Category Archives: Syndicated
Samuel Israel Competent to Plead Guilty
HedgeFund.Net – Samuel Israel III, the Bayou Group founder who led the FBI on a merry chase after failing to show up to serve his prison term, has recovered sufficiently to plead guilty to escape, a federal judge said last […]
Chrysler Talks Stall as Banks Balk at Trading Loans for Equity
Bloomberg – Chrysler LLC, needing lender concessions by March 31, isn’t negotiating with its banks because it can’t persuade them to discuss trading loans for uncertain equity, people familiar with the companies’ actions say. Chrysler must reduce its debt by […]
TPG interested in Aleris DIP financing
Reuters – U.S. private equity firm TPG has expressed interest in providing debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing for Aleris International Inc, a company it bought in 2006, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters. The private equity firm wasn’t able to […]
Big Falls in Hedge Fund Borrowing
Financial Times – Hedge funds cut their borrowing to almost nothing in the wake of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, according to research by the City watchdog. Data compiled by the Financial Services Authority show that leverage fell to just […]
Indevus soars on drug, hedge fund news
Boston Business Journal – Just days after winning regulatory approval for the manufacture and marketing of its cancer therapy for bladder cancer, Indevus Pharmaceuticals Inc. disclosed that a North Carolina hedge fund has acquired 8.5 percent of its common stock. […]
Major pension scheme sticks by hedge fund move
Reuters – The nation’s second-largest pension fund, the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), said it was sticking by a medium-term plan to double exposure to alternative assets such as hedge funds and private equity. The 23 billion pound pension scheme confirmed […]
Liongate Seeks $500 Million for Commodity Fund of Hedge Funds
Bloomberg – Liongate Capital Management LLP, a London-based firm managing $2.2 billion, plans to raise $500 million for a fund of commodity hedge funds. The Liongate Commodities Fund returned about 0.1 percent last year and 0.3 percent in January, when […]