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Get Over The Hedge

Forbes - Hedge funds are to the modern stock market as sun spots were to electronics in the 1960s: a convenient scapegoat when things go wrong without an evident cause. But they probably aren’t to blame for last week’s poor showing on Wall Street, and rumors of the industry’s demise are likely premature.
There has been […]

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Meltdown sets back hedge fund master

Globe and Mail - Math whiz Ravi Sood has ridden the highs and lows of the wild world of hedge funds.
The president of Lawrence Asset Management Inc. made a name for himself running the firm’s flagship hedge fund with stellar returns such as his 75-per-cent gain in 2007.
But the stock market crash […]

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Hedge funds: will it be a renaissance Man?

Times Online - Hedge funds are supposed to like risk and to love leverage. However, in the current markets, it has all got too much for Man Group.
The world’s biggest quoted hedge fund manager – and historically one of the most successful – shocked investors yesterday by announcing plans to unwind all […]

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Hedge fund lowers takeover bid for Epicor Software

CNNMoney.com - New York hedge fund Elliott Associates LP lowered its offer price Tuesday for Epicor Software Corp., saying in a letter it was "extremely disappointed" Epicor’s board had recommended shareholders reject a takeover.
Elliott, a large shareholder in the Irvine, Calif., software company, told Epicor’s board that it will now offer $7.50 per share, which […]

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Polygon Concedes to British Energy, Winds Down Flagship Hedge Fund

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) - Alternative investor, Polygon Investment Partners LLP has agreed not to further oppose the restructuring of the company by British Energy and other shareholders, in exchange the shareholders and British Energy have agreed to stop all outstanding legal actions against Polygon.
In the circumstances, Polygon believes that there is no commercial […]

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Activists take Aim on property funds

Investors Chronicle - Activist investor Laxey has sunk its claws into yet another Aim-traded overseas property fund. Having built up a 9 per cent stake in Indian township developer Hirco, it wrote to management this week demanding they take action to address the whopping 90 per cent discount to net asset value (NAV) at which […]

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Shareholder Sues CSX, Hedge Funds Over Short-Swing

CNNMoney.com - A shareholder has sued CSX Corp. (CSX) and two hedge funds over sales of CSX shares before the funds publicly disclosed plans to shake up the railroad operator’s board in a proxy fight earlier this year.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan on Tuesday, is seeking recovery of so-called […]

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RAB Capital Halts Redemptions on Second Fund This Year

New York (HedgeCo.Net) - One month after RAB was forced to revamp their flagship fund, the British hedge fund is halting redemptions on their Energy Fund. After losing more than 50% of its value this year, RAB has informed investors that they will not be able to make withdraws in the near future.
Investors who wish […]

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Endologix says gets unsolicited bid from hedge fund

Reuters - Endologix Inc said it received an unsolicited takeover bid from hedge fund Elliott Associates LP for $2.25 a share, 18 percent higher than the stock’s Wednesday closing price.
The company, which develops and manufactures minimally invasive treatments for vascular diseases, said it will review the unsolicited proposal and make a determination and respond […]

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Hedge Fund takes offer for Epicor to shareholders

Reuters - Hedge Fund Elliott Associates LP on Wednesday took its $529 million cash offer for Epicor Software Corp directly to shareholders, two days after it was snubbed by the business software maker’s board.
Elliott said it, through a unit, is offering $9.50 per share through the tender offer, about 40 percent premium to the stock’s […]

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Hedge funds grudgingly to reveal US short positions

Reuters - Hedge fund managers are reluctantly preparing to disclose their short positions to U.S. regulators on Monday, a move set to give a rare public glimpse into their secretive trading strategies two weeks later.
For shareholders who have blamed short sellers for driving down company stocks, it will be a chance to see who […]

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China\’s Sinosteel to proceed with Midwest takeover

AP - Chinese steelmaker Sinosteel Corp. has taken control of 98 percent of Midwest Corp. and will proceed with compulsory acquisition of the Australian miner, Midwest said.
In a brief statement Wednesday, Midwest said Sinosteel would recommend de-listing the company from the Australian Securities Exchange. The conclusion of the deal marks the first successful hostile takeover […]

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