Thomas Whelan, CEO, and George Van, Chairman, announced today, that Muirhead Holdings, LLC of Greenwich, CT ("Muirhead") acquired Van Hedge Funds, LLC of Greenwich, CT and Nashville, TN ("VAN"). Whelan will continue as CEO of VAN while George Farr, Chairman of Muirhead Holdings, will become Chairman of VAN.

The acquisition is effective immediately. Muirhead Holdings, based in Greenwich, CT, will rebrand the company as Greenwich-Van and will continue to operate the Company from its offices in Nashville, Greenwich and Hong Kong. The Company's websites are www.vanhedge.com and www.hedgefund.com.

George Van is forming two new companies, a capital introduction company and a company to provide strategic advice to multinational companies expanding into hedge fund space. Van's new business, initially to be based in Nashville, Tennessee, are George Van & Company, LLC for capital introductions and Strategic Services, LLC for strategic advice.

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Van Hedge Funds, LLC is a pioneer in the hedge fund business. Founded in 1992 by George Van, it has been an innovator from its beginnings when it created the world's largest database of hedge funds and then performed the world's first robust hedge fund research. The Van Hedge Fund Indices are recognized benchmarks for hedge fund performances around the world.