Tybourne Capital Management

Tybourne Capital Management (Tybourne) is a growth investment firm based in Hong Kong with an additional office in San Francisco. The firm makes investments in both public and private markets globally.

Background

Tybourne was founded as a hedge fund in 2012 by Eashwar Krishnan and Tanvir Ghani.[3][4][5][6] Krishnan was previously the Head of Asia at Lone Pine Capital.[3][4][5][6][7] Ghani was previously a managing director of Prime brokerage at Hong Kong office of Goldman Sachs.[3][6][7] Tybourne is considered part of the Tiger Cub group due to the firm being spun out from one.[8] The flagship fund known as the Tybourne Equity Master Fund raised $500 million in its debut and employed a Long/short equity strategy.[3][9] Later on it would also have a long-only fund.[7]

Tybourne's flagship fund had a return of 16.04% and 12.70% in 2013 and 2015 respectively.[4][9] In 2015, Tybourne was ranked as one of the largest hedge fund buyer of Alibaba American depositary receipts.[5] From a report near the end of 2016 from Bloomberg News, the fund made money every year.[7]

In 2019, Tybourne established the Tybourne Strategic Opportunities Fund which would invest in private companies.[6][10] The University of Michigan committed $50 million to the fund.[10]

In 2020, the Tybourne Equity Master Fund returned almost 53% after a successful COVID-19 strategy.[11][12]

In May 2021, Tybourne established the Tybourne Strategic Opportunities Fund II.[6] In July, the University of Michigan committed another $50 million to that fund.[6]

In December 2021, Tybourne shut down its $2.8 billion flagship hedge fund and returned money to investors citing difficulties in profitability.[12] The Fund declined by over 16% during 2021.[12] The firm going forward would focus only on its long-only strategy and private investment funds.[12]

In February 2025, Tybourne announced it would stop managing public market investments for clients and would focus only on private investments.[13]

Notable private investments

References

  1. Hedge Funds Push Deeper Into Private Equity's Turf in Asia Bloomberg.com, 16 June 2021, retrieved 6 March 2023^
  2. Form ADV SEC, retrieved 6 March 2023^
  3. Ex-Lone Pine Manager Is Said to Start $500 Million Hedge Fund Bloomberg.com, 17 July 2012, retrieved 6 March 2023^
  4. Mia Lamar. Tybourne Flagship Fund Gains in 2013 WSJ, retrieved 6 March 2023^
  5. Tybourne, Myriad Among Largest Hedge-Fund Buyers of Alibaba Bloomberg.com, 18 November 2015, retrieved 6 March 2023^
  6. University of Michigan commits $50m to Tybourne Capital's latest private fund 8 December 2021, retrieved 6 March 2023^
  7. Tybourne Capital's Anand Plans Asia-Focused Hedge Fund Bloomberg.com, 28 November 2016, retrieved 6 March 2023^
  8. Tiger Cubs: How Julian Robertson built a hedge fund dynasty Financial Times, 4 June 2021, retrieved 6 March 2023^
  9. Tiger Grandcub Tybourne Posts Double-Digit Gains Institutional Investor, retrieved 6 March 2023^
  10. Absolute Return and Alternative Asset Commitments University of Michigan, May 2020, retrieved 6 March 2023^
  11. This Hong Kong Hedge Fund With Tiger Management Ties Crushed It in the Second Quarter Institutional Investor, retrieved 6 March 2023^
  12. Hong Kong's Tybourne to Shut $2.8 Billion Hedge Fund Bloomberg.com, 15 December 2021, retrieved 6 March 2023^
  13. Bei Hu. Tybourne to Return External Capital in Long-Only Funds Bloomberg News, 20 February 2024^