Peregrine Communications was today named the HedgeWeek “Best European Public Relations Firm” at the leading online investment site’s 2011 awards ceremony in London.
The award recognises Peregrine’s contribution to promoting alternative investments, particularly hedge funds and funds of hedge funds, in the financial, trade and consumer press.
The firm is now the largest specialist hedge fund PR company in the world, both by absolute numbers of hedge fund clients and by assets under management.
Among Peregrine’s clients are Brevan Howard, the largest hedge fund in Europe, and Dexion Absolute, the biggest LSE-listed fund of hedge fund. The company handles all the major listed funds on the London Stock Exchange, and all the FTSE 250 hedge funds. Other clients of Peregrine include: The Signet Group, Finisterre Capital, COMAC and Cube Capital.
“We are always pleased to receive awards such as these. It means the industry watches and appreciates what we do. We are very excited about this year, we believe that hedge funds are beginning to focus on building brands as they push further into the institutional space.”
Anthony Payne, CEO and founder of Peregrine Communications