Hedge Funds
Third Point, D.E. Shaw obtain agreements with CoStar. How the activists can build value
Thomas Fuller | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Company: CoStar Group Inc. (CSGP) Business: CoStar Group is a provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets. It manages its business in two segments: North America, which includes the United States and Canada, and International, which primarily includes Europe, […]
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Cliff Asness’s AQR multi-strategy hedge fund returns 9% in the first quarter during tough conditions
Cliff Asness. Chris Goodney | Bloomberg | Getty Images AQR Capital Management’s multistrategy hedge fund beat the market with a 9% rally in the first quarter as Wall Street grappled with extreme volatility amid President Donald Trump’s uncertain tariff policy. The Apex strategy from Cliff Asness’ firm, which combines stocks, macro and arbitrage trades and has […]
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Activist Spectrum Entrepreneurial has a stake in Landis+Gyr, and it may be poised to build value
Landis+Gyr Group AG’s residential and commercial FOCUS electric meter installation. Landis+Gyr Group AG Company: Landis+Gyr Group AG (LAND-CH) Business: Landis+Gyr Group is a Switzerland-based company primarily engaged in the electrical components and equipment manufacturing business. It specializes in metering solutions for electricity, gas, heat/cold and water for energy measurement solutions for utilities. Landis+Gyr product portfolio […]
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Activist Elliott has unfinished business at Phillips 66. How its plan to build value may unfold
The Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Wilmington Plant stands on November 28, 2022 in Wilmington, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Company: Phillips 66 (PSX) Business: Phillips 66 is an energy manufacturing and logistics company. It operates through the following segments: Midstream, Chemicals, Refining, and Marketing and Specialties (M&S). The Midstream segment provides crude oil […]
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Ken Griffin says Trump’s ‘bombastic’ trade rhetoric is a mistake that’s eroding trust in the U.S.
Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel, speaks during The New York Times’ annual DealBook Summit in New York City, Dec. 4, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Citadel CEO Ken Griffin sent a stern warning against the negative impact from President Donald Trump’s combative approach to U.S. trade policy. “From my vantage point, the […]
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Starboard pushes an open door at Becton Dickinson as company seeks to separate its biosciences unit
Pavlo Gonchar | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Company: Becton Dickinson and Co (BDX) Business: Becton Dickinson develops, manufactures and sells medical supplies, devices, laboratory equipment and diagnostic products for health-care institutions, physicians, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, pharmaceutical industry and the public worldwide. Stock Market Value: ~$66.65B ($229.85 per share) Stock Chart […]
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Ken Griffin’s multistrategy hedge fund at Citadel rose 1.4% in volatile January
Kenneth C. Griffin (R) speaks during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2024 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 04, 2024 in New York City. Eugene Gologursky | Getty Images Billionaire investor Ken Griffin’s flagship hedge fund climbed in a volatile January, according to a person familiar with the returns. Citadel’s multistrategy flagship Wellington fund […]
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Third Point pushes back on a pitch to take Soho House private. Three ways the firm can maximize value
Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Getty Images Company: Soho House & Co Inc (SHCO) Business: Soho House provides a global membership platform of physical and digital spaces that connects diverse groups of members from across the world. The members use the platform to work, socialize, connect and create all over the world. The company’s […]
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Big investors strike a cautious tone on markets for 2025 with Trump policies, inflation posing risks
The backdrop should be reassuring for many investors: A lively bull market, pro-business policies promised by the Trump administration and a Federal Reserve close to pulling off a soft landing. However, Wall Street’s biggest names aren’t sounding so bullish for the year ahead. Convening at an alternative investments conference in Miami this week, hedge-fund titans and […]
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Starboard takes a stake in Qorvo. Here are the steps the activist may take to improve margins
Qorvo logo of a US semiconductor company is seen displayed on a smartphone and pc screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Company: Qorvo Inc (QRVO) Business: Qorvo is a global supplier of semiconductor solutions. The company operates through three segments: High Performance Analog (HPA), Connectivity and Sensors Group (CSG) and Advanced Cellular Group […]
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