Shy Tycoon Makes Very Big Splash
NationalJournal.com – Among the elite and deep-pocketed GOP fundraisers and donors at the convention, few can rival Paul Singer, a New York hedge-fund tycoon who has raked in more than $500,000 for the...
View ArticleHedge Fund Rebukes Republic Services
Wall Street Journal – Hedge fund Elliott Associates LP made public a letter to Republic Services Inc. in which it said the company’s board wasn’t doing its duty by fully considering the raised $6.73...
View ArticleFunds Try to Lose Ties to Lehman
New York Times – For some hedge funds, Lehman Brothers has become the Roach Motel of Wall Street: They checked in, but they can’t check out. Two weeks after Lehman spiraled into bankruptcy, hedge funds...
View Article$200 Million Designated to Alternative Investments by Chicago Media Company
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Noci Pictures Entertainment a Chicago and Los Angeles film production and structured finance company thinks it may have the answer and its own opportunity with its $100...
View ArticleEpic Software turns down hedge fund buyout offer
Forbes – Business software company Epicor Software Corp. said Monday it will not pursue a $566 million buyout offer from shareholder Elliott Associates LP. Hedge funds Elliott Associates and Elliott...
View ArticleHedge Fund takes offer for Epicor to shareholders
Reuters – Hedge Fund Elliott Associates LP on Wednesday took its $529 million cash offer for Epicor Software Corp directly to shareholders, two days after it was snubbed by the business software...
View ArticleEndologix says gets unsolicited bid from hedge fund
Reuters – Endologix Inc said it received an unsolicited takeover bid from hedge fund Elliott Associates LP for $2.25 a share, 18 percent higher than the stock’s Wednesday closing price. The company,...
View ArticleHedge fund lowers takeover bid for Epicor Software
CNNMoney.com – New York hedge fund Elliott Associates LP lowered its offer price Tuesday for Epicor Software Corp., saying in a letter it was "extremely disappointed" Epicor’s board had recommended...
View ArticleHedge funds, FCCBs catch the fancy of India’s super rich
Business Standard – Hedge funds and foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) are replacing real estate as popular offshore investment destinations for India’s richest. Hedge funds are investment...
View ArticleCitadel’s New Hedge Funds
Seeking Alpha – Ken Griffin’s Citadel has plans to roll out a few more funds, even after Citadel’s flagship funds had a rough year in 2008. One will focus on currencies and interest rates, one will...
View ArticleHedge Funds Advance 1.37% in March
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Hedge funds gained 1.37 percent in March, according to data compiled by the Hennessee Group LLC. It was a successful month for the equity markets at well, with the S&P...
View ArticleHedge Fund Performance for April 2009
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – In a preliminary hedge fund performance report for April 2009 and asset flows through March, Morningstar reported the largest one month-return since January...
View ArticleCanyon, Citadel Ride Convertibles Resurgence to Recoup Losses
Bloomberg – Convertible bonds that punished hedge funds in 2008 are driving returns at Canyon Partners and Citadel Investment Group LLC and helping companies from JetBlue Airways Corp. to Alliance Data...
View ArticleMay Performance Up 4.06%, Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index Confirms
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – “Hedge funds finished up 4.06% in May, capturing the largest monthly gains since February 2000." Oliver Schupp, President of Credit Suisse Index, said, Emerging Markets...
View ArticleHedging back in vogue among lucrative convertibles
Reuters – Hedge funds stand to make gains from convertible bonds arbitrage again after last year’s huge losses decimated the sector, though improving markets have made the job more complicated....
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