Private equity firms, including buyout major KKR & Co, are beginning to add hedge funds to their ‘white lists’ of approved lenders used to arrange funding for leveraged buyout deals, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Pentwater Capital Management, Jericho Capital Asset Management, Balyasny Asset Management, and Citadel Advisors, all upped their holdings in Activision Blizzard during Q2 ahead of a key court ruling on the video-game maker’s proposed $69bn merger with Microsoft, according to a
Continued concerns over China’s economic prospects, coupled with ongoing geopolitical tensions, saw several US-based hedge funds including Coatue, D1 Capital and Tiger Global cut their exposure to Chinese companies in Q2, according to a report by Reuters.
Several hedge funds including Basswood Capital, Adage Capital Partners and Tudor Investment Corp placed bets on real estate investment trusts that specialise in New York City office space in Q2, despite continued uncertainty over the impact work-from-home policies on the
TOP STORY: Michael Burry, famed for his winning wagers against the US housing market ahead of the 2008 global financial crisis and subsequent appearance in ‘The Big Short’ book and film, is betting on a downturn in the US stock
Concerns over a slowing Chinese economy dragged the Aussie dollar to a nine-month low, just as hedge funds were turning the most bullish they have been on the currency so far this year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Global equities have finally attracted the attention of trend-following hedge funds on the back of falling volatility as hopes rise that interest rate rises are coming to an end, according to a report by The Financial Times.
Offshore China hedge funds that target investments in the world’s second-largest economy, are feeling the pinch as foreign investors lose interest in investing in the country’s faltering economy, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Landseer Asset Management UK is in talks with Odey Asset Management over the transfer of portfolio manager Freddie Neave, who runs its flagship hedge fund, as the firm continues to deal with the fallout from multiple sexual assault allegations made
Freddie Neave, who took over the management of Odey Asset Management’s European Inc fund following the departure of  the firm’s founder Crispin Odey, has dropped the fund’s short positions against UK government bonds, according to a report by Reuters.
