Since late 2006
at least

117

major funds at 71 outfits have "imploded*"

- Atticus Funds
- Austin Capital Management - Safe Harbor Fund
- Satellite Asset Management
- Parkcentral Global Hub
- Weavering Capital - Macro Fixed Income Fund

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Lists

Imploded* Funds™

71. Atticus Funds [2]
70. Austin Capital Management - Safe Harbor Fund [1]
69. Satellite Asset Management [3]
68. Parkcentral Global Hub [1]
67. Weavering Capital - Macro Fixed Income Fund [1]
66. Highland Capital Management [3]
65. Ascot Partners LP [1]
64. Gabriel Capital LP [1]
63. Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities [1]
62. Okumus Capital [3]
61. ING Diversified Yield, Regular Income, etc. [4]
60. Centaurus Alpha Fund [1]
59. BlueBay Emerging Market Total Return Fund [1]
58. Trident European Fund (JO Hambro) [1]
57. Tontine Partners [2]
56. Lancelot Investment Management [5]
55. Epic Limited Partnership [1]
54. Gordian Knot - Sigma Finance, Ltd. [1]
53. Modulus Europe (Powe Capital) [1]
52. Ospraie Fund [1]
51. Dalton Melchior Japan Fund [1]
50. Windmill Management (SageCrest funds) [2]
49. Turnberry Capital Management [1]
48. Absolute Capital Management [2]
47. Lydia Capital [1]
46. RREEF REFlex Fund [1]
45. Endeavour Capital [1]
44. Old Lane Partners (Citigroup) [1]
43. Rumson Capital [1]
42. Russell Investments (Alternative Strategies Funds) [2]
41. Cornerstone Quantitative Investment Group [2]
40. GoldLink Capital [2]
39. North American Equity Opportunities (Goldman Sachs) [1]
38. Pentagon Capital Management [1]
37. Absolute Capital Group [3]
36. Drake Management - Global Opportunities [3]
35. ASAT Finance (Citigroup) [3]
34. MAT Finance (Citigroup) [3]
33. Blue River Asset Management [1]
32. Carlyle Capital Corporation [1]
31. Tequesta Mortgage Fund [1]
30. Focus Capital [1]
29. Peloton ABS Master Fund, Multi-Strategy Fund [2]
28. Falcon Strategies (Citigroup) [2]
27. CSO Partners (Citigroup) [1]
26. Sailfish Capital Partners [1]
25. Polar Capital - Lotus, Tech. Absolute Funds [2]
24. Standard Chartered - Whistlejacket SIV [1]
23. Deephaven Event Fund [1]
22. Rhinebridge Plc (IKB) [1]
21. Niederhoffer Matador Fund [1]
20. Cooper Hill Partners [3]
19. Pirate Capital (Activist Funds) [2]
18. Synapse High Grade ABS Fund [1]
17. Cheyne Finance LLC (Cheyne Capital Management) [1]
16. Geronimo Multi-Strategy, Sector Opportunity, and Option & Income [3]
15. Basis Capital Fund Management, Ltd. - Basis Yield Alpha [1]
14. Solent Capital Partners LLP, Mainsail II [1]
13. Sentinel Mangement Group [1]
12. Sachsen LB: Ormond Quay conduit fund [1]
11. Parvest Dynamic ABS, BNP Paribas ABS Euribor and BNP Paribas ABS Eonia (BNP Paribas) [3]
10. Union Investment Asset Management Holding AG [1]
9. Oddo: Cash Titrisation; Cash Arbitrages; and Court Terme Dynamique [3]
8. Sowood Capital Management [2]
7. Galena Street Fund [1]
6. United Capital Markets Holdings Inc.: Horizon Funds [4]
5. Caliber Global Investment [1]
4. Lake Shore Asset Management [1]
3. Ritchie Capital Management [2]
2. Bear Stearns High Grade Credit Funds [2]
1. Dillon Read Capital Management (UBS) [1]

Ailing/Watch List™:

42. GoldenTree Asset Management [1]
41. Tudor - BVI Global Fund [1]
40. Lawrence Asset Management - Partner's Fund [1]
39. GLG - various funds [4]
38. Autonomy Capital [2]
37. Platinum Grove Asset Mgmt. [2]
36. RAB Capital [2]
35. Sankaty Advisors (Bain Capital) [2]
34. Pentwater Capital [1]
33. Greater Europe Fund [1]
32. BP Capital [1]
31. Gradient Capital Partners [1]
30. Wyser-Pratte Eurovalue [1]
29. Ore Hill Partners [1]
28. SRM Global Master Fund [1]
27. Ritchie Capital Management [1]
26. Clinton Group Multi-Strategy Fund [1]
25. AQR Capital Management [3]
24. Polygon [1]
23. Plexus Partners [1]
22. Pardus Capital Management [1]
21. Tisbury Capital [1]
20. Global Alpha and Global Equity Opportunities(Goldman Sachs) [2]
19. Carrington Capital Management [1]
18. MKA Capital Advisors [1]
17. Alcentra European Credit [1]
16. Pursuit Capital Partners [1]
15. GPS Partners [1]
14. JWM Partners LLC - Relative Value Opportunity fund [1]
13. GO Capital Global Opportunities Fund [1]
12. Ellington Capital Mgmt. (certain funds) [2]
11. Golden Key Ltd. [1]
10. Queen's Walk Investment, Ltd. (Cheyne Capital Management) [1]
9. John W. Henry & Co. [7]
8. Campbell & Co. [1]
7. Tykhe Capital, LLC [2]
6. Black Mesa fund [1]
5. Second Curve Capital (various funds) [4]
4. Axa IM [2]
3. Macquarie Fortress Investments Ltd. [1]
2. Frankfurt Trust [1]
1. Mariner Bridge [1]

Historical Implosions:

1. Amaranth Advisors [2006-09]
2. MotherRock [2006-08]
3. International Management Associates LLC [2006-02]
4. Wood River Capital Management [2005-10]
5. Bayou Group [2005-07-27]
6. GLT Venture Fund [2007-07]
7. KL Group [2005-03]
8. Eifuku Master Fund [2005-01]
9. John Hancock Business Services/Epic Investment Capital et al. [2003-11]
10. Lancer Management Group [2003-07]
11. Orca Funds [2002-09]
12. Integral Investment Management [2001]
13. Long-Term Captial Management (LTCM) [1998-12-31]
14. Askin Capital Management [1994]