Polar Asset Management Partners

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Polar Asset Management Partners — overview

Type

Fund Manager

Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Alternative Asset Class

HFPE

Established

1991

Firm Ownership

Independent Firm

Investment Team Staff

Total Staff

162

About

Polar Asset Management, headquartered in Toronto, is a fund manager focused on venture capital and growth investments across North America, primarily within technology, industrial manufacturing, business services, distribution, and healthcare sectors. Operating as a multi-strategy hedge fund, Polar specializes in arbitrage-focused investment strategies. The firm manages the Polar Multi-Strategy Fund, a master/feeder structure that applies an arbitrage-oriented, diversified approach to North American capital markets, with a primary emphasis on Canada. Additionally, Polar oversees the Polar Long/Short Strategy, another master/feeder structure, designed for low volatility and low beta, aiming for returns that are independent of market direction.
Asset ClassNo. of Funds Currently ManagedFunds Raised in the last 10 yearsEst. Dry PowderStrategies
Private Equity3Early Stage: Start-up,Growth,Privatisation,Restructuring,Turnaround
Private Debt--
Real Estate--
Infrastructure--
Natural Resources--
Asset ClassNo. of Funds Currently ManagedAuMDate of AuMStrategies
Hedge Funds9Long/Short Equity,Multi-Strategy

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Polar Asset Management Partners - known decision makers (25)

Contact NamePositionLocationEmailTelephoneAsset Class
Associate,Business Development & Investor RelationsToronto, CanadaHF
Chairman & Chief Investment OfficerToronto, CanadaHFHFPEPE
Chief Compliance OfficerToronto, CanadaPEHF
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial OfficerToronto, CanadaPEHF
Chief Risk OfficerToronto, CanadaPEHF

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Polar Asset Management Partners - private capital funds managed (3)

Fund NameVintageStrategyStatusFund StructureClosed Size (MN)Target Size (MN)Primary Region Focus
Venture (General)First CloseCommingledNorth America
Venture (General)ClosedCommingledNorth America
Venture (General)ClosedCommingledNorth America

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Polar Asset Management Partners - hedge funds managed (16)

Fund NameShare ClassesInception DateCore StrategyStatusLatest AUM
Altairis Offshore-Long/Short EquityLiquidated
North Pole (Canada)-DiversifiedLiquidated
North Pole Capital Investments2DiversifiedLiquidated
North Pole Capital Master Fund II-DiversifiedLiquidated
North Pole Offshore1DiversifiedLiquidated

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Polar Asset Management Partners - known investors (21)

InvestorNumber of FundsTypeCityCountryAsset Class
1Private Sector Pension FundMurray HillUSHF
2Fund of Hedge Funds ManagerGenevaSwitzerlandHF
1Fund of Hedge Funds ManagerZurichSwitzerlandHF
2Fund of Hedge Funds ManagerWayzataUSHF
1Fund of Hedge Funds ManagerSchaanLiechtensteinHF

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