Short company description on resume?

Is it beneficial to include a short description of a company on your resume if it is small?

For example, I am currently interning at a small ABL hedge fund that most people probably haven't heard of outside the ABL world. Is it common to include a description under the company name/position, or just highlight it throughout the bullet points?

What is the common thing to do in this situation?

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I've seen it done both ways.

Whatever method you use make sure you highlight its AUM and its strategy

Personally I prefer the SHORT description method

Example:

"Name of Firm", long/short equity hedge fund with $8.5 bn AUM - Describe your duties - Describe your duties - Describe your duties

 

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