Global short sellers continued to focus on consumer and Software & Services sectors in November, according to Hazeltree’s latest Shortside Crowdedness Report, which tracks anonymised data from over 600 asset managers globally.
Warner Bros shares climbed sharply this week as event-driven hedge funds ramped up positions in anticipation of a bidding war between Paramount and Netflix, with merger arbitrage managers suggesting that at least one bidder is likely to raise its offer,
Geopolitics, policy uncertainty and diverging rate cycles are setting up a strong environment for macro and volatility-oriented hedge funds next year, according to a Bloomberg report citing senior leaders from Man Group, Brevan Howard and the Abu Dhabi Investment Council.
Activist hedge fund Starboard Value has acquired a nearly 5% stake in Clearwater Analytics (CWAN.N), pressuring the investment accounting software provider to unlock shareholder value, according to a report by Reuters.
Brevan Howard founder Alan Howard has confirmed that the hedge fund now manages more capital and employs more traders in Abu Dhabi Global Market than anywhere else globally, according to a report by Gulf News.
Hedge fund Tiger Global Management is dialling back its venture-capital ambitions and returning to a more measured, early-stage strategy, as the firm seeks to rebuild credibility with investors following heavy markdowns across its private portfolios, according to a report by
Activist fund Ananym Capital – co-founded last year by veteran campaigners Charlie Penner and Alex Silver – has built a significant stake in Siemens Energy and is pressing the German group to separate its loss-making wind business, according to a
Jefferies Financial Group has agreed to buy a 50% stake in Hildene Holding, a credit-focused asset manager with over $18bn in assets under management, as part of a broader strategic expansion, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Dmitry Balyasny, CEO and managing partner at multi-strategy hedge fund firm Balyasny Asset Management, which has $31bn in AUM, has identified artificial intelligence as the largest tail risk heading into 2026, according to a report by Reuters.
Brevan Howard has grown its Abu Dhabi operation to 150 employees just two years after opening in the emirate, founder Alan Howard told delegates at Abu Dhabi Finance Week on Monday – signalling the firm’s deepening commitment to the region,
