David Einhorn, Paul Taubman Select Duke in Bloomberg Brackets Challenge (Bloomberg) It’s all chalk. At least when it comes to billionaire hedge-fund......
(read more)March 21 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Hedge Fund Titans Aurelius and Elliott Clash in Distressed Deal (Bloomberg) Years after leaving the New York-based hedge fund Elliott Management Corp.,......
(read more)March 20 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Ken Griffin Says He’s Less Likely to Move Citadel to NYC After Amazon’s ‘Heartbreaking’ Exit (CNBC) Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin......
(read more)March 14 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Hedge Fund Elliott Combats Hyundai, and South Korea’s Corporate Culture (TheStreet) Badly burned by engines that set fire, and under fire from hedge......
(read more)March 4 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller Placed Bet Against Tesla During Q4 (Reuters) NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller bet......
(read more)February 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Pernod Gets the Gentle Treatment From New York Hedge Fund (Bloomberg) Billionaire Paul Singer is often portrayed as every CEO’s worst nightmare. His......
(read more)February 11 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
David Tepper: Fed Is Done Supporting Stock Prices, So Cash Is ‘Not So Bad’ As An Investment Now (CNBC) Hedge fund titan David Tepper said Thursday......
(read more)December 20 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Billionaire Paul Singer of Elliott Management has been described by Bloomberg as “the world’s most feared investor”. Other outlets have......
(read more)December 18 - ETF Trading, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News, Options - Comments
Billionaire Investor Ray Dalio: Fed Raised Rates to a Point Where It’s Hurting Asset Prices (CNBC) Hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio argued Thursday......
(read more)November 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Starbucks Spikes After Hedge-Fund Billionaire Bill Ackman Discloses a Stake in the Company (Business Insider) Starbucks shares jumped by as much as 5%......
(read more)October 9 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
CEO’s Plan to Save Sears Would Hand His Hedge Fund $1 Billion (Bloomberg) Eddie Lampert’s hedge fund has a new plan for cutting Sears debt. The main......
(read more)September 27 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
New York Hedge Fund Needs the Long Game in Italy (Bloomberg) Telecom Italia SpA had problems when it was being dominated by its biggest investor, Vincent......
(read more)September 20 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Athenahealth May Drop to $110 Without Elliott Bid Says RBC (TheStreet) On Monday, Sept. 18, The New York Post reported that Elliott Management, Paul Singer......
(read more)September 18 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Billionaire Singer Gets Into an Italian Staring Contest (Bloomberg) Amos Genish, Telecom Italia SpA’s CEO, seems to have a message for hedge fund billionaire......
(read more)September 6 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
John Rogers: Bridging the Wealth Gap (ThinkAdvisor.com) Think about this when you hear the term “wealth gap”: A 2015 St. Louis Fed study found that......
(read more)August 28 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Starboard Eyes Symantec Board Seats After Taking Stake (Reuters) (Reuters) – Hedge fund Starboard Value LP has nominated five directors to Symantec......
(read more)August 16 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Nestle Counts on Better Second Half to Keep Third Point at Bay (Reuters) ZURICH (Reuters) – Nestle (NESN.S) Chief Executive Mark Schneider said......
(read more)July 26 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Ken Griffin’s $30 billion Hedge Fund is Outperforming the Industry This Year (CNBC) Citadel, the more than $30 billion hedge fund managed by billionaire......
(read more)July 13 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Tiger Global Buys Over $1 Billion Stake in Japan’s SoftBank: FT (Reuters) (Reuters) – U.S. hedge fund Tiger Global has acquired a stake of......
(read more)July 11 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Worldview Wants to Buy Third Point’s Stake in Hellenic Bank (Bloomberg) Worldview Capital Management LLP, an activist firm with a history of bruising......
(read more)June 8 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Cryptocurrencies Likely Won’t “Hold Value”, Says Hedge Fund Billionaire (CryptoGlobe.com) David Siegel, co-founder of hedge fund giant Two Sigma......
(read more)June 7 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
UPDATE 1-Hedge Fund Jana Partners Gains 3.1 pct in May- Performance Summary (Reuters) BOSTON, June 1 (Reuters) – Activist hedge fund Jana Partners......
(read more)June 1 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Builds Roughly $1 billion Stake in Lowe’s (CNBC) Bill Ackman‘s Pershing Square has taken a stake in Lowe......
(read more)May 23 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Elliott and Mediapro Discussed Italian Soccer-Rights Deal (Bloomberg) Paul Singer’s Elliott Management Corp. and Mediapro have discussed the possibility......
(read more)May 22 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Athenahealth Surges After Elliott Seeks $6.46 Billion Takeover (Bloomberg) Athenahealth Inc. shares surged after Elliott Management Corp. bid to acquire......
