Hong Kong’s hedge funds are some of the world’s best, and in a world of recession (in some places) and a challenging time for many finance firms, they are surprisingly sprightly.Get Morning Coffee ☕ in your inbox. Sign up here.Viridian Asset Management is the latest to show up on the scene. Co-founded by Pascal Guttieres (CEO) and Arnaud Carcel (COO), a pair of Frenchmen in Hong Kong, it’s expected to launch this summer with $400m in Assets Under Management (AUM), per Bloomberg.Guttieres was a portfolio manager for Segantii Capital Management in the Hong Kong for seven years before leaving to start Viridian.