3G, BTG Veterans Take Surf Survival Tips to Rio-Based Hedge Fund (Bloomberg) One of the newest hedge funds in Rio de Janeiro is run by a trio of die-hard...
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June 16 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
AQR Launches Diversifying Strategies Fund (Hedge Week) AQR Capital Management (AQR) has launched the AQR Diversifying Strategies Fund, which is designed...
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June 8 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Starboard Set to Win Eight Board Seats at GCP Applied Technologies-Sources (Reuters) (Reuters) – Hedge fund Starboard Value LP is close to having...
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May 27 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Billionaire Ray Dalio Says Coronavirus Marks the Start of a ‘New Future’ (CNBC) Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio has said that while the coronavirus...
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April 22 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Hedge Fund Bear Horseman Mulls Utilities Profits Squeeze as Gas Futures Surge (Hedge Week) Future rises in the cost of natural gas following the recent...
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April 16 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Amber Capital Asks for Backing to Replace Lagardere Board – Letter (Reuters) LONDON, April 15 (Reuters) – Activist hedge fund Amber Capital...
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April 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
By March 12, when the S&P 500 Index was already down 15% and lockdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic were starting to become normalized, new...
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April 5 - Activism, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Chanos Says He is Still ‘Maximum Short’ Tesla Even with Drop in Last Month (CNBC) Founder of hedge fund Kynikos Associates and well-known short seller...
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April 2 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
‘An Open Invitation to Pollute’: Billionaire Tom Steyer on the EPA Allowing Businesses to Self-monitor During Coronavirus Pandemic (CNBC) Former Democratic...
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March 31 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Investor Ray Dalio Estimates the Corporate Losses in the US from Coronavirus will Top $4 Trillion (CNBC) Investor Ray Dalio told CNBC on Thursday the...
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March 19 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Starboard Nominated Minority Slate of Directors to eBay Board (The Wall Street Journal) EBay Inc. is facing a renewed challenge from activist investor...
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March 12 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Sound Point Capital Appoints Global Head of CLO Capital Markets and Structuring (Hedge Week) Sound Point Capital Management, an alternative asset management...
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February 4 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Hedge Funds from Pershing to Blue Harbour Win on Activism (Pensions&Investments) Many of the biggest activist hedge funds saw blockbuster returns...
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January 14 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Brevan Howard Ties Up With Soros Alum (HFAlert) Brevan Howard Asset Management is again backing Adam Fisher, a global-macro manager whose capital-raising...
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December 11 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Elliott Ranks as Busiest Activist Hedge Fund in Third Quarter, Again (Reuters) BOSTON (Reuters) – Elliott Management, Paul Singer’s $35 billion...
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October 11 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
T. Boone Pickens, the ‘Oracle of Oil,’ Corporate Raider and Billionaire Philanthropist, Dies at 91 (CNBC) T. Boone Pickens, the wildcatter “Oracle...
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September 11 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Bill Ackman’s Publicly Traded Hedge Fund Hits Its High-Water Mark (Institutional Investor) Pershing Square bucks a down market with August gains. After...
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September 4 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
BlueCrest’s Michael Platt named Richest Hedgie for Fifth Consecutive Year (AOL.co.uk) Star fund manager Michael Platt has been named the City’s richest...
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May 10 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Activist Investor Jeff Smith: There is a ‘Huge’ Value Opportunity in Cerner (CNBC) Shares of Cerner are up 20% this year but the medical records company...
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April 16 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
AQR Capital Management Establishes Office in Germany (HedgeWeek) AQR Capital Management (AQR) has established an office in Frankfurt, Germany. “We are...
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April 12 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Cerner Stock Jumps on Starboard Director Appointments, Buyback (TheStreet) Shares of health care technology provider Cerner (CERN) jumped Tuesday after...
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April 9 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Starboard No Longer Urging Investors to Vote Against Bristol-Celgene deal (Reuters) BOSTON (Reuters) – Activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP said...
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March 29 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Judge Tosses Hedge Fund’s Lawsuit Against Neiman Marcus (The Wall Street Journal) A Texas judge Tuesday dismissed a bondholder lawsuit against Neiman...
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March 19 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
In April last year, Starboard Value’s Jeff Smith discussed in a CNBC interview his opinions on the changes that Newell Brands (NASDAQ:NWL) was going...
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March 19 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Warren Buffett Explains How He Used to Short Stocks (GuruFocus) Warren Buffett is possibly the financial world’s most vocal critic of hedge funds...
