Man GLG targets M&A activity in latest alts launch

Managed by Cristian Cibrario

Mike Sheen
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Man GLG has launched a UCITS version of its market neutral, event-driven arbitrage strategy, which targets merger and acquisitions activity as the source of spread-driven opportunities.

The Man GLG Event Driven Alternative fund, which aims to be uncorrelated to the broader equity market, will take a long-short approach on 20 to 40 positions in global companies across the market cap spectrum. Man GLG launches long/short credit multi-strategy fund Portfolio manager Cristian Cibrario said "healthy levels" of M&A activity in 2019 "and beyond" are offering up an attractive opportunity to "exploit market inefficiencies" within these deals. He added: "By leveraging the same tools that have been at my disposal throughout my time at Man GLG… and with a flexible mandate acr...

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