The Baupost Group is a Boston-based firm managing 11 hedge funds and more than $30.21 billion. There are 61 advisors on staff at Baupost, and there are no other clients or other types of funds on the books -- just hedge funds.
One important note about this group -- the firm’s website states that its funds are generally closed to new capital and aren’t looking for new investors. However, according to one media report, Baupost began "fundraising" in 2020, raising $1.8 billion in "new commitments."
A financial advisor can help you find all the right investments for you and your family, regardless of your situation.
The Baupost Group Background
Baupost was sound in 1982. The CEO and principal owner, Seth Klarman, has been managing the investments of the firm’s clients since it was founded.
The firm, like many financial firms, is located in Boston. It only works with the hedge funds it manages, and does not have any separately managed accounts or other types of funds on its customer rolls.
The Baupost Group Investment Philosophy
Baupost’s SEC filings defined the firm as “an opportunistic, value-oriented, open mandate investment organization.” The firm looks for investments that meet at least one of a number of different qualifications, including those that:
- Are currently out of favor, but with good prospects
- Are seeling at a discount
- Have catalysts in place for realizing underlying value
- Are highly complex
- Are somewhat or highly illiquid
- Have inefficiencies including temporary supply/demand imbalances.
Investment choices include: equities, preferred stock, convertible securities, debt, distressed investments, illiquid investments, bank loans, loan origination, trade claims, sovereign debt, initial public offerings and short sales.
Largest Hedge Funds at The Baupost Group
Baupost Value Partners, L.P. - IV
AUM: $10,294,880,231
Minimum: $25 million
Beneficial Owners: 109
Baupost Limited Partnership 1983 C-1
AUM: $7,328,021,510
Minimum: $5 million
Beneficial Owners: 210
Baupost Limited Partnership 1983 A-1
AUM: $3,079,079,713
Minimum: $5 million
Beneficial Owners: 97
Baupost Value Partners, L.P. - II
AUM: $2,239,119,346
Minimum: $10 million
Beneficial Owners: 111
Baupost Value Partners, L.P. - I
AUM: $1,879,718,516
Minimum: $10 million
Beneficial Owners: 34
What to Watch Out For
Hedge funds are highly complex, loosely regulated investments that are only open to accredited investors. Furthermore, Baupost is currently not open to any new investors.
There are two disclosures on the record for Baupost, both related to activities in Europe.
Becoming a Client of The Baupost Group
Currently, The Baupost Group is not open to new investors or clients.
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