8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):       August 3, 2007

Freedom Acquisition Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-33217	20-5009693
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

1114 Avenue of the Americas, 41^st Floor
New York, New York 10036

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:       (212) 380-2230

Not Applicable

Former name or former address, if changed since last report

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

þ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

     ON JULY 12, 2007, FREEDOM ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, INC. (“FREEDOM”) FILED WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE “SEC”) A PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF GLG PARTNERS LP AND ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES (COLLECTIVELY, “GLG”) AND INTENDS TO MAIL A DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS TO FREEDOM STOCKHOLDERS. STOCKHOLDERS OF FREEDOM AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO READ FREEDOM’S PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT, THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT, WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED BY FREEDOM WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH FREEDOM’S SOLICITATION OF PROXIES FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING TO BE HELD TO APPROVE THE ACQUISITION BECAUSE THESE DOCUMENTS CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT GLG, FREEDOM AND THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION. THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT WILL BE MAILED TO STOCKHOLDERS AS OF A RECORD DATE TO BE ESTABLISHED FOR VOTING ON THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION. STOCKHOLDERS MAY OBTAIN A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT AND DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT, WHEN AVAILABLE, WITHOUT CHARGE, AT THE SEC’S INTERNET SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SEC.GOV OR BY DIRECTING A REQUEST TO: FREEDOM ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, INC., 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036, TELEPHONE (212) 380-2230.

     FREEDOM AND ITS DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS MAY BE DEEMED PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES FROM FREEDOM’S STOCKHOLDERS. A LIST OF THE NAMES OF THOSE DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THEIR INTERESTS IN FREEDOM IS CONTAINED IN FREEDOM’S PROSPECTUS DATED DECEMBER 21, 2006, WHICH IS FILED WITH THE SEC, AND WILL ALSO BE CONTAINED IN FREEDOM’S PROXY STATEMENT WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. FREEDOM’S STOCKHOLDERS MAY OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE INTERESTS OF ITS DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS IN THE ACQUISITION BY READING FREEDOM’S PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT AND THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT WHEN EACH BECOMES AVAILABLE.

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

Earnings Release

     On August 3, 2007, GLG Partners (“GLG”) released its earnings for the second fiscal quarter of 2007, and Freedom Acquisition Holdings, Inc. (“Freedom”) is furnishing a copy of the earnings release issued by GLG to the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

     GLG presents certain financial measures, such as adjusted net income and comprehensive limited partner profit share, compensation and benefits, that are not prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, in addition to financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP. See the discussion in the earnings release under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”. GLG’s management uses these non- GAAP financial measures in its evaluation of GLG’s core results of operations and trends between fiscal periods and believes these measures are an important component of its internal performance measurement process. GLG’s management also prepares forecasts for future periods on a basis consistent with these non-GAAP financial measures. Under the credit facility expected to be entered into in connection with the acquisition, Freedom and its subsidiaries will be required to maintain compliance with certain financial covenants based on adjusted earnings before interest expense, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization, or adjusted EBITDA, which is calculated based on the non-GAAP adjusted net income measure, further adjusted to add back interest expense, provision for income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Non-GAAP adjusted net income has certain limitations in that it may overcompensate for certain costs and expenditures related to GLG’s business and may not be indicative of the cash flows from operations as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Updated Presentation

     Attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference is the form of updated presentation to be used by GLG and Freedom, which updates the transaction presentation previously filed on June 25, 2007.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1	Earnings Release of GLG dated August 3, 2007.
99.2	Form of Updated Presentation.

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

FREEDOM ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, INC.
By:	/s/ Jared Bluestein
	Jared Bluestein
	Secretary

Date: August 3, 2007

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Description
	99.1	Earnings Release of GLG dated August 3, 2007.
	99.2	Form of Updated Presentation.

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

GLG PARTNERS REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2007 EARNINGS

• Net income of $309 million; Adjusted net income of $125 million, up 106% from Q2 2006

• Net assets under management of $18.6 billion, up 38% from Q2 2006

• Total inflows of $1.7 billion during Q2 2007, including managed account inflows and gross fund-based inflows

London, August 3, 2007 — GLG Partners (GLG), a leading alternative asset manager, today reported net income of $309 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 and $329 million for the first half of 2007. Adjusted net income (net income less limited partner profit share) was $125 million, up 106% year-over-year, for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 and $139 million, up 89% year-over-year, for the first half of 2007.

GLG’s net assets under management as of June 30, 2007 reached $18.6 billion (net of assets invested from other GLG managed funds), up 16% from March 31, 2007 and 38% from June 30, 2006. GLG’s gross assets under management (including assets invested from other GLG managed funds) were $21.5 billion at June 30, 2007, up 15% from March 31, 2007 and 38% from June 30, 2006. A combination of strong performance across the GLG managed funds and healthy inflows drove the growth in assets under management (AUM) as set forth below in Table 1.

“The second quarter saw strong performance across the funds we manage, as well as continued growth in inflows”, said Noam Gottesman, Founder, Managing Director and Co-CEO of GLG. “This strong performance, together with the recently announced transaction with Freedom Acquisition Holdings and strategic investments by Istithmar and Sal. Oppenheim, position us well for the future expansion and growth of our business.”

Table 1: Assets Under Management
(USD in millions)

	As of June 30,
	2007			2006
Gross Fund-Based AUM	$	19,485		$	14,351
Managed Accounts AUM		1,843			937
Cash and Other Securities		194			339
Gross AUM	$	21,522		$	15,627
YoY % Change		38	%
Net AUM	$	18,585		$	13,467
YoY % Change		38	%

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2007			2006			2007			2006
Opening Gross Fund-Based AUM	$	17,060		$	12,934		$	16,053		$	11,484
Fund-based inflows (net of redemptions)		1,393			1,407			1,552			1,613
Fund-based net performance (gains net of losses)		1,032			10			1,880			1,254
Closing Gross Fund-Based AUM	$	19,485		$	14,351		$	19,485		$	14,351
% of Opening Gross Fund-Based AUM
Gross Fund-based inflows (net of redemptions)		8.2	%		10.9	%		9.7	%		14.0	%
Gross Fund-based net performance (gains net of losses)		6.0	%		0.1	%		11.7	%		10.9	%
Opening Managed Accounts AUM	$	1,398		$	505		$	1,233		$	335
Inflows (net of redemptions)		351			536			419			670
Net performance (gains net of losses)		94			(104	)		191			(68	)
Closing Managed Accounts AUM	$	1,843		$	937		$	1,843		$	937
% of Opening Managed Accounts AUM
Inflows (net of redemptions)		25.1	%		106.1	%		34.0	%		200.0	%
Net Performance (gains net of losses)		6.7	%		(20.6	%)		15.5	%		(20.3	%)

Note: Net performance is based on both opening AUM and inflows during the period and can be influenced by heavy inflows.

