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Bill Ackman is stepping down from the board of Universal Music Group (UMG), signalling a strategic shift at Pershing Square Holdings, which has reduced its once-dominant stake in the global music label behind artists including Taylor Swift and Lady Gaga, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
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Global macro and digital assets hedge fund Brevan Howard has appointed former JPMorgan senior banker Carlos Hernandez as its first-ever Executive Chair, in a strategic move aimed at bolstering corporate strategy and client development, according to a report by Business Insider.
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Tail-risk hedge fund Universa Investments delivered a 100% return on capital in April amid renewed market turbulence tied to US tariff policy shifts, according to a report by Reuters citing information from one of the fund’s investors.
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Ahead of our Digital Assets Summit 2025, Hedgeweek® spoke with Elise Soucie Watts (pictured), Executive Director of Global Digital Finance, Policy & Regulation & Board Member, on how to navigate the macro landscape and geopolitical forces.
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Man Group, the world’s largest publicly listed hedge fund manager, is reportedly in advanced discussions to acquire New York-based credit investment firm Bardin Hill Investment Partners, as part of its strategic push into private credit, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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UBS is in advanced discussions with Cantor Fitzgerald over a deal for its hedge fund platform, O’Connor, which operates within UBS Asset Management according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources close to the matter.
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Millennium Management, one of the world’s largest multi-strategy hedge funds, is exploring a potential minority stake sale in its management company and is in discussions with Goldman Sachs’ Petershill Partners to assist in the process, according to a Financial Times report.
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Haidar Capital Management’s flagship Jupiter Fund posted a 25% loss in April, marking one of the worst monthly performances in its more than two-decade history, as macro volatility tied to President Donald Trump’s renewed trade war rattled global markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Edge Funds |Â In an industry where scale often dominates, London-based Chepstow Lane Capital, founded by Agata Dornan (pictured), has taken a different approach. The European credit fund, which posted a 13.24% return last year, against the hedge fund average of 10.7% according to Pivotal Path, has built its strategy around an often overlooked reality: Europe is not a monolith.
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Bill Ackman is taking a major step toward transforming his Pershing Square Capital Management hedge fund firm into a diversified holding company by upping his stake in real estate developer Howard Hughes Holdings (HHH) to 46.9% with an additional $900m investment in the business, according to a report by Reuters.
