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MacKay Shields Defensive Bond Arbitrage Fund Ltd. updates its Form D — $611M sold

Fund raise update · Hedge fund · Open-ended · Hamilton, Bermuda · Form D/A filed 2025-10-03 · all Mackay Shields Defensive vehicles
$100M+ sold3(c)(7) — qualified purchasers

How this compares

  • Across 174 hedge fund sponsors with more than one launch on EDGAR, the median gap between consecutive funds is 7 months.
  • No earlier fund launch by this sponsor appears on EDGAR.

Computed from every Form D fund launch on EDGAR since late 2024, not sampled. Amounts are the stated offering size; indefinite offerings are excluded.

Raise progress

Sold rose from $607.5M to $611M (+$3.4M, +1 investor) in 365 days since the previous filing.

FiledFormSoldInvestorsChange
2024-10-03D/A$607.5M39
2025-10-03D/A$611M40+$3.4M
2026-10-02D/A$640.9M41+$30M

Amount sold and investor count as restated on each of the issuer's Form D filings. A rise since the previous filing is capital closed in between.

Mackay Shields Defensive on EDGAR

Earlier and related filings by the same issuer and sponsor. All Mackay Shields Defensive vehicles →

People on the filing

Young A. LeeDirector
N/A MacKay Shields LLCPromoter
Rene A. BustamanteDirector
Dawn C. GriffithsDirector

Signed by Rene A. Bustamante, Executive Managing Director of Investment Manager.

Placement agents / sales compensation: NYLIFE Distributors LLC

Why now — by persona

Relevant to: Fund audit & tax, Fund administrator.

Filing contact

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