Financial Summary

For Q2 2007, net revenues and other income was up 84% to $418 million compared to $227 million in the same quarter last year, primarily due to increased management and performance fees as a result of strong inflows and solid performance across the GLG managed funds. First half 2007 net revenues and other income increased 77% over the first half of 2006 to $491 million.

Performance fees rose 97% year-over-year in Q2 2007 to $341 million on a 37% rise in average net AUM from the same quarter last year. It is our practice to recognize

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performance fees when they crystallize, generally on June 30 and December 31 of each year. Accordingly, Q2’s performance fees largely reflect first half performance.

Management and administration fees totaled $77 million, or 1.8% of average net AUM for Q2 2007, increases of 42% and 6 basis points (bps), respectively, from Q2 2006. For the first half of 2007, management and administration fees totaled $147 million, or 1.8% of average net AUM, increases of 49% and 10 bps, respectively, over the first half of 2006.

The total level of comprehensive limited partner profit share, compensation and benefits (“PSCB”) rose by 72% for Q2 2007 to $241 million, although this represented a reduction of 420 bps to 58% when expressed as a percentage of revenues for the same period last year. PSCB is a financial measure not prepared under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, and includes limited partner profit share as described below under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.” Employee compensation and benefits for Q2 2007 fell by 36% to $57 million compared to $88 million in the same quarter last year, as certain key employees ceased to be employees when GLG established its limited partner profit share arrangement at the end of Q2 2006.

Please note that compensation expense and limited partner profit share tied to fund performance is only recognized when the related performance fees crystallize, generally on June 30 and December 31 of each year. Consequently, the portion of Q2’s compensation expense and limited partner profit share tied to performance largely reflects first half performance.

PSCB for the first half of 2007 rose by 64% to $272 million but fell by roughly 455 bps to 55% when expressed as a percentage of revenues when compared with the same period a year ago. Employee compensation and benefits for the first half of 2007 fell by 29% year-over-year to $82 million as a result of certain key personnel ceasing to be employees when GLG established its limited partner profit share arrangement at the end of June 2006.

General, administrative, and other expenses for Q2 2007 increased 78% year-over-year to $28 million but fell slightly as a percentage of revenues to 6.7%. For the first half of 2007, these expenses rose 97% year-over-year to $54 million, or by 110 bps to 11% when expressed as a percentage of revenues, reflecting increases in operating costs due to significant growth in the business as well as certain one-time costs.

“We extended our record of strong performance across the funds we manage while continuing to build the scale of our operations to accommodate growth”, said Emmanuel Roman, Co-CEO and Managing Director of GLG.

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Investor/Analyst Conference Call and Webcast

GLG will be hosting a conference call for investors and analysts today at 11:00 AM EDT (New York City) / 4:00 PM BST (Guernsey/London). The dial-in number for the live conference call is +1 334 323 6203 in the US or +44 (0)20 7162 0125 in the UK. To access a webcast of the conference call, please register via GLG’s website www.glgpartners.com.

The conference call replay can be accessed by dialing +1 954 334 0342 in the US or +44 (0)20 7031 4064 in the UK and entering access code #760644. The webcast replay of the conference call will also be available on the Company’s website at www.glgpartners.com. Both the dial-in and webcast replay of the call will be available beginning on August 3, 2007 at 2pm EST or 7pm BST until August 13th.

About GLG

GLG, the largest independent alternative asset manager in Europe and one of the largest in the world, offers its base of long-standing prestigious clients a diverse range of investment products and account management services. GLG’s focus is on preserving client’s capital and achieving consistent, superior absolute returns with low volatility and low correlations to both the equity and fixed income markets. Since its inception in 1995, GLG has built on the roots of its founders in the private wealth management industry to develop into one of the world’s largest and most recognized alternative investment managers, while maintaining its tradition of client-focused product development and customer service. As of June 30, 2007, GLG managed gross AUM of over $21 billion.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains statements relating to future results that are “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: market conditions for GLG managed investment funds; performance of GLG managed investment funds, the related performance fees and the associated impacts on revenues, net income, cash flows and fund inflows/outflows; the cost of retaining GLG’s key investment and other personnel or the loss of such key personnel; risks associated with the expansion of GLG’s business in size and geographically; operational risk; litigation and regulatory enforcement risks, including the diversion of management time and attention and the additional costs and demands on GLG’s resources; risks related to the use of leverage, the use of derivatives, interest rates and currency fluctuations; costs related to the proposed acquisition; failure to obtain the required approvals of stockholders of Freedom Acquisition Holdings, Inc. for the proposed acquisition transaction; and risks that the closing of the transaction is substantially delayed or that the transaction does not close, as well as other risks and uncertainties, including those set forth in the preliminary proxy statement filed by Freedom with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 12, 2007. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and GLG undertakes no obligation to update or revise the

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forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Contacts:

Investors/analysts:

GLG:	Simon White
	Chief Financial Officer
	+44 (0)20 7016 7000
	simon.white@glgpartners.com
	Michael Hodes
	Acting Director of Investor Relations
	+1 212 224 7223
	michael.hodes@glgpartners.com
Media:
Finsbury:	Rupert Younger/Amanda Lee
	+44 (0)20 7251 3801
	rupert.younger@finsbury.com
	amanda.lee@finsbury.com
	Andy Merrill
	+ 1 212 303 7600
	andy.merrill@finsbury.com

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GLG
Unaudited Combined Statement of Operations
(USD in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	June 30,
							%
	2007			2006			Change
Net revenues and other income
Management fees	$	62,991		$	45,679			38	%
Performance fees		340,512			172,695			97	%
Administration fees		14,036			8,500			65	%
Other		471			(271	)	NM
Total net revenues and other income		418,010			226,603			84	%
Expenses
Employee compensation and benefits		(56,518	)		(88,404	)		(36	%)
General, administrative and other		(27,979	)		(15,696	)		78	%
		(84,497	)		(104,100	)		(19	%)
Income from operations		333,513			122,503			172	%
Interest income, net		171			939			(82	%)
Income before income taxes		333,684			123,442			170	%
Income taxes		(25,031	)		(11,499	)		118	%
GAAP Net income	$	308,653		$	111,943			176	%

