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September 29, 2006
Daniel Loeb, founder of activist firm Third Point, slamming Nabi Pharmaceuticals' spending habits after being refused access to the company's books and records.
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September 29, 2006
Arsago Alternative Capital Management, the $1 billion Frankfurt-based hedge fund firm, has shelved plans to launch a long/short fixed income fund.
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September 29, 2006
Asset Alliance International, the London-based subsidiary of the New York fund of hedge funds firm, will provide access to its Eastern European fund via structured products.
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September 29, 2006
Braeside Investments, a Dallas-based hedge fund firm that focuses on small- and micro-cap stocks, has hired Analyst Young Cho from David W. Tice & Associates, said Todd Stein, co-founder.
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September 29, 2006
Scandium Asset Management, a Copenhagen-based fund of hedge funds firm, is making its first move into 'white labelling'--whereby the firm will create funds for clients to distribute under their own branding.
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September 29, 2006
Caryn Seidman-Becker, a former partner at Glenview Capital Management, has launched a long/short strategy at Arience Capital Management, the firm she founded in 2002.
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September 29, 2006
New York-based merger arbitrage manager Glazer Capital's fund returned 28 basis points in July, partly due to a successful play on Jameson Inns.
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September 29, 2006
Two former Goldman Sachs structured credit pros have teamed up with a fund of hedge funds veteran to set up London-based Cinnamon Capital Management.
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September 29, 2006
Hedge fund managers made much-improved showings in Forbes magazine's list of the 400 richest Americans this year, with Carl Icahn's estimated $9.7 billion net worth leading the way once more.
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September 29, 2006
Liberation Investment Group, the New York activist hedge fund firm run by Emmanuel Pearlman, is soliciting proxy votes to call a special meeting of shareholders for Multimedia Games, which makes electronic games for casinos.
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September 29, 2006
An occasional column by Logan Short, an astute industry observer. He can be reached at lshort@iinews.com.
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September 29, 2006
Third Point, the activist hedge fund firm run by outspoken manager Daniel Loeb, is continuing its attack on Nabi Biopharmaceuticals.
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September 29, 2006
London-based M2M Management has launched what is believed to be the first shipping hedge fund to charter vessels and invest in forward freight agreements.
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September 29, 2006
The Managed Funds Association is seeking a role in the hedge fund industry survey to be conducted by the President's Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG).
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September 29, 2006
Crystal Advisors, a Miami-based fund of hedge funds firm, has hired Gregory Teitel as its director of investor relations, a new position.
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September 29, 2006
Thames River Capital's newest hedge fund, the three-month-old Thames River Tybourne Fund, was flat in August.
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September 29, 2006
Pentium Fund, the $500 million Swiss hedge fund firm, will launch a fund of funds offering access to 'closed' hedge funds.
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September 29, 2006
Galena Asset Management, the alternatives subsidiary of commodities trading giant Trafigura Group, has recruited two analysts from its parent to focus on its fledgling special situations fund.
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September 28, 2006
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September 28, 2006
London-based Dalton Strategic Partnership, which manages $3.5 billion, is slated to roll out a pan European long/short equity fund.
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September 28, 2006
This week, we revisit global macro hedge funds.
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September 28, 2006
Gottex Fund Management, the Swiss fund of hedge funds firm with approximately $6.5 billion under management, has closed its asset-based lending fund.
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September 28, 2006
The University of St. Thomas has changed consultants and will increase its alternatives and international equity allocations, according to AIN sister publication Foundation & Endowment Money Management.
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September 28, 2006
Ron Insana, former host of CNBC's popular Street Signs program, has formed Insana Capital Partners and is preparing to launch a fund of hedge funds.
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September 28, 2006
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September 28, 2006
The Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into brokerage analysts' relationships with hedge fund managers.