Monthly Archives: August 2017
Millennium PM Nainzadeh Said To Prep New Hedge Fund
(FINalternatives) Sara Nainzadeh, a portfolio manager for Izzy Englander’s $35 billion hedge fund manager Millennium Management, is reportedly prepping a new fund that will launch in late 2017 or early 2018. To read this article:
Wall Street Vets From Dalio to Gundlach Warn on Emerging Markets
(Bloomberg) More investors are joining the cast of Wall Street veterans from Jeff Gundlach to Ray Dalio in warning that risky assets are overvalued. They point to rising global turmoil underscored by the recent terrorist attacks in Barcelona and the […]
Paulson Taps Constantinides to Head IR at his Hedge Fund
(Reuters) Billionaire investor John Paulson promoted Tina Constantinides to head investor relations at his hedge fund Paulson & Co. Constantinides, a 13 year veteran at the New York-based fund, took over as Global Head of Investor Relations on August 1, […]
Platinum Founder’s Lawyers Appeal Order Barring Contact With Witnesses
(Reuters) Lawyers defending Platinum Partners founder Mark Nordlicht in a $1 billion fraud case have asked a U.S. appeals court to allow them to communicate with potential government witnesses, calling a judge’s order blocking them from doing so unconstitutional. In […]
Opalesque Exclusive: Ex-Colony Northstar execs launch Miramar Capital
(Opalesque) Colony Northstar executives Paul Fuhrman, Jae Yi and Perry Hariri have left the firm to launch Miramar Capital a Santa Monica, CA-based real estate operating and investment platform. Miramar will team with private and institutional capital sources to pursue […]
A Fresh San Francisco Hedge Fund is Aiming to Raise as Much as $600 Million
(The Business Insider) Jet Theriac, a former portfolio manager at Hutchin Hill Capital, is starting a new hedge fund in San Francisco. Theriac plans to launch the fund, Lanternback Capital, with between $100 million and $600 million in January 2018. […]
Hidden Value in MLP & Midstream Credit
(Harvest) Investing in the midstream energy sector via MLP & midstream equities is well known as illustrated by the considerable growth over the last decade in the number of public MLPs/midstream companies and related equity oriented investment products. Over 120 […]
JANA Activist At Blue Apron
(Valuewalk) JANA Partners, the activist investor that pushed Amazon (AMZN) to buy Whole Foods (WFM), now has a stake in Blue Apron (APRN) – the deeply troubled meal kit delivery company. Blue Apron is down 50% from its IPO less […]
Wall Street Vets From Dalio to Gundlach Warn on Emerging Markets
(Bloomberg) More investors are joining the cast of Wall Street veterans from Jeff Gundlach to Ray Dalio in warning that risky assets are overvalued. They point to rising global turmoil underscored by the recent terrorist attacks in Barcelona and the […]
Goldman and Pimco Are Loading Up on Mortgage Bonds
(Bloomberg) Some big investors are getting so antsy about corporate junk debt that once-unloved mortgage bonds look safe in comparison. Pacific Investment Management Co., Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Columbia Threadneedle and others are snatching up bonds tied to subprime mortgages […]
Hedge Fund Manager Ackman Threatened ADP With Damaging Media Coverage, Company Says
(CNBC) Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman threatened ADP with bad publicity if he were forced into a formal proxy contest for seats on the payroll processing giant’s board, according to the company. ADP, which has been battling Ackman over his […]
Hedge Fund Madava Hires Soylemez from JPMorgan to Trade Energy
(Reuters) Commodity oriented hedge fund firm Madava Asset Management has hired industry veteran Nedim Soylemez to trade natural gas, oil and energy, a person familiar with the hire said on Thursday. Soylemez had been a managing director at JPMorgan Chase […]