Hedge Funds

Hedge-fund billionaire William Ackman's special-purpose acquisition company is nearing a transaction with Universal Music Group that would value the world's largest music business at about $40 billion, people familiar with the matter said.

Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has amassed a nearly 6% stake in Domino’s Pizza Inc. while exiting his position in Starbucks Corp.

Credit Suisse Group AG amassed more than $20 billion of exposure to investments related to Archegos Capital Management, but the bank struggled to monitor them before the fund was forced to liquidate many of its large positions, according to people familiar with the matter.

Hedge fund manager David Einhorn “half-heartedly” defended nemesis Elon Musk in his quarterly letter to investors amid accusations the Tesla CEO helped fuel the recent short-squeeze in GameStop shares.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) executives are examining how well the bank navigated several major market events this year that caused extreme volatility, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

BOSTON - Melvin Capital, the hedge fund at the center of the GameStop GME.N trading frenzy, lost 49% on its investments during the first three months of 2021, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday. The fund, founded by Gabe Plotkin, lost 7% in March, the source added, speaking on condition of anonymity

Hestia Capital Partners LP managing director Kurt Wolf joined GameStop Corp's board to make the U.S. video game retailer more valuable. Then it became too valuable for him to stay on.

Toshiba Corp. said Wednesday that it has received an acquisition proposal from private equity firm CVC Capital Partners

Before his epic collapse this week losing an estimated $8 billion or possibly in 10 days, hedge fund trader Bill Hwang increased the size of his fortune a staggering 900% or more in just seven years.

The $10 billion hedge fund, run by Bill Hwang, was forced to liquidate positions last week, causing extreme swings in a number of stocks, including Discovery and ViacomCBS, according to reports. 

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley were quick to move large blocks of assets before other large banks that traded with Archegos Capital Management, as the scale of the hedge fund’s losses became apparent, according to people with knowledge of the transactions.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied to record highs Monday despite selling pressure in financials and elsewhere after a large hedge fund was forced to unwind billions of dollars in positions.

Archegos Capital Management may be linked to possible losses for global banks.

Rocket, billionaire Dan Gilbert's company, joins GameStop as a Reddit favorite.

Amid GameStop drama, Biden's pick to run the SEC Gary Gensler is on Capitol Hill.

Biden's SEC Chair pick Gensler will inherit GameStop, short-selling trading crisis.

Huge losses on derivative trades at Geode Capital Management have forced the giant investment firm to close down its hedge-fund business.

The company has launched a search for Bell's permanent replacement, noting that they are seeking a CFO with "the capabilities and qualifications to help accelerate GameStop’s transformation." The search, which will evaluated both internal and external candidates, is being conducted by a "leading executive search firm." 

Bridgewater Associates is shuffling its management ranks after one of the most challenging years in the hedge-fund giant’s history.

Activist hedge fund manager William Ackman, whose bets on companies are closely watched, updated investors on how his flagship fund earned a record 70.2% return in 2020 on Thursday in a socially distanced way by sending out a 57-page presentation.