Tag Archives: tribune-co


Vulture investors are looking for prey

April 9, 2009 : Permalink

CNN Money – They pray for recessions and smile a little wider when a company climbs onto its death bed. Welcome to the world of distressed, or so-called "vulture" investors, an often-ignored corner of the market that has increasingly taken […]

Wall Street CEOs Bag $3bn During Toxic Securities Build-Up

September 26, 2008 : Permalink

Here Is The City – Bloomberg reports that CEOs at Wall Street’s top five securities house earned a staggering $3bn between them from 2003 and 2007, during the time when the subprime and toxic securities timebomb was ticking away in […]

Times Tamer’s $4 Billion Fund Push

June 17, 2008 : Permalink

New York Post- Phil Falcone’s Harbinger Capital Partners – the hedge fund that won a battle to land board seats at The New York Times Co. – is expanding its size and presence to capitalize on its newfound clout. Falcone […]