Paulson & Co's John Paulson is one billionaire who would love to forget the past two years, which have turned out to be his worst as wrong energy stock bets turned out to be sour...
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January 13 - Hedge Funds, News
Billionaire John Paulson posted the second-worst trading year of his career in 2014 as a wrong-way energy bet added to declines tied to a failed merger and investments in Fannie...
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January 12 - Hedge Funds
John Paulson clearly did not see the collapse of pharmaceutical giant AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV)’s deal with rival Shire coming.
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November 17 - Hedge Funds
John Paulson's hedge fund Paulson & Co. has reported further selling some shares of Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (NYSE:CIE).
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October 23 - Commodities, Hedge Funds, News
John Paulson is a renowned hedge fund manager and well known for his merger arbitrage strategy.
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October 21 - Hedge Funds, News
The best thing federal prosecutors might have done for Steven A.
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October 16 - Hedge Funds
A mega-rich banker has finished building a £150,000 palatial chicken coop dubbed ‘Cluckingham Palace’, it has been reported.
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October 15 - Hedge Funds
Stock-picking may run in the family. Within a long letter to Apple Inc.
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October 9 - Hedge Funds
Steel Excel Inc (OTCMKTS:SXCL) continues to boost its exposure to Aviat Networks Inc (NASDAQ:AVNW), while John Paulson’s Paulson & Co trims its stake in Cobalt International...
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September 30 - Hedge Funds, News
Avenue Capital Group LLC, the U.S.
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September 23 - Hedge Funds
Mario Gabelli’s GAMCO Investors recently disclosed having more than doubled its exposure to Post Holdings Inc (NYSE:POST).
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September 22 - Hedge Funds, News
As we continue to track hedge funds’ SEC filings, we came across a few interesting transactions, into which we will look in this article.
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September 12 - Hedge Funds, News
Long/short European equities funds run by Odey Asset Management, Pelham Capital and GLG Partners – part of Man Group – all found themselves in negative territory this summer...
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September 12 - Hedge Funds
New York hedge-fund manager Daniel Loeb has raised a $2.5 billion war chest to spend on several new activist situations, potentially by the end of the year, according to people...
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September 11 - Hedge Funds
In two new filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, John Paulson's Paulson & Co. and Stephen C.
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September 11 - Hedge Funds, News
Bill Ackman does not show any signs of giving up on the proposed takeover of Allergan, Inc. (NYSE:AGN) by Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (NYSE:VRX).
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September 10 - Hedge Funds, News
Elliott Management, managed by Paul Singer, has disclosed in a new filing with the U.S.
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September 4 - Hedge Funds, News
In a newly amended filing with the U.S.
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September 3 - Hedge Funds, News
Jeffrey Altman’s Owl Creek Asset Management has released its 13F for the second quarter, unveiling a total of 20 positions that have a value of roughly $2 billion.
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September 3 - News
Paul Tudor Jones’ Tudor Investment Corp is amongst hedge funds obliged to disclose its equity once per quarter.
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September 2 - Hedge Funds, News
BlueCrest Capital Management, managed by Michael Platt and William Reeves, recently filed its 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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August 25 - Hedge Funds, News
Avenue Capital Group, a New York-based hedge fund run by Marc Lasry has disclosed its stock holdings for the second quarter in a 13F filing with the Security and Exchange Commission...
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August 21 - Hedge Funds, News
In its latest 13F filing with the U.S.
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August 18 - Hedge Funds, News
It seems legendary hedge fund billionaire George Soros might be souring in his view on the market outlook for U.S.
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August 15 - Hedge Funds
As previously reported, Billionaire Steven Cohen earlier this year shut down his fund SAC Capital Advisors and opened Point72 Asset Management, a fund that handles Cohen’s ...
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August 15 - Hedge Funds, News
Valiant Capital Management, a long/short equity fund run by Christopher Hansen, has recently filed its 13F for the second quarter, disclosing a total of 18 equity positions, with...
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August 14 - Hedge Funds, News
Carl Icahn has dumped a huge chunk of his Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO) shares and is no longer the largest shareholder.
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July 31 - Hedge Funds, News
As the news about the Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR)'s takeover of Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
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July 29 - Hedge Funds, News
Odey Asset Management has opened an office in Geneva, Switzerland, its first office in the country.
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July 28 - Hedge Funds
Hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson, who runs Kase Capital, says he has "more confidence" in his Herbalife position following Bill Ackman's latest presentation.
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July 23 - Hedge Funds
Famed investor Bill Ackman has been in a long-running battle against Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), a maker of health shakes.
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July 21 - Hedge Funds
John Paulson’s funds posted strong returns in June, especially on the back of merger arbitrage plays, an activity in which Paulson has been involved for the last 20 years.
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July 18 - Hedge Funds, News
John Paulson of Paulson & Co., who correctly forecasted that both Whiting Petroleum Corp (NYSE:WLL) and Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp (USA) (NYSE:KOG) could be takeover targets, is now...
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July 17 - Hedge Funds, News
A dispute between two billionaire investors, Carl C. Icahn and William A. Ackman, ended with a phone call a few weeks ago and, on Wednesday, a public embrace. Mr.
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July 17 - Hedge Funds
The Fed is out of step with Wall Street, say some of the country’s wealthiest investors.
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July 16 - Hedge Funds
The 4th Annual Delivering Alpha Conference will start tomorrow, July 16, in New York City, featuring various prominent figures from the finance world.
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July 15 - Hedge Funds, News
John Paulson has decided to trim exposure to CNO Financial Group Inc (NYSE:CNO) and has sold some 1.9 million shares.
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July 14 - Hedge Funds, News
In the midst of the credit crisis, Gabelli Funds had another beast to contend with: claims of market-timing abuses by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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July 4 - Hedge Funds
Hedge fund manager John Paulson's credit opportunities and merger arbitrage funds were up 6.6 percent and 3.3 percent year-to-date through the end of May, respectively, easily...
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July 1 - Hedge Funds
Recently, Genworth Financial Inc (NYSE:GNW) has taken an initiative to create awareness among the Americans about the health care needs, particularly, long term, which is mostly...
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June 30 - News, Retirement
Our research has shown that the most popular small-cap picks amongst hedge funds have historically outperformed the market by 18 percentage points.
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June 27 - Hedge Funds
Warren Buffett’s BNSF Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.
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June 26 - Hedge Funds
Huber Capital Management, led by Joe Huber, is based in California and was founded in 2007.
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June 2 - Hedge Funds, News
At the end of the first quarter, Richard McGuire III’s Marcato Capital Management teased investors that among its new positions were two undisclosed stocks that the firm hinted...
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May 23 - Hedge Funds
As usual, after the end of the round of 13F filings, we have analyzed the equity portfolios of over 640 funds that we track at Insider Monkey and selected companies that are among...
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May 20 - Hedge Funds, News
A total of 127 individuals or families from 12 countries and 26 U.S.
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May 20 - Hedge Funds
Billionaire Tom Steyer has rapidly become one of America's most visible environmental advocates, vowing to punish lawmakers who don't oppose climate change and pledging to spend...
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May 13 - Hedge Funds
Embattled hedge fund titan Steven A. Cohen is freaking out that his Manhattan apartment, on the market at a bank-busting $98 million, just isn't selling.
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May 12 - Hedge Funds
David Einhorn, the hedge-fund manager who warned of a bubble in technology stocks two weeks ago, refined his stance by saying he’s bullish on the industry and that companies...
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May 8 - Hedge Funds
A fund run by billionaire investor John Paulson has acquired minority stakes in a bank and a water company in Greece, adding to evidence the country was attracting international...
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May 7 - Hedge Funds
