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A Hedge Fund Gambles on Death

February 5, 2009 : Permalink

BusinessWeek – The market for exotic securities hasn’t entirely gone away. It’s just gone underground—-six feet under, to be precise. Hedge fund Davidson Kempner Capital Management is plunging into life settlements—a market in which speculators buy-up unwanted life insurance policies […]

Hedge Fund Shakes Up Chicago Sun-Times Board

January 19, 2009 : Permalink

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge Fund Davidson Kempner Capital Management has declared a proxy victory after replacing all but one of the board members of the Sun-Times Media Group. Davidson Kempner, who owns a 6% share in the parent company […]

American firms covet TransAlta

July 22, 2008 : Permalink

TheChronicleHerald.ca- Two U.S. private equity firms are offering about $7.8 billion — or $39 a share in cash — for Alberta-based utility TransAlta Corp., which had been under pressure by a major investor to boost its stock price. LS Power […]