Tag Archives: hedge-fund-manager
Hedge Fund Trends: Icahn Buys Casino, Paulson Likes Distressed Debt
We recently learned of two major hedge fund transactions that we thought were worth highlighting here on the blog. Firstly, John Paulson is at it yet again. The prominent hedge fund manager has been in the media a lot recently […]
Hedge fund group Man climbs on talk of MF Global stake sale
The Guardian – Hedge fund manager Man has moved to the top of the FTSE 100 risers, as traders heard talk it may dispose of its remaining stake in broker MF Global. Man spun off the brokerage in July 2007 […]
Brevan Howard Said to Spin Off Teams to Manage Two New Funds
Bloomberg – Brevan Howard Asset Management LLP, Europe’s largest hedge-fund manager, spun off groups of credit and currency traders to manage two new funds, people familiar with the situation said. Luke Ding, who trades foreign exchange for the flagship Brevan […]
Hedge Fund Managers Switch Strategies and Reap Rewards
New York Times – In mid-March, with the global stock markets plunging, Philippe Jabre, a hedge fund manager based in Geneva, started buying bombed out financial stocks in the United States, Europe and Asia. A procession of sleepless nights followed […]
US fund manager agrees extradition from HK
Forbes – A Silicon Valley hedge fund manager accused of bilking investors out of at least $5 million has agreed to be extradited from Hong Kong to the United States, a government lawyer said Friday. Fund manager Albert Hu, an […]
Third competitor files to take over Asarco
Daily Territorial – A third offer to take copper miner Asarco out of Chapter 11 was filed last week in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Corpus Christi, Texas, by New York City-based hedge-fund manager Harbinger Capital Partners. The $500 million reorganization […]
Pallotta to shut down Raptor fund, reopen it later
Reuters – Hedge fund manager James Pallotta, who long delivered some of the industry’s best returns, told clients on Tuesday that he will shut down his $800 million Raptor Global fund in July. Pallotta, 51, told investors that he had […]
Tontine Partners raising new total return fund
Reuters – Hedge fund manager Jeffrey Gendell is mounting a comeback after a turbulent 2008. Gendell’s Tontine Associates LLC, disclosed plans in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing to raise funds for a new total return hedge fund. So far, […]
Helios Plans India ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Stock Fund
Bloomberg – Helios Capital Management Pte, the hedge-fund manager once backed by Tudor Investment Corp., plans to start a “Slumdog Millionaire” fund that will buy underperforming shares of Indian companies. “We want to find slumdogs from the Indian equity markets […]
