While hedge fund managers are seeking greater assets to manage and institutional investors are actively investing in high quality funds, the process of connecting the two is not always efficient.

Hedge fund managers seek to minimize their marketing efforts, a process that can be time consuming and distracting to their core competency of investing. And funds with in-house marketing professionals can find it difficult to “break into” the U.S. or the European institutional marketplaces.

Bridgewater James has over twenty years of experience in international corporate finance and in placing fund interests with institutional investors in Europe, the United States, and the Middle East, allowing us to provide a comprehensive fundraising service with emphasis on minimizing the amount of time spent by the hedge fund manager on raising capital.

Bridgewater James Limited provides the following services, as appropriate, to help each hedge fund manager reach his or her fundraising goal:

• Identifying and introducing high-quality prospective investors for the manager’s fund with emphasis on identifying larger investors in the U.S. and Europe capable of making substantial capital commitments to the fund;

• Reviewing and commenting on the offering materials;

• Advising the manager on presenting to prospective investors, including input on the pitch book and preparing the manager’s team for face-to-face investor meetings;

• Consulting regularly with the manager regarding prospective investors;

• Scheduling, attending and participating in, and following up on meetings with prospective investors;

• Acting as a conduit between the manager and prospective investors on any negotiation of terms between the parties, as appropriate (but not handling subscription agreements, other subscription-related forms, or money);

• Providing the manager with periodic reports on the current status of the fundraising effort; and

• Assisting with closing potential investors.