Carlson Capital’s Double Black Diamond Fund was up 0.01% net for July, bringing its year-to-date return to 5.34% net. In his August letter to investors, which was reviewed by ValueWalk, Clint Carlson said he sees a very attractive opportunity set for the rest of the year. The fund is at its target leverage of 2.5 times. Q2 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Trouble For Event-Driven Funds Carlson said event-driven funds finished July down 13 basis points even though one merger transaction, Willis Towers with AON, terminated due to opposition by the Department of Justice. Arbitrage spreads in riskier…
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Michelle deBoer-Jones is editor-in-chief of Hedge Fund Alpha. She also writes comparative analyses of stocks for TipRanks and runs Providence Writing Services. Previously, she was a television news producer for eight years, producing the morning news programs for NBC affiliates in Evansville, Indiana and Huntsville, Alabama and spending a short time at the CBS affiliate in Huntsville.