Activist investor Carl Icahn scored a big payday on Monday after shares of tanker car maker American Railcar Industries surged on news that the company will merge with a subsidiary...
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October 22 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
In 2013, Michael Dell and his private-equity backers at Silver Lake took Dell Inc. private for about $25 billion.
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October 16 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
The stock market has basically topped out and won't deliver the eye-popping returns that investors have become accustomed to in recent years, hedge fund manager David Gerstenhaber...
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October 15 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Billionaire Ken Griffin hired two veteran money managers from Louis Bacon’s hedge fund as he seeks to build a rival macro business.
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October 2 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Telecom Italia SpA had problems when it was being dominated by its biggest investor, Vincent Bollore’s Vivendi SA.
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September 20 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Greenlight Capital president David Einhorn tweeted Friday he got the pairs of short shorts that fellow billionaire Elon Musk promised him last week.
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August 10 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
(Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn boosted his stake in Energen Corp (EGN.N), a filing showed on Tuesday, as he eyes a potential takeover of the oil and gas producer.
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June 26 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Carl Icahn is inching his way out of his Herbalife position.
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May 25 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
While activist investors have their detractors, who often accuse them of putting short-term shareholder returns above the long-term welfare of a company and its employees, it'...
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May 23 - Activism, Hedge Funds, News
BOSTON (Reuters) - Activist investor Keith Meister on Monday reunited with billionaire investor Carl Icahn and said in a regulatory filing that they may try to buy oil and gas...
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May 21 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Short-seller Jim Chanos is blasting Elon Musk's leadership at Tesla.
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April 26 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said Tuesday that he hasn't spoken with President Donald Trump for several months.
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April 25 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen's venture capital investing arm is going all in on fintech.
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April 24 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
(Reuters) - Consumer products maker Newell Brands Inc (NWL.N) has agreed to add three independent directors to its board, including one proposed by hedge fund Starboard Value ...
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April 23 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
(Reuters) - Hedge fund manager Carl Icahn is cashing out of casino business Tropicana Entertainment Inc (TPCA.PK) in a deal selling most of its properties and operations for $...
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April 16 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Hedge fund Folger Hill Asset Management is merging with Schonfeld Strategic Advisors and returning capital to certain investors in May, according to an investor letter sent Tuesday...
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April 11 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Brevan Howard Asset Management is raising money for a new macro hedge fund managed by long-time trader Minal Bathwal, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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April 10 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
(Reuters) - SandRidge Energy Inc (SD.N) yielded to demands from top shareholder Carl Icahn on Monday and said it would evaluate any buyout offers, including one promised last ...
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April 9 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
(Reuters) - Four of Starboard Value’s nominees to Newell Brands Inc’s (NWL.N) board of directors withdrew their nominations, a day after the company rebuffed the activist ...
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March 20 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Douglas Haynes, president of Point72, resigned on Friday, a person with knowledge of the matter said.
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March 19 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass said possible U.S.
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March 7 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Billionaire Carl Icahn said he has a large position in Rubbermaid parent Newell Brands.
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March 2 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Billionaire investing legend Carl Icahn of Icahn Capital has gained a reputation as a savvy investor and fearsome corporate raider, one who has tangled with the likes of Blockbuster...
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February 19 - Activism, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
There are many great investors, who manage some of the best-performing funds and have built massive fortunes while managing their clients' money.
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February 12 - Hedge Funds, News
US investor Carl Icahn told CNBC that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were “ridiculous” and he would never get involved but did acknowledge he had no understanding of how...
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February 8 - Bitcoin, Ethereum and Other Cryptocurrencies, News
After a cohort of hedge fund veterans called it quits last year, a trio of established managers are prepping to fill their shoes in 2018 by starting firms with at least a billion...
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January 31 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Activist investor Dan Loeb’s Third Point LLC is keeping pressure on Nestlé SA, saying the giant consumer company needs to do more to realign its portfolio, including getting...
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January 22 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading
Out of the thousands of hedge funds out there, it's easy to miss some of the high-flyers.
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May 16 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Thirteen years ago Eric Mindich set an industry record when he raised $3 billion for his new hedge fund Eton Park.
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March 23 - Hedge Funds
Peltz is that rare breed of insurgent known as "operational activists" because his track record as an operator sets him apart from "financial activists," investors from a hedge...
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March 13 - Hedge Funds
Amid the political uncertainty in Europe and expectations of a stronger U.S. economy, David Tepper's approach to go long on European equities and short on U.S.
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March 9 - Hedge Funds
Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn has been constantly in the news since Donald Trump launched his Presidential campaign.
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February 16 - Activism, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Steve Cohen’s Point72 Asset Management returned about 1 percent in 2016, the second-worst annual performance ever for the billionaire investor, according to people familiar ...
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January 13 - Hedge Funds
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said he will be “rallying against overregulation” in his role as a special adviser to President-elect Donald Trump.
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December 22 - Hedge Funds
Hedge-fund manager Jamie Dinan is ending 2016 the way he started it: eating humble pie.
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December 20 - Hedge Funds
In King Icahn, author Mark Stevens provides a detailed account of activist investor Carl Icahn’s biggest investment deals. The book offers a glimpse of Icahn’s upbringing.
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December 6 - Hedge Funds, News
Erstwhile corporate raider and revered activist investor Carl Icahn has been in the news quite a bit over the past few days following fellow billionaire Donald Trump being elected...
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November 17 - Activism, Hedge Funds, News
Just like Main Street, this election season also saw Wall Street divided into two factions based on who they supported.
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November 14 - Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller shared his views on the election and the market in an exclusive interview Thursday with CNBC's "Squawk Box." On the election: "I'm very...
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November 10 - Hedge Funds
Billionaire Icahn Carl's Icahn Capital has filed an amended Form 13D with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in which it reported raising its stake in Herbalife Ltd...
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November 4 - Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire Carl Icahn's Icahn Capital LP recently filed an amended Form 13D with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in which it reported a change in its percentage of ownership...
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November 2 - Hedge Funds, News
These 10 most successful investors in the world don’t have much in common aside from their obscene net worths.
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November 2 - ETF Trading, Hedge Funds, Lists, News
Billionaire hedge fund managers Jamie Dinan and Marc Lasry shared their market views in an exclusive interview with CNBC's Scott Wapner on Tuesday.
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October 18 - Hedge Funds
Hedge fund billionaire George Soros said on Tuesday that he is giving $500 million of his nonprofit organization’s funds to be invested on work opportunities for migrants and...
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September 20 - Hedge Funds
Billionaire Carl Icahn's Icahn Capital LP recently filed an amended Form 13D with the SEC on Chesapeake Energy Corp (NYSE:CHK), in which it reported significantly lowering its...
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September 20 - Hedge Funds, News
Given his many decades of experience and tens of billions in net worth, Carl Icahn of Icahn Capital certainly knows how to invest.
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September 19 - Commodities, Hedge Fund Analysis, Hedge Funds, News
Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund manager, indicated it’s planning to cut jobs as parts of its business have become too large.
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September 15 - Hedge Funds
Billionaire Carl Icahn's Icahn Capital LP recently filed a Form 13D with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Freeport-Mcmoran Inc (NYSE:FCX) in order to report a statement...
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September 14 - Hedge Funds, News
Investors looking for yield have had a hard time generating solid returns, with the interest rates having been kept so low for such a long time.
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September 13 - Dividend Stocks, Hedge Funds, News
A tragic figure in American literature has an analog in modern finance. Once upon a time, the billionaire investor Edward S. Lampert was hailed as the next Warren E. Buffett.
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August 29 - Hedge Funds
