Activist investor Elliott Management, headed by billionaire Paul Singer has acquired shares worth more than $1 billion in the cloud-storage company EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC).
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July 22 - News, Tech - Comments
Earlier this month we reported on the 13D Activist Fund, a long-only fund which invests in stocks targeted by activist investors (as disclosed in 13D filings shortly after the...
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September 11 - Hedge Funds - Comments
In the financial world, there are dozens of methods investors can use to monitor Mr. Market. A pair of the most under-the-radar are hedge fund and insider trading sentiment.
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August 29 - News - Comments
To many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are assumed to be delayed, old investment tools of an era lost to time.
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August 28 - News - Comments
If you were to ask many investors, hedge funds are assumed to be overrated, old financial vehicles of a period lost to current times.
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August 27 - News - Comments
Now, according to many market players, hedge funds are viewed as overrated, outdated investment vehicles of a forgotten age.
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August 27 - News - Comments
To many investors, hedge funds are perceived as useless, old investment vehicles of an era lost to time.
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August 26 - News - Comments
If you were to ask many investors, hedge funds are seen as delayed, old financial vehicles of a forgotten age.
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August 25 - News - Comments
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you.
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August 5 - News - Comments
The computer services field is typically loaded with a tremendous amount of competition.
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July 29 - News - Comments
Billionaire Paul Singer’s hedge fund, Elliot Associates, has a strategy of buying distressed securities cheaply, and sell them later at a higher price.
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July 2 - News - Comments
Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN) was in 20 hedge funds' portfolio at the end of the first quarter of 2013.
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June 3 - News - Comments
Billionaire Paul Singer founded his Elliott Associates hedge fund in 1977, making it one of the oldest hedge funds under continuous management.
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May 31 - Hedge Funds - Comments
On Thursday, Splunk Inc (NASDAQ:SPLK) will release its latest quarterly results.
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May 30 - News - Comments
Detroit-based application software firm Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ:CPWR) has drawn new-found attention with its announcement that it would spin off its data storage and management...
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May 28 - News - Comments
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is making inroads in a key market, and at the rate its going, longtime stalwarts including Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) and International...
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May 28 - News - Comments
Editor's Note: Related tickers: The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX), BMC Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:BMC), Hess Corp. (NYSE:HES), Dell Inc.
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May 17 - Hedge Funds - Comments
As Monday dawned on the trading week, reports began to filter out about a joint bid by Bain Capital LLC (Mitt Romney's old stomping grounds) and Golden Gate Capital to take BMC...
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May 6 - News - Comments
Editor's Note: Related Tickers: BMC Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:BMC), Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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May 6 - Hedge Funds - Comments
As one of the 100 Forbes’ “World's Most Innovative Companies” for 2012, data storage provider NetApp Inc.
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May 3 - News - Comments
Publicly traded companies are often acquired at a large premium to their market price pre-announcement, and so rumored takeovers- whether or not they turn out to be true- can ...
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May 1 - Hedge Funds - Comments
In today’s marketplace, there are tons of methods investors can use to track stocks. Two of the most innovative are hedge fund and insider trading activity.
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April 8 - News - Comments
As information technology becomes continually more integral to businesses’ operations, the technology sector’s profits have become less variable and more predictable.
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April 2 - News - Comments
Recently, it has been reported that BMC Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:BMC) might be taken private by some private equity firms for more than $6 billion.
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March 28 - News - Comments
The high-profile hedge fund industry event brings together some of the top fund managers to present their investment views and picks.
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March 22 - Hedge Funds - Comments
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March 21 - News - Comments
At the end of 2012, Elliott Management Corp offered to acquire at around $11 per share, with a total transaction value of $2.3 billion.
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March 2 - News - Comments
Billionaire investor and hedge fund manager Paul Singer continues his push for the sale of BMC Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:BMC) .
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February 7 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The two biggest hedge funds led by Citadel LLC CEO Ken Griffin posted returns of about 26 percent as of the end of the year compared to 2011 year end results, according to a person...
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January 4 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Elliott Management, a large hedge fund founded by Paul Singer in 1977, made an offer to purchase Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ:CPWR) for $11 per share on December 17th.
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December 19 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Craig Ramsey, long-time director at salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE:CRM), recently sold off nearly 25% of his shares per a Form 4 filing earlier this week.
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November 30 - Insider Trading - Comments
Paul Singer founded Elliott Associates in 1977, making Elliott quite old when compared to the rest of the hedge fund industry.
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November 16 - Hedge Funds - Comments
During the second quarter, Generation Investment Management initiated a position in Msci Inc (NYSE:MSCI), a software company whose products are used for investment performance...
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October 16 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Activist investor Daniel Loeb may be gearing up for another boardroom battle after having amassed a big position in embattled natural gas producer Chesapeake Energy Corp (CHK....
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July 4 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Convicted hedge fund fraudster R. Allen Stanford said yesterday that he's no Bernard Madoff, but a federal judge sentenced him to a Madoff-like 110 years in prison, anyway.
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June 15 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Most investors aren’t happy about the performance of their investments over the last decade. Some of those who gained couldn’t even beat the inflation.
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April 6 - News - Comments
Tom Steyer's Farallon Capital Management is the world’s 14th largest hedge fund, managing around $21 Billion.
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February 14 - News - Comments
Thomas Steyer's Farallon Capital Management reduced its Beacon Roofing Supply Inc (BECN) by about 300,000 shares, according to a recently filed Form 13G.
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January 21 - Hedge Funds - Comments
