Monday, July 30, 2007

UPDATE 3-Hedge fund Sowood suffers 50 pct loss, to wind down

(Reuters) - BOSTON, July 30 - Hedge fund Sowood Capital told
investors on Monday that it would shut down after losing half
of its assets on soured bond market bets, becoming the
first-high profile fund forced out of business by recent market
turmoil.




The Boston-based fund, which managed money for Harvard
University and other prominent clients, saw assets dwindle to
roughly $1.5 billion from $3.0 billion in less than four weeks.


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