Russia-based asset manager Troika Dialog is launching a hedge fund to invest in companies based in Russia and other Eastern European countri...

Russia-based asset manager Troika Dialog is launching a hedge fund to invest in companies based in Russia and other Eastern European countries, principally Ukraine and Kazakhstan, with more than $40 million in assets.

The fund, which is Cayman-registered and listed on the Irish Stock Exchange, employs a long/short equity strategy and is advised by ZAO Troika Dialog Asset Management in Moscow.

The fund will be only be available to professional investors, on a private placement basis either through partnership interests or listed shares. Four share/partnership classes will are denominated in US dollars or in Euros and offer either monthly or bi-annual dealing.

Troika Dialog was founded in 1991. It is based in Moscow and has a presence in ten major Russian cities, in addition to New York, London and Kiev.