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
	2007			2006			% Change
Net revenues and other income
Management fees	$	120,334		$	82,971			45	%
Performance fees		343,032			175,946			95	%
Administration fees		26,680			15,921			68	%
Other		970			2,023		NM
Total net revenues and other income		491,016			276,861			77	%
Expenses
Employee compensation and benefits		(81,566	)		(114,459	)		(29	%)
General, administrative and other		(53,743	)		(27,285	)		97	%
		(135,309	)		(141,744	)		(5	%)
Income from operations		355,707			135,117			163	%
Interest income, net		1,647			2,574			(36	%)
Income before income taxes		357,354			137,691			160	%
Income taxes		(28,286	)		(13,000	)		118	%
GAAP Net income	$	329,068		$	124,691			164	%

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GLG
Unaudited Combined Balance Sheet
(USD in thousands)

	As of June 30,		As of December 31,
	2007		2006
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	130,268	$	273,148
Investments		154		201
Fees receivable		380,157		251,963
Prepaid expenses and other assets		27,418		25,944
Property and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $10,972 and $10,117 respectively)		8,980		6,121
Total Assets	$	546,977	$	557,377
Liabilities and Members’ Equity
Current Liabilities
Rebates and sub-administration fees payable	$	26,147	$	19,146
Accrued compensation and benefits		47,702		102,507
Income taxes payable		29,130		25,094
Distributions payable		70,694		9,310
Accounts payable and other accruals		16,388		19,716
Other liabilities		3,653		5,100
Total Current Liabilities		193,714		180,873
Non-Current Liabilities
Loan payable		13,000		13,000
Minority Interest		1,958		1,552
Total Non-Current Liabilities		14,958		14,552
Commitments and Contingencies
Total Liabilities		208,672		195,425
Members’ Equity
Members’ equity		6,354		6,356
Retained Earnings		328,240		352,690
Accumulated other comprehensive income		3,711		2,906
Total Members’ Equity		338,305		361,952
Total Liabilities and Members’ Equity	$	546,977	$	557,377

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GLG
Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income for Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006
(USD in thousands)

	Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
	June 30,									June 30,
	2007			2006			% Change			2007			2006			% Change
Derivation of non-GAAP adjusted net income
GAAP Net income	$	308,653		$	111,943			176	%	$	329,068		$	124,691			164	%
Deduct: limited partner profit share		(184,047	)		(51,530	)		257	%		(190,500	)		(51,530	)		270	%
Non-GAAP adjusted net income	$	124,606		$	60,413			106	%	$	138,568		$	73,161			89	%

GLG
Non-GAAP Expenses for Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006
(USD in thousands)

	Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
	June 30,									June 30,
	2007			2006			% Change			2007			2006			% Change
Non-GAAP expenses
GAAP employee compensation and benefits	$	(56,518	)	$	(88,404	)		(36	%)	$	(81,566	)	$	(114,459	)		(29	%)
Limited partner profit share		(184,047	)		(51,530	)		257	%		(190,500	)		(51,530	)		270	%
Non-GAAP Comprehensive limited partner profit share, compensation and benefits	$	(240,565	)	$	(139,934	)		72	%	$	(272,066	)	$	(165,989	)		64	%
GAAP General, administrative and other		(27,979	)		(15,696	)		78	%		(53,743	)		(27,285	)		97	%
Non-GAAP total expenses	$	(268,544	)	$	(155,630	)		73	%	$	(325,809	)	$	(193,274	)		69	%

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

GLG presents certain financial measures that are not prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principals, or GAAP, in addition to financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Comprehensive Limited Partner Profit Share, Compensation and Benefits (“PSCB”): GLG’s management assesses its personnel-related expenses based on the measure “non-GAAP comprehensive limited partner profit share, compensation and benefits”, or non-GAAP PSCB. This non-GAAP financial measure reflects GAAP employee compensation and benefits, adjusted to include the limited partner profit shares.

Beginning in mid-2006, GLG entered into partnerships with a number of its key personnel who ceased to be employees and instead became holders of direct or indirect limited partnership interests in certain GLG entities. These individuals continue to provide services to GLG, either directly or through two limited liability partnerships. Through their partnership interests, these key individuals are entitled to profit shares in the form of priority distributions paid as partnership draws. In addition they may be entitled to an additional discretionary limited partner profit share. The key personnel that are participants in the limited partner profit share arrangement described above do not receive salaries or discretionary bonuses from GLG.

Under GAAP, limited partner profit share cannot be presented as employee compensation expense. However, management believes that it is more appropriate to treat limited partner profit share as expense when considering business performance because it reflects the cost of the services provided to GLG by these participants in the limited partner profit share arrangement. As a result, GLG presents the measure non-GAAP PSCB to show the total cost of the services provided to GLG by both participants in the limited partner profit share arrangement and employees. For purposes of this non-GAAP financial measure, GLG recognizes the limited partner profit share in the period in which the revenues related to the limited partner profit share are recognized, rather than the period in which the limited partner profit share distributions are made.

Non-GAAP PSCB is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP employee compensation and benefits.

Adjusted Net Income: GLG’s management assesses the underlying performance of its business based on the measure “adjusted net income”, which adjusts for the difference between GAAP employee compensation and benefits and non-GAAP PSCB as discussed above. Adjusted net income is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP net income as an indicator of GLG’s operating performance or any other measures of performance derived in accordance with GAAP.

GLG is providing these non-GAAP financial measures to enable investors, securities analysts and other interested parties to perform additional financial analysis of GLG’s personnel-related costs and its earnings from operations and because it believes that they will be helpful to investors in understanding all components of the personnel-related costs of GLG’s business. GLG’s management believes that the non-GAAP financial measures also enhance comparisons of GLG’s core results of operations with historical periods. In particular, GLG believes that the non-GAAP adjusted net income measure better represents profits available for distribution to stockholders than does GAAP net income.

Investors should consider these non-GAAP financial measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures presented by GLG may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.

