Hedge fund lobbying heats up

With financial regulation on the agenda in Washington, hedge funds are stepping up their contributions, both to lobbyists & political candidates.

HEDGE FUND LOBBYING 2009

Firm

Total

Baupost Group

$40,000

Cerberus Capital Management

$440,000

Children’s Investment Fund

$100,000

Citadel Investment Group

$170,000

Davidson Kempner Capital Management

$40,000

DE Shaw & Co

$60,000

Elliott Management

$85,000

Farallon Capital Management

$30,000

Fortress Investment Group

$202,500

Glenview Capital Management

$30,000

HBK Capital Management

$60,000

Managed Funds Assn

$1,650,000

Oz Management

$180,000

Pequot Capital Management

$40,000

HEDGE FUND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS 2010 ELECTION CYCLE

Rank

Organization

Amount

Dems

Repubs

1

Renaissance Technologies

$192,150

83%

17%

2

HBK Capital Management

$134,300

58%

42%

3

Grosvenor Capital Management

$110,975

92%

8%

4

Managed Funds Assn

$91,050

60%

40%

5

Elliott Management

$88,700

18%

82%

6

Ospraie Management

$81,300

94%

6%

7

Fortress Investment Group

$69,550

97%

3%

8

Paulson & Co

$61,000

100%

0%

9

Icahn Assoc

$60,000

0%

100%

10

Farallon Capital Management

$53,550

99%

1%

11

Aqr Capital Management

$40,400

0%

100%

12

TPG-Axon Capital

$40,000

100%

0%

13

Pershing Square Capital Management

$35,200

100%

0%

14

Och-Ziff Capital Management

$28,650

100%

0%

15

Soros Fund Management

$21,300

100%

0%

16

Tudor Investment

$18,200

47%

53%

17

Avenue Capital

$14,600

100%

0%

18

Tiger Asia Management

$13,800

0%

100%

19

Schottenfeld Group

$12,800

100%

0%

20

Davidson Kempner Capital Management

$12,200

92%

8%

Source: Center for Responsive Politics

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