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Deals

Third Point’s Dan Loeb mulls taking SiriusPoint private

Daniel Loeb, founder and CEO of event driven hedge fund Third Point, is considering taking SiriusPoint private – less than three years after he agreed to combine his hedge fund’s reinsurance business, Third Point Re, with rival Sirius International Insurance Group

CVC and Elliott bid for parts of Cineworld

Buyout firm CVC Capital Partners and activist hedge fund Elliott Management are among the suitors to have tabled bids to acquire parts of struggling cinema chain Cineworld, according to a report by Sky News.

Hedge fund in line for $768m profit from Toshiba deal

Effissimo Capital Management, a Singapore-based activist hedge fund, could be in line to make a profit of around ¥100 billion ($768 million) from Toshiba Corp’s buyout by a consortium led by domestic private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners, according to

Fasanara kicks off new football fund

London-based hedge fund Fasanara Capital has teamed with an investment bank focused on sports-related investments to create a new product that aims to make a profit from the player transfer market, according to a report by Bloomberg.

KCGI to sell stake in dental implant firm to PE consortium

South Korean activist investor the Korea Corporate Governance Improvement Fund, is to sell its 6.92% stake in Osstem Implant Co to a consortium of private equity firms looking to gain control of the dental implant specialist, according to a report

Catalio to acquire hedge fund HealthCor

Fast-growing private equity firm Catalio Capital Management is to acquire HealthCor, a healthcare-focused equities hedge fund firm founded by veteran healthcare investors Art Chen and Joe Healey.

Short sellers see $304bn in gains after fall in US stocks

Short sellers are on track for their first annual gain since 2018 on the back of a steep decline in US equities this year coupled with bets against megacap stocks including Tesla and Amazon.com, according to a report by Reuters.

Citadel

Citadel YTD returns hit 32% following November gain

Citadel, the hedge fund firm founded by billionaire investor Ken Griffin, saw its gains so far in 2023 reach almost 32% following another month of positive performance in November, according to a report by CNBC.

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