In 2018, William Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management has been one of the few activist investor hedge funds which has managed to deliver high returns. In a significant development, for the second time in two years billionaire investor William Ackman… Read More ›
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Hedge fund King Street Capital Management seeks to shakeup Toshiba’s board
The development assumes significance since it marks the first signs of dissatisfaction among foreign funds which had bought into Toshiba in 2017. On Friday, the Wall Street Journal has reported citing sources familiar with the matter at hand, King Street… Read More ›
Wal-Mart in talks to purchase 40% stake in Flipkart
The strategic move by Wal-Mart represents a direct challenge to Amazon’s strategy of dominating the e-commerce space in India, Asia’s third largest economy. As per two sources familiar with the matter at hand, Wal-Mart Inc is in talks to purchase… Read More ›
Bridgewater bets against some of Europe’s biggest companies
Although in the United States, hedge funds are not required to disclose their short positions, European rules demand that beyond a certain threshold short positions are to be declared mandatorily. These disclosures have shed light on Bridgewater’s short strategy. Bridgewater’s… Read More ›
All HNA acquisitions in the U.S. put on hold until ownership structure is clear
Failure to get CFIUS approval will put all of HNA investments in the U.S. in limbo. As per a source familiar with the matter at hand, the U.S. government is unlikely to approve any investment by China’s HNA Group until… Read More ›
John McCormick becomes president and CEO of Blackstone
J. Tomilson Hill, billionaire art collector, the firm’s esrtwhile Chief executive, has passed the baton to John McCormick; Hill will remain as its chairman. Having being at the helm of the world’s biggest hedge fund, with around $74 billion in… Read More ›
Clariant’s $20 billion merger with Huntsman Corp in doubt after White Tale becomes Clariant’s biggest shareholder.
As per White Tale the merger between the two Swiss chemical makers did not make sense since it does not bring about value to shareholders. Of the $400 million cost savings that are targeted through the merger, Clariant alone could… Read More ›
China’s HNA Group fails to pass CFIUS scrutiny, abandons bid to buy majority stake in SkyBridge Capital LLC
While earlier American companies faced network security incidents from Chinese infosec professionals who stole huge quantities of U.S. consumer data which led to a U.S-China agreement to not attack each other corporate networks, access to the all-important consumer data is… Read More ›
Alternative Investment Management Association outlines its wishlist before Brexit negotiations
European Securities and Markets Authority gives a preview of how British hedge funds and private credit assets could tap EU’s single market bloc after Brexit. Before Brexit negotiations begins, a British hedge fund group has laid out its wishlist, which… Read More ›
Cohen settles class-action lawsuit with a $135 million settlement
The class-action lawsuit had alleged loss of money to investors due to insider trading by Cohen’s hedge fund. Steven A. Cohen, a billionaire who used to formerly run SAC Capital Advisors LP, a hedge fund has now decided to settle… Read More ›