady will leave his post as Silver Creek Capital's See GRAPEVINE on Back Page Dubin Taps Deputy to Run New Family Office Glenn Dubin, the legendary co-founder of Highbridge Capital, is establishing a family office to manage his personal fortune. The startup, Dubin & Co., last yea

erating officer for hedge fund products. He joined Dubin & Co. early last year. It's unclear when the new firm is expected to be fully operational. Dubin is best known for establishing Highbridge, a multi-strategy hedge fund operation, in 1992 with childhood friend Henry Swieca. In 2004, they sold a c

aunches 4th Vehicle A fund operator that specializes in buying collateralized debt obligations has raised $45 million via its latest offering. The Dublin manager, Crystal Funds, held a final close this month for BK Opportunities Fund, a closed-end vehicle that will buy CDOs from banks and other finan

vestments. (2) Total invested capital includes amounts invested by Blackstone Capital Partners (Davidson Hotels and Edward J. DeBartolo Corp.) and Blackstone (including its side-by-side investments), but excludes co- investments made by Blackstone's limited partners and their affiliates. (3) Represents t

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becoming harder to compete for small managers. The Blackstone Group (BX), C-2-8, Neutral « Jonathan Gray, Global Head of Real Estate, presented for Blackstone. Overall, Mr. Gray was positive on the outlook for the U.S., with new pro-growth fiscal policies Bankof America a 2016 Future of Financials Conferen

imination of carried interest tax, potentially moving to an ordinary income rate, it could have some impact to after tax unitholder returns. However, Glenn thinks it is very early to speculate on any changes and expects tax changes to likely be comprehensive. « Glenn sees the potential for a strong push