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Hedge funds holding Venezuelan sovereign and state oil company debt – including Broad Reach and Winterbrook Capital – have recorded sharp gains after the country’s defaulted bonds surged following the US-led apprehension of President Nicolás Maduro, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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DE Shaw & Co has suspended returning profits to clients despite strong performance across its flagship hedge funds last year, marking a departure from its longstanding practice of distributing gains to manage fund size, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Bridgewater Associates’ flagship Pure Alpha fund posted a standout 33% gain in 2025, marking one of the strongest years in the firm’s 50-year history, according to an unnamed person familiar with the firm’s performance figures.
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Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust has called for greater transparency from activist hedge fund Saba Capital Management as tensions escalate ahead of a shareholder vote on a proposed board overhaul, according to a report by Alliance News.
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Asian and emerging markets hedge funds delivered strong performance into the final quarter of 2025, successfully navigating a sharp correction in cryptocurrency markets as falling interest-rate expectations, improving trade dynamics and easing geopolitical risks buoyed broader investor sentiment.
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Pressure is mounting on US retailer Target after activist hedge fund Toms Capital Investment Management built a stake in the company, as the retailer grapples with an extended period of weak sales and a sharply lower share price, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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Ken Griffin’s Citadel is set to return approximately $5bn of profits to hedge fund investors, reducing assets under management to around $67bn, according to a report by CNBC citing an unnamed person familiar with the matter.
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Activist investor Trian Fund Management and venture capital firm General Catalyst have agreed to acquire global asset manager Janus Henderson in a deal valuing the firm at $7.4bn, bringing to an end a more than five-year activist campaign by Nelson Peltz’s hedge fund, according to a report by Reuters.
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Bridgewater Associates is planning a significant expansion of employee equity ownership, with more than 60 per cent of staff set to hold stakes in the hedge fund from next year, following a standout performance year for its flagship macro strategy, according to a report by Reuters.
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Pershing Square Holdings has agreed to invest up to $1bn in Howard Hughes Holdings to support its acquisition of specialty insurer Vantage Group Holdings, in a transaction valuing the business at approximately $2.1bn, according to a report by Bloomberg. The investment will be made through the purchase of non-voting preferred shares issued by Howard Hughes.