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GLG
Financial Supplement

(USD in millions)	1Q 2007			2Q 2007			1H 2007			LTM(1)
Gross AUM		18,655			21,522			21,522			21,522
Net AUM		16,085			18,585			18,585			18,585
Average net AUM		15,620			17,335			16,608			15,402
(USD in thousands)
Management fees		57,343			62,991			120,334			223,636
Performance fees		2,521			340,512			343,032			561,827
Administration fees		12,645			14,036			26,680			45,573
Other		498			472			970			3,985
Total net revenues and other income		73,007			418,010			491,016			835,021
Employee compensation and benefits		(25,048	)		(56,518	)		(81,566	)		(135,493	)
General, administrative and other		(25,764	)		(27,979	)		(53,743	)		(94,862	)
Net interest income		1,475			171			1,647			3,730
Income tax expense		(3,255	)		(25,031	)		(28,286	)		(44,510	)
GAAP net income		20,414			308,654			329,068			563,886
Deduct: Limited partner profit share		(6,453	)		(184,047	)		(190,500	)		(340,420	)
Non-GAAP adjusted net income(2)		13,962			124,607			138,568			223,466
Management fees and Administration fees/Avg. net AUM (3)		1.8	%		1.8	%		1.8	%		1.7	%
Total net revenues and other income/Avg. net AUM(3)		1.9	%		9.6	%		5.9	%		5.4	%
Employee compensation and benefits and Limited partner profit share/ Total net revenues and other income		43	%		58	%		55	%		57	%
General, administrative and other expenses/Total net revenues and other income		35	%		7	%		11	%		11	%
Non-GAAP adjusted net income/Total net revenues and other income		19	%		30	%		28	%		27	%
Effective income tax rate		19	%		17	%		17	%		17	%

(1)	LTM period is July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007.
(2)	See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for further detail.
(3)	Ratios annualized for 1Q, 2Q and 1H 2007.

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Composition of Assets Under Management Supplement
(USD in millions)

	As of March 31,						As of June 30,
	2007			2006			2007			2006
Alternative strategy	$	11,200		$	7,883		$	12,826		$	9,059
Long-only		3,882			3,667			4,432			3,730
Internal FoHF		1,404			937			1,627			1,086
External FoHF		575			447			599			477
Gross Fund-Based AUM		17,060			12,934			19,485			14,351
Managed accounts		1,398			505			1,843			937
Cash		197			395			194			339
Total Gross AUM		18,655			13,834			21,522			15,627
Less: internal FoHF investments in GLG funds		(1,372	)		(940	)		(1,642	)		(1,020	)
Less: external FoHF investments in GLG funds		(53	)		—			(56	)		(13	)
Less: alternatives fund-in-fund investments		(1,145	)		(1,082	)		(1,239	)		(1,127	)
Net AUM	$	16,085		$	11,811		$	18,585		$	13,467

	As of March 31,					As of June 30,
	2007			2006		2007			2006
Gross AUM	$	18,655		$	13,834	$	21,522		$	15,627
YoY % Change		35	%				38	%
Net AUM		16,085			11,811		18,585			13,467
YoY % Change		36	%				38	%

	Three Months Ended March 31,						Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2007			2006			2007			2006			2007			2006
Opening Gross Fund-Based AUM	$	16,053		$	11,484		$	17,060		$	12,934		$	16,053		$	11,484
Fund-based inflows (net of redemptions)		160			206			1,393			1,407			1,552			1,613
Fund-based net performance (gains net of losses)		848			1,244			1,032			10			1,880			1,254
Closing Gross Fund-Based AUM	$	17,060		$	12,934		$	19,485		$	14,351		$	19,485		$	14,351
% of Opening Gross Fund-Based AUM
Gross Fund-based inflows (net of redemptions)		1.0	%		1.8	%		8.2	%		10.9	%		9.7	%		14.0	%
Gross Fund-based net performance (gains net of losses)		5.3	%		10.8	%		6.0	%		0.1	%		11.7	%		10.9	%
Opening Managed Accounts AUM	$	1,233		$	335		$	1,398		$	505		$	1,233		$	335
Inflows (net of redemptions)		68			134			351			536			419			670
Net performance (gains net of losses)		97			36			94			(104	)		191			(68	)
Closing Managed Accounts AUM	$	1,398		$	505		$	1,843		$	937		$	1,843		$	937
% of Opening Managed Accounts AUM
Inflows (net of redemptions)		5.5	%		40.0	%		25.1	%		106.1	%		34.0	%		200.0	%
Net Performance (gains net of losses)		7.9	%		10.7	%		6.7	%		(20.6	%)		15.5	%		(20.3	%)

     Note: Net performance is based on both opening AUM and inflows during the period and can be influenced by heavy inflows.

10

EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

GLG ACCESSES THE PUBLIC MARKETS: FIRST HALF 2007 UPDATE INVESTOR PRESENTATION AUGUST 3, 2007

SECURITIES LAW INFORMATION On July 12, 2007, Freedom Acquisition Holdings, Inc. ("Freedom") filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a preliminary proxy statement in connection with the proposed acquisition of GLG Partners LP and its affiliated entities (collectively, "GLG") and intends to mail a definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents to Freedom stockholders. Stockholders of Freedom and other interested persons are advised to read Freedom's preliminary proxy statement, the definitive proxy statement, when it becomes available, and any other relevant documents filed by Freedom with the SEC in connection with Freedom's solicitation of proxies for the special meeting to be held to approve the acquisition because these documents contain or will contain important information about GLG, Freedom and the proposed acquisition. The definitive proxy statement will be mailed to stockholders as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed acquisition. Stockholders may obtain a copy of the preliminary proxy statement and definitive proxy statement, when available, without charge, at the SEC's Internet site at http://www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: Freedom Acquisition Holdings, Inc., 1114 Avenue of the Americas, 41st floor, New York, New York 10036, telephone (212) 380-2230. Freedom and its directors and officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from Freedom's stockholders. A list of the names of those directors and officers and descriptions of their interests in Freedom is contained in Freedom's prospectus dated December 21, 2006, which is filed with the SEC, and will also be contained in Freedom's proxy statement when it becomes available. Freedom's stockholders may obtain additional information about the interests of its directors and officers in the acquisition by reading Freedom's preliminary proxy statement and the definitive proxy statement when each becomes available. Certain financial information and data of GLG contained in this presentation is unaudited and prepared by GLG as a private company, and may not conform to SEC Regulation S-X. Accordingly, such information and data may be adjusted and presented differently in Freedom's proxy statement to solicit stockholder approval of the proposed acquisition.

