Is SCG Financial Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:SCGQ) worth your attention right now? Prominent investors are taking a bullish view. The number of bullish hedge fund positions increased by 1 lately.
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With these “truths” under our belt, we’re going to take a glance at the key action encompassing SCG Financial Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:SCGQ).
Hedge fund activity in SCG Financial Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:SCGQ)
Heading into Q2, a total of 5 of the hedge funds we track were long in this stock, a change of 25% from the previous quarter. With hedgies’ positions undergoing their usual ebb and flow, there exists an “upper tier” of key hedge fund managers who were upping their holdings meaningfully.
Of the funds we track, Brian Taylor’s Pine River Capital Management had the biggest position in SCG Financial Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:SCGQ), worth close to $8.2 million, accounting for 0.2% of its total 13F portfolio. Coming in second is Fir 
Now, key money managers were breaking ground themselves. Davidson Kempner, managed by Thomas Lenox Kempner, established the most valuable position in SCG Financial Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:SCGQ). Davidson Kempner had 3.9 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter.
What have insiders been doing with SCG Financial Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:SCGQ)?
Insider purchases made by high-level executives is at its handiest when the company in question has experienced transactions within the past half-year. Over the last half-year time period, SCG Financial Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ:SCGQ) has experienced 2 unique insiders purchasing, and zero insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
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