Attica cashes in on Dutch enthusiasm for alternatives

Attica LJH Investment Management is to launch a raft of hedge funds in the coming months across a variety of strategies. Attica plans to launch a hedge fund targeted at Dutch investors as well as two Cayman hedge funds in September, among other plans. "The pension funds industry in the Netherlands has embraced the fund of hedge funds concept and wants to start using it seriously in years ahead," said Attica's chief executive officer and founder, Robert van Maasdijk. The firm's aggressive expansion plans have come at the expense of Key Asset Management, who have lost several key members...