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT Nothing in this presentation should be construed as, or is intended to be, a solicitation for or an offer to provide investment advisory services. This presentation contains statements relating to future results (including certain projections and business trends) that are "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: market conditions for GLG managed investment funds; performance of GLG managed investment funds, the related performance fees and the associated impacts on revenues, net income, cash flows and fund inflows/outflows; the cost of retaining GLG's key investment and other personnel or the loss of such key personnel; risks associated with the expansion of GLG's business in size and geographically; operational risk; litigation and regulatory enforcement risks, including the diversion of management time and attention and the additional costs and demands on GLG's resources; risks related to the use of leverage, the use of derivatives, interest rates and currency fluctuations; costs related to the proposed acquisition; failure to obtain the required approvals of Freedom's stockholders; and risks that the closing of the transaction is substantially delayed or that the transaction does not close, as well as other risks and uncertainties, including those set forth in the preliminary proxy statement filed by Freedom with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 12, 2007. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward- looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

GLG ACCESSES THE PUBLIC MARKETS GLG is accessing the public markets and will become an NYSE-listed, US public company through a reverse acquisition transaction with Freedom Acquisition Holdings, Inc. ("Freedom") GLG is one of the world's leading alternative asset managers Over $21 billion in gross assets under management ("AUM")(1) as of June 30, 2007 Strong and sustained investment performance with approximately 17% net annual returns in alternative strategies since 1997 36% CAGR in gross AUM since 2001; 47% since 2005 Deep and talented team of investment professionals Freedom was formed solely to make an acquisition and its common stock is trading on AMEX under the symbol FRH After the transaction, the shares will trade on the NYSE under the symbol GLG Pro forma fully diluted market capitalization is expected to be approximately $3.3 billion. The float is expected to be approximately $540 million(2) Note: 1. See "Description of Gross and Net Assets Under Management" in Appendix for definition. 2. Based on Freedom's share price of $10.20 as of August 2, 2007. 1

1. TRANSACTION

TRANSACTION SUMMARY Structure Consideration Management Lock-Ups and Non-Competes Proceeds Board of Directors Approvals Expected Closing Note: 1. Based on treasury stock method at Freedom share price of $10.20 as of August 2, 2007. Assumes exchange into Freedom stock of all exchangeable securities issued in connection with the transaction and no redemption by Freedom shareholders. Purchase by Freedom of 100% of GLG Partners LP and its associated entities ("GLG") Structured as a reverse acquisition $1 billion in cash: to be financed by cash on Freedom's balance sheet and up to $570 million in debt 230 million shares of Freedom common stock (72% fully-diluted(1) ownership) GLG intends to allocate 10 million shares to current GLG employees, key personnel and certain other individuals Freedom shareholders retain 28% fully-diluted(1) ownership To include Noam Gottesman (Chairman and Co-CEO), Emmanuel Roman (Co-CEO), Simon White (CFO) GLG's principals and key next generation to enter into lock-up and non-compete arrangements Approximately 50% of after-tax cash proceeds received by GLG shareholders to be re-invested in GLG funds at full fees To include Noam Gottesman, Emmanuel Roman, Nicolas Berggruen, Martin Franklin, Ian Ashken, James Hauslein, William Lauder, Paul Myners and Peter Weinberg Majority of Freedom shareholders (approval requires that less than 20% of shareholders vote against transaction and elect redemption) UK, Irish and Cayman Islands regulatory authorities Early 4Q 2007 2

GLG SEES SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS TO BECOMING PUBLIC THROUGH FREEDOM Why is GLG accessing the public markets? Attract, retain and motivate world-class investment talent Increase global brand awareness More efficient access to the capital markets and an acquisition currency An Efficient and Transparent Approach Limits management distraction or business disruption Minimizes execution and market risks Freedom Represents a Unique Opportunity Deep experience of Freedom's principals Strong existing shareholder base Expected NYSE listing consistent with growth and branding strategy Why is GLG accessing the public markets through a reverse acquisition? 3

FREEDOM REPRESENTS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY Freedom was formed in 2006 solely to make an acquisition of an operating company and currently has no operating businesses December 2006 IPO led by Citigroup raised over $500 million in capital 52.8 million units placed at $10.00 per unit. Units (1 common share and 1 warrant) trade on AMEX under ticker "FRH.U"; common shares and warrants trade on AMEX under tickers "FRH" and "FRH.WS", respectively Current market capitalization of approximately $710 million(1) and float of $540 million(1) GLG transaction represents the type of attractive opportunity that Freedom was established to uncover: leading player, growing industry, experienced management Two principal directors and shareholders Nicolas Berggruen, Berggruen Holdings Founded Berggruen Holdings in 1985. Currently with operations in the US, Europe and Asia, Berggruen Holdings is the direct investment vehicle of Nicolas Berggruen and invests in operating businesses, owns and develops real estate and maintains an in-house public securities portfolio Also co-founded Alpha Investment Management, a hedge fund of funds business which was sold in 2004 Martin Franklin, Marlin Equities Chairman and CEO of Jarden Corporation (NYSE ticker "JAH") since 2001. Jarden is a broad-based consumer products company whose share price has grown at a CAGR of 29% over the previous five years Former chairman and director of Bolle, Inc., chairman of Lumen Technologies and chairman and CEO of Benson Eyecare Corporation 4 Note: 1. Based on Freedom share price of $10.20 as of August 2, 2007.

