Author Archives: the HedgeCo News Team
Info War: Turning The Regulators Back Against The Hedge Funds
DealBreaker.Com- If your memory stretches past last summer, you might recall that before the current debacle settled on Wall Street there was a lot of sound and fury raised about hedge funds. The rise of hedge funds was said to […]
Hedge fund manager describes rock bottom
International Herald Tribune- One by one, John Devaney sold his treasures, hoping to forestall what was in the end inevitable. He sold his Renoir and his Gulfstream, his home and his helicopter. Even his cherished yacht — gone. But on Wednesday […]
Charming’s CEO Bern Squeezed Out By Funds
New York Post- Women’s clothier Charming Shoppes booted CEO Dorrit J. Bern less than two weeks after a pair of dissident hedge funds officially secured seats on the board. Board-level talks to oust Bern, who’s eligible to earn up to […]
Money manager Keeley takes stake in Pzena
BOSTON (Reuters) – Keeley Asset Management, which made its name by selecting small and forgotten companies, said on Wednesday that it took an 18 percent stake in beleaguered money manager Pzena Investment Management. Keeley now owns 1.09 million Pzena shares, […]
EDF Battles Hedge Funds, Power Traders to Keep Nuclear Secrets
Bloomberg- Christian Kunze pays French farmers to install camouflaged, shoebox-sized “power stalkers” in fields near nuclear stations owned by Electricite de France SA, collecting data the world’s biggest utility says is a secret. His company, Powermonitor, plans to sell information about […]
Hedge Fund Man Group Shows Positive Product Return
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- Global Hedge fund Man Group has increased their assets under management from $74.6 billion at 31 March 2008 to $79.5 billion at 30 June 2008. "Demand for our fund products has remained strong, both from private […]
Goldman’s $100 Million Man Walks
The Money Times- A $100 million here, a $100 million there, and pretty soon you’re talking about real compensation. U.K.-based hedge fund manager GLG Partners (NYSE: GLG) announced today that it has hired Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) partner Driss Ben-Brahim. […]
Hedge Funds Back MEVIO
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net)- Hedge funds Sequoia Capital, Sherpalo Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and DAG Ventures were led by Crosslink Capital in investing $15 million in entertainment network MEVIO. Adam Curry, co-founder and president of the company said, […]
Anheuser-Busch Fires Back at InBev, Files Suit
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – Budweiser maker Anheuser-Busch is suing InBev after declaring that their “bargain price” offer of $65 a share is illegal. Anheuser-Busch accuses InBev of using “deceptive conduct” to try to win control of the company. InBev recently […]
Bernanke Outlines Plans to Stabilize Economy, Expand Fed’s Authority
New York (HedgeCo.Net) – In an effort to stabilize U.S financial markets and prevent further turmoil in the economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested expanding its control and authority over our country’s financial firms. Bernanke spoke at a Federal […]