(read more)May 7 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Eddie Lampert is Seeking to Sell Sears Assets to his Hedge Fund – This will be Bad for Sears (Verdict.co.uk) In wanting to sell Sears’ assets......
(read more)May 4 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Billionaire Ray Dalio Says People with These 3 Skills will be Successful in the Future (CNBC) Billionaire investor Ray Dalio is no stranger to success......
(read more)May 3 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Hedge Fund Billionaire Steve Cohen’s Venture Capital Group is On a Fintech Tear (CNBC) Hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen‘s venture capital......
(read more)April 24 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Hedge Fund Elliott Steps up Pressure on Vivendi Over Telecom Italia (Reuters) PARIS, LONDON (Reuters) – Activist investor Elliott Advisors lambasted......
(read more)April 19 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Knighthead Capital Plans $750 Million Distressed-Debt Fund (Bloomberg) Knighthead Capital Management, the $3 billion distressed-debt hedge fund firm,......
(read more)March 23 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Elliott Buys Tiny Stake in Wipro in First India IT Firm Holding (Bloomberg) Billionaire Paul Singer’s Elliott Management Corp. has bought a stake in......
(read more)March 12 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Elliott Management Supports Hess Buyback on Eve of Proxy Deadline (Reuters) HOUSTON (Reuters) – Elliott Management pulled back from efforts to call......
(read more)March 8 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Smart investors actively track the moves made by the titans of the hedge fund world, such as billionaire activist investor Paul Singer of Elliott Management......
(read more)March 6 - Activism, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Billionaire Singer Is a Welcome Addition to Italian Drama (Bloomberg) Activist hedge fund Elliott Management Corp isn’t letting a messy Italian......
(read more)March 6 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Bridgewater’s Dalio Sees 70 Percent Chance of Recession Before 2020 (Reuters) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters) – Billionaire investor Ray Dalio,......
(read more)February 22 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Och-Ziff’s Plea Deal May Be Upended With Restitution Claim (Bloomberg) An investor group is demanding as much as $600 million in restitution from......
(read more)February 20 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Och-Ziff Hedge Fund Had $7.6 Billion in Outflows Last Year (Bloomberg) Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC saw $7.6 billion in client withdrawals last......
(read more)February 16 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Hedge Fund Bridgewater Makes $22 Billion Bet Against European Firms (Reuters) LONDON/FRANKFURT/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bridgewater Associates has shown......
(read more)February 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
John Paulson Is Planning to Move His Hedge Fund Into Steinway Offices (Bloomberg) Call John Paulson the Piano Man. The billionaire plans to move his hedge......
(read more)February 9 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
How Coaching Kids’ Hockey Helps Larry Robbins Oversee Glenview (Bloomberg) Larry Robbins gives out “gag awards” to the kids he coaches in hockey......
(read more)February 5 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Is oil a good bet for 2018? Hedge funds seem to think so according to a recent report by Bloomberg. They are betting heavily on a continued uptrend in......
(read more)February 2 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Singer’s Elliott Management Buys Sky Stake Ahead of Vote (Bloomberg) Elliott Management Corp., the hedge fund founded by billionaire Paul Singer......
(read more)January 29 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Paul Singer‘s Elliott Advisors, one of the most contentious hedge funds in the world, is gearing up for another bitter activist battle. The hedge......
(read more)May 9 - Activism, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Hedge Fund Manager Eric Mindich Shuts Down Eton Park (Reuters) Thirteen years ago Eric Mindich set an industry record when he raised $3 billion for his......
(read more)March 23 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Ackman’s Exit Sends Valeant Shares To More Than 7-Year Low (CNBC) Shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals dropped Tuesday after news surfaced late Monday......
(read more)March 14 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Cohen’s Fund Returned A Measly 1% Last Year (Bloomberg) Steve Cohen’s Point72 Asset Management returned about 1 percent in 2016, the second-worst......
(read more)January 13 - Hedge Funds - Comments
If one were to come up with a list of the most successful activist investors in the world, Paul Singer‘s name would surely have a hallowed place......
(read more)December 20 - Activism, Hedge Funds, News, Options - Comments
Cooperman May Stick Client With Part of Legal Bill (Bloomberg) Leon Cooperman, the hedge fund billionaire accused of insider trading by the U.S. Securities......
(read more)November 29 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Elliott Management was founded by Paul Singer and it is based out of New York City. The firm’s flagship fund Elliott Associates has offered compounded......
(read more)November 8 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Anthony Scaramucci On Turning Failure Into Success (Reuters) When hedge-fund king Anthony Scaramucci left Lehman Brothers in 2005 to start SkyBridge Capital......
(read more)October 27 - Hedge Funds - Comments