2. OVERVIEW OF GLG

GLG IS A LEADING ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGER GLG is a multi-strategy alternative asset manager based in London with over $21 billion in gross AUM as of June 30, 2007(1) Largest independent alternative asset manager in Europe 11th largest alternative asset manager globally(2) Focus on equity, credit, convertible and emerging markets strategies in approximately 40 funds comprising both alternative and long-only strategies Attractive foundation of ultra-high net worth / high net worth clients representing roughly half of GLG's AUM Over 300 people(3), including 120 investment professionals, located in London, New York and the Cayman Islands Founded in 1995 with a long history of strong and sustained investment performance Winner of numerous major industry awards. Recent awards include: GLG Partners LP Winner 2006 and 2007 No. 1 Hedge Fund (Based on All Votes) GLG Partners LP Winner 2006 Best Hedge Fund Notes: 1. See "Description of Gross and Net Assets Under Management" in Appendix for definition. 2. Source: Institutional Investor / Alpha Magazine, May 2007. 3. Includes contractors and temporary personnel as well as employees of GLG Inc., an independently owned dedicated service provider in New York that GLG has entered into an agreement to acquire. 5

HISTORY OF GLG GLG was founded by Noam Gottesman, Pierre Lagrange and Jonathan Green in 1995 as a division of Lehman Brothers Founders had worked together at Goldman Sachs Private Client Services since late 1980s GLG began to offer fund products in early 1997 Became an independent business in 2000, with Lehman Brothers initially holding a 20% minority interest (currently 15.3% and 10.5% fully diluted pro forma for the Freedom transaction) Since 2000, GLG has made considerable investments developing a cohesive investment management team and robust platform Headcount growth from 55 in 2000 to over 300 today(1) Note: 1. Includes contractors and temporary personnel as well as employees of GLG Inc., an independently owned dedicated service provider that GLG has entered into an agreement to acquire. 6

GLG'S KEY GROWTH STRATEGIES Extend Strong Investment Track Record Dedicated to achieving substantial absolute returns for clients Committed to recruiting, training, retaining and motivating the top investment talent in the world Expand Investment Products and Strategies Focused on continuing to grow the number of funds and strategies (currently approximately 40 fund products) Continued emphasis on innovation and responsiveness to market opportunities and client demands Averaged five new product launches per year over the last five years Build on Success in Europe and UK to Penetrate Other Major Markets Expand client relationships and distribution capabilities in the US, Middle East and Asia, regions where GLG currently has modest representation but sees significant growth opportunities For example, the US currently represents 57% of global alternative assets(1), but a de minimus portion of GLG's AUM Leverage new strategic investors: Istithmar and Sal. Oppenheim Note: 1. Source: Hedge Fund Research, Inc. 7

TWO NEW STRATEGIC INVESTORS: ISTITHMAR AND SAL. OPPENHEIM Istithmar and Sal. Oppenheim each entered into agreements to purchase 3% equity stakes from a former GLG principal in June 2007, with closing expected by August 2007. Both will also be investors in GLG managed funds Istithmar Government of Dubai-owned private equity and alternative investment firm Headquartered in Dubai, UAE with offices in New York and Shanghai Intend to focus relationship on broadening GLG's Middle Eastern distribution, product development and investment opportunities Sal. Oppenheim Europe's largest independent private bank Headquartered in Cologne, Germany and family owned since its foundation in 1789 Focus on asset management and investment banking Intend to focus relationship on product development tailored for the German market 8

GLG'S SIGNIFICANT AUM GROWTH HAS BEEN DRIVEN BY... GLG's gross AUM(1) have grown at a CAGR of 36% since December 2001 With $21.5 billion in gross AUM(1), GLG is one of the world's largest alternative asset managers Notes: 1. See "Description of Gross and Net Assets Under Management" in Appendix for definition. ($ BN) 9

....GLG'S DIFFERENTIATED MULTI-STRATEGY APPROACH AND... Notes: Data as at June 30, 2007 based on gross AUM. See "Description of Gross and Net Assets Under Management" in Appendix for definition of "gross AUM". Figures in parentheses indicate number of funds within each strategy. 2007 pipeline also includes the creation of full UCITS III versions of GLG European Equity, GLG North American Equity and GLG Performance funds, and the conversion to UCITS III of the existing GLG Global Convertible fund. AUM breakdown by investment strategy Sub-breakdown of single manager alternative strategy funds 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 YTD GLG Balanced GLG Capital Appreciation GLG Performance GLG Global Convertible GLG Opportunity (restructured into the GLG Global Opportunity Fund in 2002) GLG Investments III plc GLG Market Neutral GLG European Equity GLG Global Convertible UCITS GLG Capital Appreciation (Distributing) GLG Performance (Distributing) GLG European Long-Short GLG North American Long-Short GLG Global Aggressive GLG European Equity (Distributing) Prescient Alpha GLG European Opportunity GLG North American Opportunity GLG Financials GLG Technology GLG Credit GLG Multi Strategy GLG MMI Enhanced GLG Japanese Long-Short GLG Global Futures GLG North American Equity GLG Alpha Select GLG Emerging Markets GLG Consumer GLG MMI Japanese Opportunity GLG Global Utilities GLG Global Convertible UCITS (Distributing) GLG Event Driven Fund GLG Absolute Return Bond GLG MMI Directional GLG Esprit Fund GLG UK Select Equity GLG MMI Enhanced II GLG Emerging Markets Special Situations GLG Environment GLG Alpha Capture GLG UK Select (Distributing) Single Manager Alternative Strategy Funds (18) 59% Long-Only Funds (14) 20% Internal FoHFs (4) 8% Managed Accounts 9% External FoHFs (5) 3% Cash and Individual Securities 1% Mixed Asset Long-Short Funds (2) 25% Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Fund (1) 19% Convertible Bond Fund (1) 4% Credit Long-Short Funds (2) 5% CTA Fund (1) 1% Equity Long-Short Funds (11) 46% Single Manager Alternative Strategy Funds (18) 59% 10

.... GLG'S STRONG AND SUSTAINED TRACK RECORD OF INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE Since the first fund launched in 1997, GLG has achieved a 17.3% net-of-fees annualized dollar-weighted return on its alternative strategies through June 2007 Annualized Returns 17.3% 15.5% 6.4% 10.2% 7.3% 4.7% 6.0% Rebased Index Value Note: Dollar-weighted average returns are calculated as the composite performance of all constituent funds, weighted by fund size. Performance measured by core class in each fund. First GLG fund began trading in January 1997; as a result, indices are rebased to 100 as at January 1, 1997, with monthly datapoints through to June 30, 2007. Annualized returns calculated on basis of monthly pricing data. 11