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March 12 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Elliott’s U.K. Fixer-Upper Gets Another Lift (Bloomberg) For a company owner, a clean sale is usually preferable to the rigmarole of going public...
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March 11 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Citadel to Close Aptigon Stock Unit; Felder Leaves: Sources (Reuters) BOSTON (Reuters) – Citadel, one of the world’s biggest hedge funds, on Thursday...
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March 7 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Hedge Fund BlueMountain Nominates New Board for PG&E (The Wall Street Journal) BlueMountain Capital Management LLC, the hedge fund that wants to replace...
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March 1 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Ray Dalio, Manager of the World’s Biggest Hedge Fund, Lowers His Odds of a Recession (CNBC) After seeing a “significant risk” of a recession...
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February 28 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
$5 billion Hedge Fund LMR Partners Poached Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Top Equity Derivatives Boss in the US (Business Insider) Bank of America...
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February 22 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Steve Cohen’s Venture Firm Invests in U.S. Cybersecurity Company (Reuters) NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Steve Cohen’s Point72...
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February 20 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Biotech Hedge Fund Bailed on Drugmaker Before Its Depression Treatment Scored (Bloomberg) Baker Bros. Advisors LP, a hedge fund known for making big biotechnology...
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February 14 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
U.S. Federal Pension Insurer Backs Eddie Lampert’s Bid to Buy Sears (The Wall Street Journal) Sears Holdings Corp. Chairman Eddie Lampert won the support...
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February 7 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Allergan Rises After David Tepper’s Appaloosa Ups Pressure on the Struggling Drugmaker (CNBC) Allergan shares rose Tuesday after renowned hedge...
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February 5 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Papa John’s Strikes Deal with Starboard in Hopes of Ending Feud with Founder, But Schnatter Says He Had Rival Plan (CNBC) Embattled pizza chain...
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February 4 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Klarman Issues Dire Warning on Global Economy (CNBC) Seth Klarman, a hedge fund billionaire some call the next Warren Buffett...
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January 22 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Jeffrey Vinik Thinks Cannabis Stocks are a Bad Idea: ‘Nobody’s Going to Make Money’ (CNBC) Jeffrey Vinik, who just announced the revival of his...
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January 10 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Activist Investor Starboard Seeks Changes at Dollar Tree (The Wall Street Journal) Activist investor Starboard Value LP has taken a stake in Dollar Tree...
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January 7 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Jeffrey Smith‘s Starboard Value is one of the most followed and well respected activist hedge funds out there, consistently spurring positive operational...
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December 20 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Starboard Value initiated a 9.8% activist stake in Magellan Health (MGLN). The details of the filing can be seen below. Ownership Summary Table Page 1...
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December 14 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Last month activist hedge fund Starboard Value disclosed a 5.8% stake in Symantec Corp (NASDAQ:SYMC). It paid around $20 per share for 36 million shares...
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September 18 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Starboard Eyes Symantec Board Seats After Taking Stake (Reuters) (Reuters) – Hedge fund Starboard Value LP has nominated five directors to Symantec...
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August 16 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Activist Investor ValueAct Has $612 Million Stake in Japan’s Olympus (Reuters) TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. hedge fund ValueAct Capital has become...
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May 31 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
When a lone prominent activist takes aim at a company, investors should pay attention. When two or more of them team up to take on the same company? Expect...
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May 23 - Activism, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Newell Brands Ends Proxy Fight with Starboard (Reuters) (Reuters) – Consumer products maker Newell Brands Inc (NWL.N) has agreed to add three independent...
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April 23 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Hedge Fund Manager Cliff Robbins Reveals He’s the Largest Holder in Software Company Open Text, Calls it ‘Mispriced’ (CNBC) Blue Harbour...
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April 17 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Struggling Hedge Fund Folger Hill is Merging with Another Fund (Business Insider) Hedge fund Folger Hill Asset Management is merging with Schonfeld Strategic...
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April 11 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Depomed Inc (NASDAQ:DEPO): Jeffrey Smith’s Starboard Value LP filed an amended 13D. You can check out Starboard Value LP’s latest holdings...
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April 6 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Ackman Is Abandoned by Big Pershing Square Investors (Bloomberg) Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management is facing more bad news as many of...
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April 5 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Forest City Realty Trust Inc (NYSE:FCE.A): Jeffrey Smith’s Starboard Value LP filed an amended 13D. You can check out Starboard Value LP’s...
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April 4 - Hedge Funds - Comments
