Hedge Fund - Paulson & Co

Everybody is talking about Bill Ackman's nearly $2 billion losses in Valeant (VRX). Valeant isn't the only stock that is costing hedge funds billions.

John Paulson’s Paulson & Co. is a hedge fund that specializes in credit strategies, mergers, and event-driven arbitrage. Paulson & Co.

John Paulson of Paulson & Co may start pushing Syngenta AG (ADR) (NYSE:SYT) to accept an acquisition offer by Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON), according to a report from Reuters.

John Paulson is the president and founder of Paulson & Co, a New York-based hedge fund which dates back to 1994 and which has over $18 billion in assets under management.

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Sandell Asset Management Corp., the activist hedge-fund firm run by Tom Sandell, said PartnerRe Ltd. directors hurt shareholders by pushing a merger with Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.

Carl Icahn is out with a new letter to Tim Cook arguing that Apple should buy back more shares and that the stock is grossly undervalued. He says it should be worth $240/share.

Hedge fund investor Bill Ackman is used to taking big bets for big rewards, as he’s done with Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc.

Warren Buffett had plenty of admirers Saturday at the annual meeting of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. in Omaha, Nebraska.