SUBSTANTIAL NET RETURNS, WITH LOW INTER-FUND CORRELATION, SINCE INCEPTION Fund return correlations(2) Fund return correlations(2) Fund return correlations(2) Fund return correlations(2) Fund return correlations(2) Fund return correlations(2) Fund return correlations(2) Fund return correlations(2) Fund return correlations(2) Gross AUM(1) Inception Date Perf. Since Inception Net Ann. Return Emerging Markets European Long-Short Market Neutral North American Opportunity Global Convertible UCITS European Equity Capital Appreciation S&P 500 Index MSCI World Index Alternative Strategies Alternative Strategies Alternative Strategies Alternative Strategies Alternative Strategies Alternative Strategies Alternative Strategies Alternative Strategies Alternative Strategies Alternative Strategies Alternative Strategies Alternative Strategies Alternative Strategies Alternative Strategies Emerging Markets (No comparable index) $2.5bn Nov 2005 141% n/a 70.0% n/a 1.00 0.58 0.50 0.36 0.49 0.54 0.61 0.31 0.39 European Long-Short MSCI Europe Index $2.5bn Oct 2000 148% 2% 14.4% 0.2% 0.58 1.00 0.52 0.57 0.15 0.21 0.29 (0.03) 0.05 Market Neutral MSCI World Index $2.4bn Jan 1998 509% 61% 21.1% 5.2% 0.50 0.52 1.00 0.52 0.52 0.27 0.54 0.16 0.26 North American Opportunity S&P 500 Index $1.1bn Jan 2002 86% 31% 12.0% 5.0% 0.36 0.57 0.52 1.00 0.50 0.37 0.59 0.31 0.36 Long-only Strategies Long-only Strategies Long-only Strategies Long-only Strategies Long-only Strategies Long-only Strategies Long-only Strategies Long-only Strategies Long-only Strategies Long-only Strategies Long-only Strategies Long-only Strategies Long-only Strategies Long-only Strategies Global Convertible UCITS ML Global 300 Convertible Index MSCI World Index $1.5bn Mar 1999 110% 65% 26% 9.4% 6.2% 2.8% 0.49 0.15 0.52 0.50 1.00 0.76 0.85 0.65 0.72 European Equity MSCI Europe Index $1.2bn Feb 1999 172% 36% 12.7% 3.8% 0.54 0.21 0.27 0.37 0.76 1.00 0.76 0.75 0.85 Capital Appreciation Index(3) $1.0bn Mar 1997 243% 79% 12.7% 5.8% 0.61 0.29 0.54 0.59 0.85 0.76 1.00 0.65 0.75 Notes: Data as at June 30, 2007. Funds listed represent GLG's seven largest funds excluding fund of funds. AUM figures include distributing variants of funds, where applicable. Returns data are for core class in non-distributing fund and are calculated on basis of daily pricing data, where applicable. 1. See "Description of Gross and Net Assets Under Management" in Appendix for definition. 2. Correlations calculated based on monthly returns from fund inception date to June 30, 2007. 3. 65% MSCI World Index, 35% JP Morgan Government Bond Index. 12

KEY DRIVERS OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Key Drivers Assets under management Diversity of product offerings Funds' performance Low correlation of funds' returns Management, administration and performance fee rates Key Drivers Market for investment management talent Expense management Revenues Management fees Administration fees Performance fees Expenses Compensation & other personnel expenses General & administrative expenses 13

FINANCIAL SUMMARY 14 ($ MM) FY 2006 2Q 2007 1H 2007 LTM(1) Gross AUM(2) 17,596 21,522 21,522 21,522 Net AUM(2) 15,154 18,585 18,585 18,585 Average net AUM(3) 12,890 17,335 16,608 15,402 Management fees 186 63 120 224 Performance fees 395 341(4) 343 562 Administration fees 35 14 27 46 Other 5 0 1 4 Total net revenues and other income 621 418 491 835 Employee compensation and benefits (168) (57) (82) (135) General, administrative and other (68) (28) (54) (95) Net interest income 5 0 2 4 Income tax expense (29) (25) (28) (45) GAAP net income 360 309 329 564 Deduct: limited partner profit share(5) (201) (184) (191) (340) Non-GAAP adjusted net income(5) 158 125 139 223 Management and administration fees / Avg. net AUM(6) 1.7% 1.8% 1.8% 1.7% Total net revenues and other income / Avg. net AUM(6) 4.8% 9.6% 5.9% 5.4% Employee compensation and limited partner profit share / Total net revenues and other income 60% 58% 55% 57% General, administrative and other expenses / Total net revenues and other income 11% 7% 11% 11% Non-GAAP adj. net income / Total net revenues and other income 25% 30% 28% 27% Effective income tax rate 16% 17% 17% 17% Notes: 1. LTM period is July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007. 2. See "Description of Gross and Net Assets Under Management" in Appendix for definition. 3. Calculated as quarterly average. 4. Includes all crystallized performance fees as of June 30, 2007. 5. Adjusted net income is a non-GAAP financial measure which includes limited partner profit shares to certain GLG individuals who ceased to be employees when GLG established its limited partner profit share arrangement at the end of June 30, 2006. These individuals hold direct or indirect limited partnership interests in entities which had previously employed them. GLG management consider adjusted net income as an appropriate measure to assess business performance as it reflects the cost of the services provided to GLG by participants in the limited partner profit share arrangement and employees. 6. Ratios annualized for 2Q 2007 and 1H 2007.

GLG IS A WORLD-CLASS FRANCHISE Leading Alternative Investment Manager GLG Team and Culture Multi-Strategy Approach Including Long-Only Products Strong and Sustained Investment Performance World-Class Client Base Rigorous Risk Management and Controls Management Depth, Experience and Commitment 15

APPENDIX

COMPOSITION OF ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT 16

DEVELOPMENT OF ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT 17 Note: Net performance is based on both opening AUM and inflows during the period, and can be influenced by heavy inflows.

