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November 10, 2006
Robert Chapman, speculating on the lack of response from Glenayre Technologies management to attacks from his firm, Chapman Capital.
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November 10, 2006
Pershing Square Capital's Bill Ackman has unveiled that Borders (BGP) is the next addition to his firm's portfolio as first reported on iialternatives.com.
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November 10, 2006
Advent International, the Boston-based private equity group with an international focus, is increasing its roster of investment professionals in the U.S.
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November 10, 2006
Chapman Capital, the activist hedge fund firm run by well-known manager Robert Chapman, took some parting shots at the outgoing ceo of Glenayre Technologies during a conference call last week and attacked his successor.
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November 10, 2006
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November 10, 2006
London-based Dalton Strategic Partnership, which manages $3.5 billion in hedge funds and long-only offerings, has rolled out a sterling-denominated version of a North American hedge fund.
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November 10, 2006
With the Democrats seizing control of Congress and Barney Frank (D-Mass.) assuming the chairmanship of the Financial Services Committee, some lawyers expect his hedge fund registration bill to be revived, according to AIN sister publication Compliance Reporter.
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November 10, 2006
Jeff Strauss, who retired from Goldman Sachs this year, has joined Stadia Capital's advisory board, according to a letter sent to the firm's investors.
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November 10, 2006
ORBIS Real Estate Advisors Partners has rolled out its first investment fund that is dedicated to Indian commercial real estate investments, according to AIN sister publication Real Estate Finance & Investment.
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November 10, 2006
London-based asset management giant J O Hambro Investment Management has boosted its sales and marketing team with two hires.
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November 10, 2006
Managed Futures giant John W. Henry & Company had a tough October; all its strategies were down for the month.
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November 10, 2006
Stephan Bollhalder, former head of Asia proprietary trading at Julius Baer in Zurich, has rolled out Hedge Vision Japan, a Japan-focused long/short fund on Nov. 8.
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November 10, 2006
Liberation Investment Group, the New York activist hedge fund firm run by Emmanuel Pearlman, has settled its dispute with Multimedia Games, which makes electronic games for casinos.
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November 10, 2006
Hathersage Capital Management, the firm founded by legendary currency trader Bill Lipschutz, has hired Rob Schmidt as director of information technology, a new position.
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November 10, 2006
An occasional column by Logan Short, an astute industry observer. He can be reached at lshort@iinews.com.
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November 10, 2006
The table below displays some of last month's top performing long/short managers, according to data
provided by Eurekahedge.
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November 10, 2006
Edinburgh-based Martin Currie Investment Management will launch a long/short energy hedge fund in March.
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November 10, 2006
London's MKM Longboat Capital Advisors, which was spun out of now-defunct Sagamore Hill Capital Management, plans to reopen its fund to investors at the end of this year.
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November 10, 2006
Three recent hedge fund acquisitions by white-shoe financial services giant Morgan Stanley are seen as fueling merger and acquisitions activity.
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November 10, 2006
After researching the European, Canadian and Asian institutional markets, AIN sister publication Global Money Management has nominated Morley Fund Management, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Pioneer Alternative Investments and AXA Real Estate Investment Managers for its Alternatives Manager of the Year award.
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November 10, 2006
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November 10, 2006
Toronto-based Scotia Capital will expand its Asian prime brokerage next year with several hires as it seeks to establish a foothold in the continent.
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November 10, 2006
Dimitri Sogoloff, a founding partner of Alexandra Investment Management, has departed the firm and is said to be starting his own fund.
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November 10, 2006
Nick Dhandsa, who made a fortune through Associated Nursing Services, is seeding a fund of funds venture focused on emerging managers.