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Hedge funds forced to adapt or die

International Herald Tribune – The mergers and acquisitions business is about to take a deep dive. For most of the financial crisis, it has remained surprisingly buoyant. This was partly because there was a lot of business to be done selling […]

RLPC-Leveraged loans sag as hedge funds sell-traders

Reuters – Leveraged loan prices fell on Wednesday as hedge funds facing redemptions and forced to cover short equity positions sold loans, traders told Reuters Loan Pricing Corp. Leveraged loans have declined over the past week amid a rout in […]

Final Chicago Cubs bids likely in weeks

Reuters – Final bids for the Chicago Cubs will likely be due late September or early October, two sources said on Thursday, as owner Tribune Co seeks to sell the storied baseball team by the year end. The next stage […]

Apollo’s Hexion rejects Huntsman shareholder plan

Guardian.co.uk – Four large hedge funds, all shareholders of Huntsman Corp, have proposed a plan to salvage a $6.5 billion buyout of the chemical company by a unit of Apollo Global Management. But Apollo’s Hexion Specialty Chemicals unit late Thursday […]

Blackstone’s income falls, but beats expectations

International Herald Tribune – Blackstone Group, manager of the world’s largest leveraged-buyout fund, said Wednesday that second-quarter profit beat analysts’ estimates as gains from hedge funds offset a decline in private-equity takeovers. Net economic income, a measure that excludes some compensation […]

Blackstone Risks Hedge Fund Returns as LBO Loans Fade

Bloomberg- When Blackstone Group LP, the world’s biggest buyout firm, was pursuing the takeover of the Weather Channel cable network earlier this month with General Electric Co. and Bain Capital LLC, Wall Street balked at providing financing. So the New […]

Blackstone Risks Hedge Funds’ Return as LBO Lending Evaporates

Bloomberg- When Blackstone Group LP, the world’s biggest buyout firm, was pursuing the takeover of the Weather Channel cable network earlier this month with General Electric Co. and Bain Capital LLC, Wall Street balked at providing financing. So the New […]

CSX and Hedge Funds Warm Up Before Proxy Battle

New York (HedgeCo.Net) – CSX and dissident shareholders sounded off yesterday, as they shared their cases to an advisory firm and outlined their differing plans for the railroad operator’s future. With a proxy fight in the future, TCI and 3G […]