Category Archives: Private Equity

Hedge Funds & Private Equity & Bears

January 14, 2009 : Permalink

istockAnalyst.com  – First it was the sovereign wealth funds, controlling vast portions of American companies. Then it was the private equity cowboys who came in and took public companies private, removing them from public investment – and scrutiny. Finally, there […]

Hedge Fund Editor to Join NetSalonFX as Adviser

January 14, 2009 : Permalink

West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Chris Gillick, currently an associate editor with Trader Monthly and Dealmaker magazines, has agreed to join NetSalonFX as an adviser, principal/branch manager, and regulatory liaison, having just completed his NASD Series 30 exam. As an […]

JC Flowers, others close to IndyMac deal

December 29, 2008 : Permalink

Reuters – A consortium of private equity and hedge fund firms, including J.C. Flowers & Co, is close to a deal to buy the assets of failed mortgage lender IndyMac, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday. The […]

Aussie hedge fund manage HFA Holdings freezes payouts

December 23, 2008 : Permalink

The Australian – HFA, which has $5.8 billion in assets, joins a long line of fund managers — including Perpetual, Babcock & Brown and Macquarie Group — in suspending redemptions from some funds this year as the credit crisis takes […]

Hedge funds ‘must reorganise’ to avoid Obama-era taxes

December 23, 2008 : Permalink

Business Intelligence Middle East  – International Tax lawyers are urging private-equity and hedge-fund clients to restructure their partnerships so they can sidestep the higher taxes that president-elect Barack Obama has vowed to impose on their profits. Obama’s promise to revive […]

Distressed debt funds line up new year raids

December 22, 2008 : Permalink

Telegraph.co.uk – Industry sources say private equity and distressed debt specialists have raised about $26bn (£17bn) since the start of October, with some 80pc coming from hedge funds. Distressed debt funds, which buy debt that is trading at a discount […]