Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Even hedge funds with gains face redemptions
Reuters – Even hedge-fund managers with portfolio gains are in trouble this year. Dozens of managers who are outperforming the market and their troubled rivals with gains of as little as a few percent or as much as nearly 100 […]
Deutsche Boerse reignites exchange merger talks
Reuters – In the world of stock exchanges, bigger is better. And although Deutsche Boerse AG said on Sunday that merger talks with NYSE Euronext had ended with no result, exchanges will still have to make cross-border mergers to contain […]
Hedge Fund Adviser Tozai to Close After Redemptions
Bloomberg – Tozai Investment Advisory Ltd., a Tokyo-based hedge fund adviser, is closing its business after market losses and investor redemptions cut its funds’ assets to zero from a peak of $70 million, a senior partner said. The Cayman Island-based […]
Investor starting long-short fund
Seattle Times – Bill Fleckenstein, a well-known Seattle investor who bets exclusively on falling stocks, is shutting his 12-year-old fund and starting a new one that will buy equities, too. Fleckenstein said he doesn’t think the worse is over in […]
Alternative Investors Form Joint Venture to Expand Africa’s Telecommunications Infrastructure
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Satellite communications company Intelsat is launching a joint venture with a South African alternative investor group led by Convergence Partners. The joint venture plans to finance, build and launch a new satellite, Intelsat New Dawn, featuring […]
Big Time NYC Lawyer Accused of Scheming Hedge Funds
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – A prestigious New York City lawyer has been arrested and charged with masterminding a $100 million real-estate scheme that targeted large institutional investors and hedge funds. Marc Dreier, of Dreier LLP on Park Avenue, was arrested […]
Hedge Fund Trian Partners to Hold Over 50 Million Fast Food Shares
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge fund Trian Partners said that they will buy about 49.4 million shares of fast-food operator Wendy’s/Arby’s Group for $4.15 per share, or about $205 million. The hedge fund and their affiliates now own about […]
Citadel to close its offices in Tokyo
Chicago Tribune – The Citadel Investment Group will shutter its Tokyo offices and cut 37 jobs from its Asian operations. The Chicago-based hedge fund will still have a presence in Hong Kong, where 25 positions will be cut, the company […]
Tribune Co., smothered in debt, files for bankruptcy
Northern Star Online – Media conglomerate Tribune Co., smothered by $13 billion in debt and weak prospects for generating cash through advertising, on Monday became the first major newspaper publisher to seek bankruptcy protection since the Internet began siphoning readers […]
Och-Ziff Funds Said to Have Eliminated at Least 10 Jobs in Asia
Bloomberg – Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC, the New York-based hedge-fund manager that went public last year, eliminated at least 10 jobs in Asia, including partner Raaj Shah, said two people familiar with the matter. The cuts made last week, out […]