with lions gate disambiguation . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message liongate capital management industry financial services founded 2003 defunct 2015 headquarters london england uk products investment products website www.liongate.com liongate capital management was a global investment management firm focused on creating and managing fund of hedge fund investments for institutional and private investors . liongate founded in 2003 managed a range of funds of hedge funds in both commingled funds and tailored single client portfolios . the firm which at it peak managed over usd 3 billion had a global reach with offices in london new york zurich dubai malta and mumbai . principal financial group purchased the firm in 2013 and closed the fund in 2015 . 1 the firm s flagship liongate multi strategy fund launched in april 2004 was a diversified fund of hedge funds that aimed to deliver a consistent annual return to investors within a targeted annualised standard deviation of 4 6 % . the liongate commodities fund was launched in january 2008 . liongate capital management was authorized and regulated by the financial services authority fsa in the uk and was a registered investment advisor with the securities and exchange commission sec in the us . liongate was also a member of the investor chapter of the hedge fund standards board . citation needed principal financial group us pfg 2 acquired 55 % of liongate in 2013 to expand in hedge funds and meet demand for alternative investments . 3 by the time principal purchased the fund it had declined from its peak of 3 trillion usd to just 1.4 billion usd . due to the fund s high fees investors continued to withdraw from it over the next two years . after the fund had declined further to 500 million usd in 2015 principal decided to close it . remaining investors had their cash refunded when the fund closed . 1 external links edit liongate capital management official liongate capital management website hedge fund standards board see also edit hedge fund fund of hedge funds references edit a b principal financial to shut fund of hedge fund firm liongate . reuters . 2015 10 16 . retrieved 2016 08 27 . http www.bloomberg.com quote pfg us http www.bloomberg.com news 2013 03 04 principal agrees to buy 55 stake in liongate hedge fund.html retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title liongate capital management & oldid 741461844 categories investment management companies of the united kingdomhedge fund firms in the united kingdomprivately held companies of the united kingdomhidden categories articles needing additional references from september 2014all articles needing additional referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from december 2010 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 27 september 2016 at 17 15 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view