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1 September 2008 - Press Briefing

Marquee Capital to launch celebrity memorabilia fund

Marquee Capital, a UK-based celebrity collectors firm, will unveil the first investment fund dedicated to rock and pop memorabilia in January, according to a report in The Sunday Telegraph, London.

The regulated fund, set up by Chetan Trivedi and four of his friends, is targeting £7.5m (€9.3m), and will invest in the memorabilia of stars including Madonna, Marilyn Monroe and Jimi Hendrix.

The firm, which began as a group of private collectors with a penchant for Madonna, is currently a limited company with private investors.

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