RESULTING PRO FORMA OWNERSHIP GLG's principals will retain a substantial ownership stake in GLG of approximately 45% on a fully-diluted basis(1) (currently 62%) GLG's key next generation will own approximately 11% on a fully-diluted basis(1) (currently 15%) GLG intends to allocate 10 million shares received in the transaction to GLG employees, key personnel and certain other individuals Notes: 1. Based on treasury stock method at Freedom share price of $10.20 as of August 2, 2007. Assumes exchange into Freedom stock of all exchangeable securities issued in connection with the transaction and no redemption by Freedom shareholders. 2. Includes co-investment by Freedom sponsors of $50 million for 5 million units. 3. All warrants have an exercise price of $7.50. Freedom founders and sponsors have agreed to exercise their warrants if public warrants become exercisable and are called for redemption. Amount (MM) Fully Diluted Amount (MM)(1) Basic % Fully Diluted %(1) Shares issued to GLG shareholders 230.0 230.0 76.7% 72.0% Shares owned by Freedom founders, sponsors, and the public(2) 69.8 69.8 23.3% 21.8% Total shares 299.8 299.8 100.0% 93.8% Warrants owned by Freedom founders, sponsors, and the public(2)(3) 74.3 19.7 6.2% Total shares + warrants 374.1 319.5 100.0% 18

TAXES Freedom (and the GLG business) will not be impacted by proposed US tax legislation regarding the taxation of publicly-held private equity firms and hedge funds structured as partnerships. As a US corporation, Freedom pays and will pay US corporate taxes Freedom (and the GLG business) will not be impacted by possible US tax legislation regarding the tax rates imposed on "carried interest" earnings. GLG earns fee income and does not receive a "carried interest" GLG expects its effective tax rate to remain near 20% over the next three years, but the effective tax rate will depend on a number of factors: Jurisdictions in which GLG does business and the income taxes in those jurisdictions Relative growth rates in earnings in the jurisdictions in which GLG does business GLG's low expected effective tax rate going forward is primarily the result of the asset basis step-up and associated 15-year goodwill amortization deduction for US tax purposes as a result of the transaction 19

LIMITED PARTNER PROFIT SHARE ARRANGEMENT Mid-2006, GLG entered into partnerships with a number of its key personnel These individuals: Ceased being employees and became holders of direct or indirect limited partnership interests in GLG entities and provide services to GLG directly or through two limited liability partnerships Are entitled to: Priority drawings paid as a partnership draw: a fixed base limited partner profit share and a variable limited partner profit share which is contractually linked to management fees and performance fees attributable to the individuals concerned. Discretionary limited partner profit share which is determined by management in its sole discretion When assessing business performance, GLG management adds limited partner profit share to employee compensation expense to show the total cost of services provided to GLG by both participants in the limited partner profit share arrangement and employees The portion of GLG's profits comprising the limited partner profit share is included in income before taxes but is subject to tax at the level of the limited partners and is not subject to corporation tax 20

SUMMARY OF FREEDOM WARRANTS Public Offering Warrants Founders' Warrants Sponsors' Warrants Co-Investment Warrants Outstanding 52,800,000 12,000,003 4,500,000 5,000,000 Exercise Price $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 Exercise Period(1) Later of: (i) consummation of a Business Combination, or (ii) December 21, 2007 Closing price > $14.25 for 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period beginning 90 days after a Business Combination Same as Public Offering Warrants Same as Public Offering Warrants Redemption Conditions All outstanding warrants are redeemed Closing price >$14.25 on each of 20 trading days within any 30 trading day period ending on the third business day prior to the date the redemption notice is given N/A as long as held by founders or their permitted transferees N/A as long as held by founders or their permitted transferees Same as Public Offering Warrants Redemption Notice No less than 30 days prior to redemption N/A N/A Same as Public Offering Warrants Redemption Price $0.01 per warrant N/A N/A Same as Public Offering Warrants "Cashless Exercise" Only applicable to warrants exercised in a redemption period If Public Offering Warrants become exercisable and are called for redemption, founders and sponsors will agree to amend to provide for cashless exercise Same as Founders' Warrants Same as Public Offering Warrants 21 Notes: 1. No warrants may be exercised unless an SEC registration statement covering the shares of common stock underlying the warrant is effective.

PRO FORMA FULLY DILUTED SHARE COUNT AT DIFFERENT SHARE PRICES Notes: Based on treasury stock method. Assumes exchange into Freedom stock of all exchangeable securities issued in connection with the acquisition and no redemption by Freedom shareholders. Share price Fully diluted shares $10.00 318.4 million $10.50 321.0 million $11.00 323.4 million $11.50 325.6 million $12.00 327.7 million $12.50 329.5 million $13.00 331.2 million $13.50 332.8 million $14.00 334.3 million $14.50 335.7 million $15.00 337.0 million $15.50 338.1 million $16.00 339.3 million 22

FREEDOM BALANCE SHEET SUMMARY Following its IPO and subsequent over-allotment issue, Freedom's assets consist primarily of cash Apart from a small working capital fund, the majority of this cash is held in a trust account and can be accessed only on consummation of a business combination transaction or dissolution of Freedom Additionally, Freedom's sponsors have committed to purchase an additional 5 million units for $50 million immediately prior to the consummation of a business combination transaction All cash is attributable to the offering of equity securities; Freedom does not currently make use of debt funding Immediately prior to consummation of a business combination transaction, following the sponsor co-investment, and assuming no exercise of redemption rights by dissenting common shareholders, Freedom will have available net cash of approximately $550 million for use as acquisition consideration and to meet expenses associated with the business combination transaction Source: Freedom financials. Notes: Data as at June 30, 2007. 1. Under US GAAP, common stock subject to redemption upon announcement of contemplated transaction is classified as a liability; the above analysis assumes no exercise of redemption rights at announcement and therefore classifies all common stock under stockholders' equity. Assets ($ MM) Assets ($ MM) Working cash, prepaid expenses and other 4.6 Cash held in trust account 521.5 Total Assets 526.1 Liabilities ($ MM) Liabilities ($ MM) Accrued expenses and taxes 8.2 Deferred underwriters' fee 18.0 Total Liabilities (assuming no equity redemption) 26.1 Stockholders' Equity(1) ($ MM) Stockholders' Equity(1) ($ MM) Equity not subject to possible redemption 397.4 Equity subject to possible redemption 102.6 Total Stockholders' Equity (assuming no equity redemption) 500.0 Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity 526.1 23

DESCRIPTION OF GROSS AND NET ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT GLG's funds make use of fund-in-fund reinvestment in the following ways: GLG's internal fund of hedge fund ("FoHF") products invest substantially all of their assets in GLG's single-manager alternative or long-only fund products; GLG's external FoHF products may invest a small proportion of their assets in GLG's single-manager alternative or long-only funds; and GLG's single-manager alternative fund products may invest some proportion of their assets in other GLG single-manager alternative fund products Gross AUM presentation includes assets invested from other GLG Funds Net AUM presentation is net of assets invested from other GLG Funds 24