Mumbai: Debt resolution at bankrupt auto parts maker Amtek Auto is finally moving forward as lenders and US-based hedge fund Deccan Value Investors LP (DVIL) are close to inking...
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August 27 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
BOSTON (Reuters) - Citadel, one of the world’s biggest hedge funds, on Thursday told investors and employees it plans to shut down its Aptigon Capital equities unit and that...
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March 7 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
BlueMountain Capital Management LLC, the hedge fund that wants to replace the board of directors at bankrupt California utility PG&E Corp., said Friday that its 13 nominees include...
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March 1 - 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 changes at companies ...
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December 20 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Hedge fund billionaire Tom Steyer is spending millions of dollars to turn politically-red Arizona green in a battle that’s growing increasingly nasty.
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October 24 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
While activist investors have their detractors, who often accuse them of putting short-term shareholder returns above the long-term welfare of a company and its employees, it'...
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May 23 - Activism, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Starboard Value, run by Jeffrey Smith, is one of the most famous activist hedge funds and is well known to the investment community.
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February 15 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Larry Robbins gives out “gag awards” to the kids he coaches in hockey, but not to employees at Glenview Capital Management.
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February 5 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Jeffrey Smith's Starboard Value has found its latest activist target in PAREXEL International Corporation (NASDAQ:PRXL), a company that provides consulting and other services ...
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May 12 - Activism, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Jeffrey Smith‘s Starboard Value has discarded another 900,000 shares of its Brink’s Company (NYSE:BCO) stake according to a new 13D filing, lowering its ownership position...
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March 8 - Activism, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Jeffrey Smith's Starboard Value, one of the biggest and most famous activist hedge funds, has recently filed its 13F, in which it reported an equity portfolio worth $3.39 billion...
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March 1 - Activism, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Top investors and finance sector heavyweights recently gathered in Toronto to take part in the Sohn Capitalize for Kids Conference, which is conducted every year to spread awareness...
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November 3 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Hedge fund billionaire George Soros said on Tuesday that he is giving $500 million of his nonprofit organization’s funds to be invested on work opportunities for migrants and...
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September 20 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Founded by Jeffrey Smith in 2002 via a spin-off from Ramius, Starboard Value LP has grown to become one of the most feared activist hedge funds in the corporate world.
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August 17 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Insider Monkey was in attendance at the Next Wave Sohn Conference in New York today and we have all the details from Jeffrey Smith's presentation, in which the head of Starboard...
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May 4 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, News, Stock Analysis - Comments
Activist investors are always in the spotlight and their filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission are always scrutinized, with the stocks that are targeted by activists...
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April 25 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Ira Sohn Investment Conference is one of the most awaited events that aside from supporting an important cause, ending childhood cancer, also has the ability to move the markets...
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April 14 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Some bright minds of the finance world believe that shareholder activism has surged in recent years because of increased market efficiency.
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December 16 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Shares of Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
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September 30 - Hedge Funds, News, Stock Analysis - Comments
If you follow the news from the Street regularly, you've heard that on Monday Media General Inc (NYSE:MEG)'s stock spiked on the back of a bid from Nexstar Broadcasting Group...
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September 30 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
It appears that the proposed merger of Staples, Inc.
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September 22 - Hedge Funds, Market Movers, News - Comments
Over the decades, companies have developed a long-lasting practice of spinning-off their real estate assets into independent, publicly-traded Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs...
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September 18 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
In a 13D filing, Jeffrey Smith’s Starboard Value disclosed a 6.1% stake in LSB Industries Inc. (NYSE:LXU), which contains 1.39 million shares.
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August 10 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Jeffrey Smith’s Starboard Value has sold 9.0 million shares of Unwired Planet Inc.
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August 7 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Jeffrey Smith’s Starboard Value disclosed a new activist position in MedAssets Inc. (NASDAQ:MDAS) in a 13D filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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August 4 - Hedge Funds, Market Movers, News - Comments
In a recently-amended 13D filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Jeffrey Smith’s Starboard Value disclosed a 9.0% ownership stake in The Brink's Company (NYSE:BCO...
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July 30 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
At an investment conference taking place in New York today, three prominent activists that we track at Insider Monkey shared their latest thoughts on stocks they like and feel...
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July 15 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Jeff Smith's Starboard Value has recently sent a letter to the CEO and President of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISSI), Scott D.
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May 20 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Jeffrey Smith’s Starboard Value has disclosed a number of recent moves through filings with the SEC and we have all the latest details.
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May 8 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
In a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Starboard Value, an activist hedge fund managed by Jeffrey Smith, disclosed a letter sent to the board of LSB Industries...
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March 11 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Jeffrey Smith's Starboard Value, a large activist shareholder of Yahoo! Inc.
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March 9 - News, Tech - Comments
Jeffrey Smith's Starboard Value is one of the funds that has appeared many times on our radars in the last couple of months. Mr.
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February 23 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Tiger Global Management LLC, which is managed by Chase Coleman, while Feroz Dewan manages the firm's hedge fund, has disclosed its equity positions as of the 31st of December...
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February 19 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
As we approach the end of the current round of 13F filings, we see investors disclosing their equity portfolios held as of the end of 2014.
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February 9 - Hedge Funds, News, Tech - Comments
Jeffrey Smith’s Starboard Capital LP was recently crowned activist of the year by The Activist Investing Annual Review 2015, an annual publication released by Activist Insight...
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February 9 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Hertz Global Holdings Inc., which is under shareholder pressure after accounting issues, could buy back as much as 20 percent of its shares, according to hedge fund manager Barry...
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February 4 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge funds just finished one of their worst years in recent memory — but their high-paid managers are doing just fine.
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January 20 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Starboard Value with its 1% stake in Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) is mounting pressure on CEO, Marissa Mayer, to initiate plans of merging with AOL, Inc.
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January 9 - News, Tech - Comments
Jeff Smith, the manager of Starboard Value is bullish on the Office Supplies segment as Starboard has recently made two bullish moves involving Staples, Inc.
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December 11 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
In a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Jeff Smith's Starboard Value reported raising its position in MeadWestvaco Corp. (NYSE:MWV).
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December 10 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
After initiating a position a couple of days ago, Jeff Smith's Starboard Value disclosed a letter sent to the President and CEO of Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.
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December 4 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Jeff Smith's Starboard Value has further reduced its position in DSP Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:DSPG), ass the appreciated in the last several months.
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December 2 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Altai Capital Management, the hedge fund managed by Rishi Bajaj, Toby Symonds and Steve Tesoriere, recently disclosed a reduction of more than 16% in its wage on RealD (NYSE:RLD...
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December 1 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Jeff Smith's Starboard Value has initiated a stake in Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISSI) and formed a stockholder group with several other shareholders.
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December 1 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Jeff Smith's Starboard Value is bullish on LSB Industries, Inc.
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November 25 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The financial sector has always been an attractive segment for investors, since it has managed to provide steady returns over the years.
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November 20 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Jeffrey Smith's Starboard Value has published its 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, disclosing its equity portfolio for the end of the third quarter of 2014...
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November 16 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
The Capitalize For Kids investors conference took place last week and featured many notorious speakers that pitched their investment ideas.
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October 30 - Hedge Funds, Lists, News - Comments
Peter Feld, a managing partner at Jeffrey Smith's Starboard Value has sent a new letter to the CEO and board of directors of RealD (NYSE:RLD), as a new filing with the Securities...
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October 30 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
