TAG Associates Partners With GF Capital

From: Daily News | Date: January 28, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

NEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com) - Wealth manager TAG Associates Ltd. joined forces with GF Capital Management & Advisors LLC, and plans to launch its second hedge fund of funds.

GF agreed to buy TAG over a five-year period, with long-term agreements signed for TAG's senior management, including Stanley Pantowich, chief executive, Mark Friedman and Robyn Transport, both managing directors. Gary Fuhrman, chairman and chief executive of GF will be chairman of TAG. TAG will continue as a standalone unit.

TAG also said it will offer its second hedge fund of funds, a long/ short equity fund, in about half ...

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