The number of hedge funds worldwide now exceeds 8,000, and these funds control nearly $1tn (about €826bn) in assets, says the Practical Law Company. Hedge funds have recently begun to be active players in the private equity market, as they have become capable of taking large equity positions, have assumed more shareholder-activist stances, and have invested in what are, for hedge funds, non-traditional assets.
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