Citadel to Close Aptigon Stock Unit; Felder Leaves: Sources (Reuters) BOSTON (Reuters) – Citadel, one of the world’s biggest hedge funds, on Thursday......
(read more)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......
(read more)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......
(read more)December 20 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Trump Nemesis Steyer Locked in Messy Fight Over Clean Power (Bloomberg) Hedge fund billionaire Tom Steyer is spending millions of dollars to turn politically......
(read more)October 24 - 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......
(read more)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. The fund registered......
(read more)February 15 - Hedge Funds, News - 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
Jeffrey Smith‘s Starboard Value has found its latest activist target in PAREXEL International Corporation (NASDAQ:PRXL), a company that provides......
(read more)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......
(read more)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......
(read more)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......
(read more)November 3 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Billionaire George Soros Earmarks $500 Million For Migrants And Refugees (Forbes) Hedge fund billionaire George Soros said on Tuesday that he is giving......
(read more)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......
(read more)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......
(read more)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......
(read more)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......
(read more)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. Hedge funds......
(read more)December 16 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Shares of Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP) have gained more than 11% today after The Wall Street Journal reported last night that Jeffrey Smith’s......
(read more)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......
(read more)September 30 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) has decided to forge ahead with its plans to spin-off its stake of 384 million shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA......
(read more)September 29 - Hedge Funds, News, Tech - Comments
It appears that the proposed merger of Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) and Office Depot Inc (NASDAQ:ODP), which at one point was widely expected to succeed......
(read more)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......
(read more)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. The......
(read more)August 10 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Jeffrey Smith’s Starboard Value has sold 9.0 million shares of Unwired Planet Inc. (NASDAQ:UPIP) to David Steinberg’s MAST Capital Management at......
(read more)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......
(read more)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......
(read more)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......
(read more)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.......
(read more)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. Included is......
(read more)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......
(read more)March 11 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Jeffrey Smith‘s Starboard Value, a large activist shareholder of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), stated in a letter written to Yahoo!’s board......
(read more)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. Smith has made......
(read more)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......
(read more)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. One of the......
(read more)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......
(read more)February 9 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Jana’s Rosenstein Said to See Hertz Able to Repurchase Shares (Bloomberg) Hertz Global Holdings Inc., which is under shareholder pressure after accounting......
(read more)February 4 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge Funds Had a Horrible Year, But Managers Are Billionaires (New York Post) Hedge funds just finished one of their worst years in recent memory —......
(read more)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. (......
(read more)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......
(read more)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. (......
(read more)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......
(read more)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.......
(read more)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......
(read more)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......
(read more)December 1 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Jeff Smith‘s Starboard Value is bullish on LSB Industries, Inc. (NYSE:LXU) and has recently boosted its position, as it was revealed in a new filing......
(read more)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. Even though Financial......
(read more)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......
(read more)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. It was the......
(read more)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......
(read more)October 30 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
Jeffrey Smith wants to take RealD (NYSE:RLD) private as he said in a letter addressed to the company’s CEO, Michael Lewis. Starboard Value, the......
(read more)October 2 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
