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Magnetar Capital

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Type

Fund Manager

Location

Evanston IL US

Alternative Asset Classes

PE PD HF

Established

2005

Firm Ownership

Independent Firm

Investment Team Staff

Total Staff

193
Magnetar Financial LLC (“Magnetar”) is a multi-strategy, multi-product alternative investment manager that aims to achieve stable risk-adjusted returns by opportunistically employing a wide range of strategies, including alternative credit & fixed income, systematic investing, fundamental analysis, and event-driven investments. Magnetar invests across the capital structure in both public and private transactions, utilizing both fundamental and quantitative analyses. In 2024 Magnetar Capital's energy and infrastructure group spun-out and became an independent firm named Elda River Capital Management. Elda River Capital Management has retained all the funds, assets and team members it had at Magnetar.
Asset Class No. of Funds Currently Managed Funds Raised in Last 10 Years Est. Dry Powder Strategies
Private Equity 6 Early Stage: Start-up, Growth, Restructuring, Venture (General)
Real Estate - -
Private Debt 2 CLOs, Direct Lending, Real Estate Debt
Infrastructure - Natural Resources
Natural Resources 3 Energy
Asset Class No. of Funds Currently Managed AuM Date of AuM Strategies
Hedge Funds 58 Alternative Long Only, Fixed Income, Long/Short Credit, Long/Short Equity, Multi-Strategy, Risk/Merger Arbitrage, Sector-Focused, Specialist Credit

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25 Known Decision Makers

Contact Name Position Location Email Telephone Asset Class
Alternative Credit & Fixed Income Evanston, US HF
Associate Director Evanston, US HF
Associate Director Evanston, US HF
Associate Director of EMEA Business Development London, UK HF
Chief Risk Officer Evanston, US HF

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8 Private Capital Funds Managed

Fund Name Vintage Strategy Status Fund Structure Closed Size (MN) Target Size (MN) Primary Region Focus
Venture (General) Closed Commingled North America
Growth Second Close Commingled North America
Growth First Close Commingled North America
Growth First Close Commingled North America
Special Situations Raising Commingled North America

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76 Hedge Funds Managed

Fund Name Share Classes Inception Date Core Strategy Status Latest AUM
Active
Active
Active
Active
Active

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58 Known Investors

Investor Number of Funds Type City Country Asset Class
1 Private Sector Pension Fund HF
1 Private Sector Pension Fund HF
1 Private Sector Pension Fund HF
1 Fund of Hedge Funds Manager HF
1 Public Pension Fund HF

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