Hedge Fund - Starboard Value LP

In the eyes of many of your fellow readers, hedge funds are assumed to be delayed, outdated investment vehicles of a period lost to current times.

Earlier in August, Starboard Value, the value and activist hedge fund managed by Jeffrey Smith, filed its 13F with the SEC for the second quarter of 2013.

That's the question from provocative money manager Jeff Smith, head of Starboard Value - who by the way will be presenting at the September Value Investing Congress.  With a 5.7% stake, Starboard is ...

A few weeks ago, Chinese company Shuanghui International announced a $34 per share bid for Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE:SFD), a large producer of pork and other meat products.

If you belong to the school of thought that believes analyzing the fundamentals of a company is the best way to decide if it’s a worthy investment, you may want to take a look at Starboard Value’s...

According to a filing with the SEC from August 7th, Starboard Value owned 4.8 million shares of Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ:PRGS), a $1.3 billion market cap company providing business operations...

Last week Office Depot Inc. (NYSE:ODP) saw one of its largest shareholders increase its stake to over 15%.