Off the wall strategies

Big fan of hairy strategies. Just had a call with a GP that has exclusively been investing in U.S. water related infrastructure for 20 years. Returns are solid. Super niche - got a mild chubby from it. What crazy strategies have you seen?

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Some HF was willing to fund the guy who wanted to search the dump where he thought his BTC wallet with $100mm in it wound up (not really a strategy but still)

Those crazy dudes who trade catastrophe bonds - this piece from Michael Lewis was actually one of the first articles I read that got me interested in finance back in the day https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/26/magazine/26neworleans-t.html

Edit: Forgot I was in the PE forum. Those aren't necessarily PE strategies but w/e

 

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