Managers
Odey Asset Management has moved out of its long-time Mayfair headquarters and is now operating out of serviced office accommodation as the firm continues to dismantle itself in the wake of allegations of sexual assault and harassment levelled at founder Crispin Odey, according to a report by The Financial Times.
US-based activist hedge fund firm Elliot Management’s 124 UK staff shared a £160 million pay pot last year after the company’s UK operation Elliot Advisors UK saw profits increase by 10%, according to a report by The Guardian.
New York-based activist hedge fund Starboard Value has seemingly identified it’s next restaurant sector target after a recent SEC regulatory filing revealed that the fund has acquired minority stake in Bloomin’ Brands which gives it nearly 10% of voting rights at the Tampa-based business.
Odey AM founder Crispin Odey has severed ties with several companies connected to his family’s investments after he was ousted from the hedge fund firm following multiple allegations of sexual harassment and assault, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Sculptor Capital Management received multiple takeover bids in excess of the $639m offer it accepted from Rithm Capital Corp last month – some valuing the firm at more than $700m – according to a report by Bloomberg.
Pershing Square, the US equities hedge fund founded by Bill Ackman, underperformed in the first half of the year, partly due to efforts to protect the firm against rises in long-term inflation, according to a report by CityWire.
One of China’s top macro hedge fund bosses has blamed foreign investors for the recent rout in the country’s stock markets which has seen Chinese domestic stocks sink to their lowest levels since November, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The talent war between Citadel and Balyasny Asset Management has flared up again with Ken Griffin’s Miami-based firm alleging that several Citadel employees misappropriated confidential information before leaving to join Balyasny, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The fall in the value of China’s yuan could be the trigger for the next big financial crisis, according to a report by Reuters citing EDL Capital, the Swiss-based macro hedge fund firm run by Edouard de Langlade.
Freddie Neave has continued to cut risk at Odey Asset Management’s flagship European Inc fund having removed the leveraged bond bets placed by former boss and Odey AM founder Crispin Odey, ahead of moving the fund to a new home, according to a report by Bloomberg.
