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quick and dirty capiq screen:

Alyeska Investment Group Aragon Global Management Balestra Capital Balyasny Asset Management Barep Asset Management Blue Horizon Asset Management Bricoleur Capital Management Carpe Diem Capital Management Citadel Investment Group Clarion Management Coghill Capital Management Continental Advisors Cupps Capital Management Eventus Fund FHS Investments Glenwood Capital Investments Grosvenor Capital Management Harris Alternatives HFR Asset Management Intrinsic Capital Partners Jackson Boulevard Capital Management Kilkenny Capital Management Loyola Capital Management Marlin Capital Corporation Oak Street Capital Management Periscope Capital Management Ramsey Quantitative Systems Sanborn Kilcollin Partners Sangamon Trading SG Capital Management Sirius Partners Van Buren Advisors Wolverine Asset Management

 

CHICAGO HEDGE FUNDS (A-AZ) 2100 Xenon Group Acuity Capital Partners Adams Street Partners Advisory Research Aldine Capital Partners Alpha 6 Management Alpha Capital Partners Altus Capital Partners Apex Venture Partners Appletree Capital Arbor Investments Arch Venture Ariel Investments Ark Capital Management Aston Asset Management Astor Business Ventures

This is obviously just a partial list. There are over 170 hedge funds and private equity firms in Chicago. You can find a complete list, and full contact information at http://www.hedgefundjoblist.com/IL%20Hedge%20Fund%20List.html

Or just www.HedgeFundJobList.com

You can also find hedge fund lists at www.Barclays.com, but they are definitely a lot more expensive.

 

Sankaty has mid-market debt in Chicago, not sure if their liquid credit funds have people there or not.

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Can't think of any macro hedge funds in chicago. Citadel doesn't even have a macro desk in chicago (they have a small macro group in nyc and also london). For the most part Citadel is now a quant fund that also does fundamental long-short equity. But even their global equities group has a lot of quants.

 
GoodBread

Balyasny maybe?

This is the only one I can think of. I work in private banking in Chi and prospect a lot of the funds and this is the only one I've come across that has a macro tilt to it

I would agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong.
 
nyhedgefunder

NYC and London are where most Macro funds are based, if that's your focus, you better head east...

Aside from BH and EP (small desk), which other major funds are based in London?

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