July 17, 2012 01:00 AM

Hedge funds winning the most business H1 2012

P&I

Assets in billions Change from 2011 $29.9 1.8% Pictured: Daniel Och

P&IQ

Number of hires Total of mandates 4 $385 million Pictured Kenneth Tropin

P&IQ

Number of hires Total of mandates 3 $370 million Pictured Stephen Czech

P&IQ

Number of hires Total of mandates 6 $415 million Pictured Donald Morgan

Hedge fund manager D.E. Shaw received three mandates worth $350 million. (Pictured: David Shaw)

P&I

Assets in billions Change from 2011 $36.7 18.4% Pictured: David Warren

P&I

Assets in billions Change from 2011 $31.1 16% Pictured: Michael Platt

P&IQ

Grosvenor received one mandate worth $500 million.Pictured: Michael Sacks

Cliff Asness

In the first half of 2012, 47 hedge fund managers received 65 mandates worth over $7.1 billion, according to P&IQ. See the 10 managers that received the largest investment mandates.