Tag Archives: developers


Eveillard and Englander Shun Leverage, Beat Rivals

January 13, 2009 : Permalink

Bloomberg – Jean-Marie Eveillard, who beat 99 percent of rival equity fund managers last year by hoarding cash instead of borrowing it, is loading up on Japanese insurers and Hong Kong developers. “Leverage eliminates your staying power,” said Eveillard, whose $16.8 […]

Chutzpah Spree by Accused Lawyer Nets $380 Million

December 26, 2008 : Permalink

Bloomberg – When Manhattan lawyer Marc Dreier needed to apply a patina of reality to allegedly bogus promissory notes he was pitching to hedge funds, he used Mission Impossible- type tricks. As the U.S. Attorneys Office in Manhattan tells it, […]

Hedge Funds: Back to Basics

December 8, 2008 : Permalink

Seeking Alpha – With the news getting worse and worse for the hedgies (e.g. Fortress, Thomas Lee, D. E. Shaw), it’s time for a rethink on hedge funds. For hedge fund investors: You probably went into them believing that they […]

How to set up a hedge fund

August 6, 2008 : Permalink

1 Chose a name A posh part of London or New York can be suitable, as in Pershing Square Capital, Cheyne Capital and Thames River Capital. Or you could choose something slightly aggressive such as Tiger Capital, Citadel Capital or […]