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Legendary Investor Carl Icahn Dishes On McDonald’s, Wall Street And His New HBO Doc (Forbes)
After 45 years as one of America’s most feared investors, billionaire Carl Icahn gets emotional about pigs and in a new documentary reflects on his legacy. It’s a week after his 86th birthday and billionaire investor Carl Icahn is back doing what he does best: launching a proxy fight. Only his latest target is fast-food giant McDonald’s, which confirmed Sunday that Icahn has nominated two members to its board of directors. The infamous corporate raider’s er, beef? The mistreatment of sows housed in its suppliers small gestational crates.

Tiger Global’s Big Investment Plans for India (Business Today)
New York–based hedge fund Tiger Global is stepping on the gas. After a spectacular year (2021), when it infused nearly $2.25 billion into Indian start-ups, the company pumped more funds into four Indian start-ups – Polygon, Jar, LoadShare, and Chargebee, in early February. Meanwhile, the company has reportedly raised over $11 billion for its latest venture capital fund titled ‘Private Investment Partners 15’ or ‘PIP 15’. Expected to close at $12 billion, PIP 15 will invest in internet technology start-ups across the US, China and India markets.

Seed Company Receives $5M Investment from NYC Hedge Fund (DailyCamera.com)
S&W Seed Co. (Nasdaq: SANW) has received a $5 million investment from MFP Partners LP, a hedge fund based in New York City. The proceeds come from the sale of 1,695 shares of Series B stock and 559,350 warrant shares that can be exercised in six months and will expire in five years. This comes weeks after S&W announced a 16.5% loss for the second quarter of its 2022 fiscal year. At that time, company CEO Mark Wong said in a statement that S&W would restructure itself in the hope of improving its financial performance.

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Hedge-Fund Trader Faces £1.4 Billion Tax Fraud Case on Appeal Loss (Bloomberg)
Hedge Fund trader Sanjay Shah and scores of others face a 1.4 billion-pound ($1.9 billion) lawsuit over Cum-Ex trades again, after Danish tax officials won their bid to revive the case.

Sachem Head Built Stake in Anaplan, May Push for Changes (Reuters)
Feb 24 (Reuters) – Hedge fund Sachem Head Capital Management has taken a stake in Anaplan Inc (PLAN.N) and may decide to press the business planning software company to make changes, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.