http://in.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idINN0325515320080707 Bigger may be better as smaller hedge funds give up Tue Jul 8, 2008 2:27am IST Email | Print | Share | Single Page [-] Text [+] By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON, July 7 (Reuters) - Bigger may really be better for hedge funds at a time the $2 trillion industry's smaller players face tough choices of either merging or being forced out of business. In the first six months of 2008, more than a dozen smaller funds have already agreed to let larger players own a piece of them, and investors and managers expect that pace to quicken. Man Group (EMG.L: Quote, Profile, Research), the world's largest publicly traded hedge fund group, has taken stakes in Ore Hill Capital and Nephila Capital, while Goldman Sachs' (GS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) Petershill unit has taken stakes in Capula Management, Claren Road Asset Management and Trafalgar Asset Managers. rest of article here: http://in.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idINN0325515320080707