Billionaire Tom Steyer Bets on Weather Stations to Battle Climate (Bloomberg)
Solar-powered weather stations that beam real-time information to farmers are the first investment for Galvanize Climate Solutions, the fund launched last year by billionaire Tom Steyer and Katie Hall to battle climate change. Galvanize led a $40-million funding round for San Francisco-based Arable, whose weather equipment gives farmers information on how much sunlight and water crops are getting, and can help optimize when to irrigate or fertilize. Such visibility is becoming increasingly important amid tight on-farm labor and with drought shrinking water reserves.
Warner Bros. Discovery: Ridiculous Valuation And Michael Burry Is A Buyer (Seeking Alpha)
The combination of WarnerMedia and Discovery created a true media giant, arguably at par with Disney and Netflix. However, there’s something the market did not like as the stock sold off approximately 50% since the deal has been announced. Now the stock trades at a very favourable risk/reward ratio and is valued too cheap to not be a buy. Notably, WBD is Michael Burry‘s fourth largest holding, and he saw value at prices above $20/share. I calculate a base-case target price of $27.51/share, indicating 90% upside.
3AC: A $10B Hedge Fund Gone Bust with Founders on the Run (Coin Telegraph)
3AC downfall has led to a multi-billion dollar cascade that has claimed the likes of Celsius, Voyager and many other crypto lending firms with exposure to the hedge fund. Three Arrow Capital (3AC), a Singapore-based crypto hedge fund that at one point managed over $10 billion worth of assets, became one of the many crypto firms that went bankrupt in this bear market. However, the fall of 3AC wasn’t purely a market-driven phenomenon. As more information surfaced, the collapse looked more like a self-inflicted crisis brought upon by an unchecked decision-making process.
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Opalesque Roundup: Hedge Funds Slip to -5.6% YTD in June: Hedge Fund News, Week 27 (Opalesque.com)
In the week ending July 22nd 2022, a report said that hedge funds declined for a third consecutive month in June with a return of -2.7%, recording their worst monthly performance since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020. Following the retreat, the Eurekahedge Hedge Fund Index has slipped to -5.6% YTD, marking its worst H1 performance since inception. Global equities, as represented by the S&P 500, fell by a staggering 8.4% as investors moved to price in an increased risk of recession as the Federal Reserve embarked on an aggressive series of interest rate hikes to fight soaring inflation.
Schroders Acquires Strategic Stake in Digital Assets-Focused Manager Forteus (InstitutionalAssetManager.co.uk)
Schroders has taken a strategic minority stake in Forteus, an asset manager focused on blockchain technology and digital assets that is headed by senior former executives from the alternative investment industry. Forteus – which is based in Zug with an office in New York – is the asset management arm of the Numeus Group, a diversified digital asset investment firm led by Nobel Gulati, who was formerly CEO at leading US-based systematic hedge fund group Two Sigma Advisors.
