Stone Mountain Capital Partners launched our in-house European Direct Lending strategy focussed on lower middle market corporates in Northern and Western Europe and secured the first funding in 2018 and we are targeting a first closing during 2019. As per 26th April 2019, Stone Mountain Capital has total alternative Assets under Advisory (AuA) of US$ 53.8 billion in hedge funds and private assets. We are mandated on assets of US$ 42.1 billion for capital introduction into leading hedge fund managers with long standing, solid performance track records, liquidity provision, standardised fund and managed account structures and established AuM across the strategies: credit / fixed income, equity, tactical trading, multi-strategy and fund of hedge funds (FoF). Our H2 2019 focus is on the strategies: long / short equity, relative value, global macro, and multi-strategy. We are mandated on US$ 11.7 billion of private assets (private equity, private debt, real estate) and corporate finance. Our H2 2019 focus is on arranging warehousing facilities for alternative lending platforms and distressed opportunities, with a sectoral focus on private credit, corporate credit, direct lending and capital relief trades (CRT) for insurers and banks. We provide alternative investment research, financial structuring, rating advisory, and private and public placements. Stone Mountain Capital has arranged new capital commitments of US$ 1.54 billion across hedge fund, private asset and corporate finance mandates and has been awarded over 25 industry awards for research, structuring and placement of alternative investments.

AlphaWeek spoke with Oliver Fochler, CEO of Stone Mountain Capital, an alternative investment advisor providing alternative investment research, structuring and public and private placement, about some of the trends he is seeing in hedge fund performance for H2 2018. Interview with Oliver Fochler was covered on 30th July 2018 in Alphaweek under 'Will Hedge Funds Perform Better In H2?' (website requires registration).