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Merger Arbitrage: How Risk Arbitrage Works & How Hedge Funds Trade It
How merger arbitrage works: the deal spread as the market’s odds on a takeover closing, the annualised return maths, and why antitrust is the real risk.
June 19, 2026
Digital Assets
Event-Driven Strategy Performance: Returns, Benchmarks & Market Cycle Behaviour
Event-driven hedge fund returns are a bet on the M&A cycle, not the stock market. What the data on merger arb, distressed and special situations shows.
June 10, 2026
Digital Assets
Distressed debt ETFs and funds: what exposure do investors actually get
Distressed debt ETFs and funds promise distressed exposure. Here is what you actually get, vehicle by vehicle, and where the real returns sit.
May 11, 2026
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What Is Direct Lending? A Beginner’s Guide to the Largest Private Credit Strategy
Direct lending explained: how non-bank lenders make senior secured loans, what they yield, and the one risk that matters most for investors.
March 8, 2026
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