As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

on March 15, 2012

 

Securities Act File No. 33-92982

Investment Company Act File No. 811-9054

 

 

 

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-1A

 

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

x

 

 

 

 

Pre-Effective Amendment No.

o

 

 

 

 

Post-Effective Amendment No. 42

x

 

 

 

 

and/or

 

 

 

 

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT of 1940

x

 

 

 

 

Amendment No. 43

x

 

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

 

Credit Suisse Opportunity Funds

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

One Madison Avenue, New York, New York

 

10010

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (212) 325-2000

 

Karen Regan

Credit Suisse Opportunity Funds

Eleven Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10010

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

Copy to:

Rose F. DiMartino, Esq.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019-6099

 

Approximate date of proposed public offering:

 

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box)

 

 

x

Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)

 

 

 

 

o

on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)

 

 

 

 

o

60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (1)

 

 

 

 

o

on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) (1)

 

 

 

 

o

75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a) (2), or

 

 

 

 

o

on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a) (2) of Rule 485

 

If appropriate, check the following box:

 

o

This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment

 

 

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirement for effectiveness of this registration statement under rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York and the State of New York, on the 15th day of March 2012.

 

 

CREDIT SUISSE OPPORTUNITY FUNDS

 

 

 

By:

/s/ John G. Popp

 

 

John G. Popp

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Amendment has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:

 

SIGNATURE

 

TITLE

 

DATE

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ John G. Popp

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

March 15, 2012

John G. Popp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Michael A. Pignataro

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

March 15, 2012

Michael A. Pignataro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Steven N. Rappaport*

 

Chairman of the Board

 

March 15, 2012

Steven N. Rappaport

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Jeffrey E. Garten*

 

Trustee

 

March 15, 2012

Jeffrey E. Garten

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Peter F. Krogh*

 

Trustee

 

March 15, 2012

Peter F. Krogh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Enrique R. Arzac*

 

Trustee

 

March 15, 2012

Enrique R. Arzac

 

 

 

 

 

*By:

/s/ Michael A. Pignataro

 

 

Michael A. Pignataro, as Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

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Credit Suisse Cayman Liquid Alternative Fund, Ltd certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this registration statement under rule 485(b) under the Securities Act and has duly caused this Registration Statement of Credit Suisse Opportunity Funds, on behalf of its series, Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Fund, with respect only to information that specifically relates to Credit Suisse Cayman Liquid Alternative Fund, Ltd, to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of New York, and State of New York, on the 15th day of March, 2012.

 

 

CREDIT SUISSE CAYMAN LIQUID ALTERNATIVE FUND, LTD

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ John G. Popp

 

 

John G. Popp

 

 

Director

 

This Registration Statement of Credit Suisse Opportunity Funds, on behalf of its series, Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Fund, with respect only to information that specifically relates to Credit Suisse Cayman Liquid Alternative Fund, Ltd, has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities on the dates indicated:

 

SIGNATURE

 

TITLE

 

DATE

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ John G. Popp

 

Director, Credit Suisse Cayman

 

March 15, 2012

John G. Popp

 

Liquid Alternative Fund, Ltd

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Michael A. Pignataro

 

Director, Credit Suisse Cayman

 

March 15, 2012

Michael A. Pignataro

 

Liquid Alternative Fund, Ltd

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Index No.

 

Description of Exhibit

 

 

 

EX-101.INS

 

XBRL Instance Document

EX-101.SCH

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

EX-101.CAL

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

EX-101.DEF

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

EX-101.LAB

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase

EX-101.PRE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase