The Motley Fool

MAY 3, 2024

Last June, crypto hedge fund manager Thomas Kralow claimed that XRP's price would hit $30 by the end of 2023. But I think it could easily double, triple, or even quadruple if it scores a definitive legal victory against the SEC and the Fed cuts interest rates. Even the most bullish forecasts fall short of those expectations.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 19, 2025

On top of the "bad" quarter, a short-selling hedge fund called Scorpion Capital released a short report on TransMedics in early January, amplifying the stock's decline. TransMedics also delivered a long and convincing response to Scorpion's petition to the FDA, along with specialist legal firm Covington & Burling LLP.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 22, 2024

Just a year ago, such an allocation likely wouldn't have appeared on such filings, but with the approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in January, the doors have been effectively opened for institutions like Goldman Sachs to gain exposure to the cryptocurrency.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 15, 2024

This article is intended for educational purposes only and is not legal advice. Buffett believes so firmly in the power of broad index funds that he put his money where his mouth is, entering into a 10-year, million-dollar bet favoring index funds over hedge funds -- and winning that bet.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 2, 2025

Sign Up For Free One way to find smart investments is to consider where top hedge funds and billionaire investors put their cash. Billionaire investor Israel Englander's Millennium Management hedge fund is famous for its low-risk style on Wall Street. Start Your Mornings Smarter! billion, or 1.5%

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 28, 2025

In January, Coinbase Global surveyed 352 institutional investors working in asset management companies, hedge funds, private banks, and family offices. An overwhelming majority of them controlled assets in excess of $1 billion, making them among the larger players in the markets. Then, their capital will flow in with higher volume.

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Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Carolina Mandl and Chris Prentice of Reuters report US SEC overhauls rules for $20 trillion private fund industry: The U.S. No kidding, private equity funds and hedge funds rule with impunity, they do not want more transparency and rules against clobbering investors with opaque fees.

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The Big Picture

MAY 20, 2023

The firm manages about $145 billion in client assets and is the world’s largest publicly traded hedge fund. Previously she was COO, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer, and Global Head of Legal and Compliance. She is also a member of Man Group’s senior executive governance committee.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 14, 2023

” Advisors for the vendors were Piper Sandler (Corporate Finance); Ashurst (Legal); and Deloitte (Financial and Tax Due Diligence). Management was advised by Burness Paull (Legal). Endless were advised by Walker Morris (Legal); KPMG (Tax); Lodestone (Political); Jacksonbreen (IT); and PwC (Debt).

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 10, 2023

An activist hedge fund and Avid’s largest shareholder, Impactive Capital LP, has representation on the Burlington, Massachusetts-based company’s board after cutting a deal with the company in 2019. served as financial adviser to Avid, while Sidley Austin LLP was the company’s legal counsel.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 24, 2023

Heavy lobbying by hedge funds and industry trade groups have seen some of the SEC's original proposals watered down or discarded, including a provision that would would have simplified the process for investors to take legal action against fund managers.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 28, 2024

Athwal advises hedge funds, private equity funds, asset managers, sponsors and family offices on the establishment, regulation, corporate governance and ongoing operation of Cayman Islands domiciled investment funds, as well as the establishment of venture capital and other funding structures based in Cayman.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

Law firm Ogier has relocated Ridhiima Kapoor, a Senior Transactional Specialist in its investment funds and corporate teams in the Cayman Islands, to Dubai. She will continue to advise on the establishment, launch and maintenance of investment funds including hedge funds and private equity funds.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 15, 2023

MFA preps for SEC fee disclosure legal challenge Submitted 15/08/2023 - 10:38am A legal clash between hedge funds and private equity firms and the SEC is looming large over the regulator's proposed plan to tighten rules on the disclosure of fees and dealing with investors, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 31, 2024

Acuity Knowledge Partners, a research, analytics, staffing and technology provider to the financial services sector including hedge funds and private equity firms, has appointed Jon O’Donnell as Chief Operating Officer. He will report to Robert King, Chief Executive Officer.

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American Investment Council

JUNE 5, 2024

“A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down a sweeping overhaul of rules governing private equity firms and hedge funds, a big win for Wall Street groups pushing back against SEC Chair Gary Gensler’s agenda.” Today, POLITICO published an article highlighting the 5 th U.S.

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The Big Picture

AUGUST 12, 2023

What we now call the “Yale Model” was invested in stocks and bonds but also venture capital, hedge funds, real estate, timber, commodities, etc. As early as 1992, Yale’s Endowment had a robust portfolio of venture capital and hedge funds, long before it became popular.

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Blackstone News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP served as legal counsel to 7 Brew. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP served as legal counsel to Blackstone. I am confident that the Brew Crew, management and Blackstone will continue to drive exponential growth.” Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

Private equity firms KKR & Co and Blackstone and hedge fund major Citadel are discussing ways to deal with the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s crackdown on the financial industry’s use of disappearing messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

Historically, Hong Kong has been a hub for executives and staff of private equity and hedge funds, though it is now driven by the need to compete with financial centres like Dubai and Singapore.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 14, 2023

Sidley Austin LLP served as the legal counsel in the formation of the IRA Healthcare Real Estate Fund. It invests capital for its own account and on behalf of co-investment partners, including pension funds, institutions, and family offices.

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 27, 2024

Sykes joined the firm in 2021, having previously led the real estate and development in-house legal team of Dart, the largest real estate and hotel developer in the Cayman Islands. She also has experience in mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing and alternative risk financing transactions involving insurers and insurance groups.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Billionaire Steve Cohen and his hedge fund, Point72, purchased nearly a $200 million stake in Alphabet during the third quarter, a rather large bet that the stock is undervalued. As a result, factoring this legal dispute into an Alphabet investment thesis becomes difficult. I'm not the only one who thinks that, either.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 4, 2023

But given the amount of ink spilled over the FTX controversy, including a Michael Lewis book that dropped Tuesday – and the legal actions to come next spring – its ripple effects will no doubt be felt for much longer. In an email to his son, cc-ing his wife , Bankman wrote, "Gee, Sam I don't know what to say here.

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The Big Picture

MAY 21, 2023

Media Matters ) • Envision Healthcare files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Envision suffered from declining profits amid hurdles from the COVID-19 pandemic and prolonged legal battles with health insurer UnitedHealthcare. Man Group is the largest publicly traded hedge fund in the world, whose history dates back 230 years to 1783.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 17, 2024

Billionaire Bill Ackman is the founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, a hedge fund that returned 183% in the five-year period that ended in June 2024. During the same period, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) advanced just 102%. Ackman is no stranger to the public spotlight.

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is facing a legal challenge to its latest set of rules, which require hedge funds and private equity firms to detail quarterly fees and expenses to investors, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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The Big Picture

MAY 20, 2023

Man Group is the largest publicly traded hedge fund in the world, whose history dates back 230 years to 1783. That’s unlikely to change anytime soon. Epsilon Theory ) • The short life of Baby Milo : Nobody expected Baby Milo to live for long. Previously, she held senior positions at Barclays Capital, Lehman Brothers, and LIFFE.

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The Big Picture

JUNE 7, 2023

 The video from last week’s panel is above Bloomberg Masters in Business host Barry Ritholtz discusses the current environment for hedge fund launches with IDW Group Founder and Chief Executive Officer Ilana D. Mike Rockefeller is co-founder of the six billion dollar long short equity fund Woodline Capital. Is that right?

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Blackstone News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation acted as legal counsel to Rover. Evercore acted as lead financial advisor and Moelis & Company LLC also acted as a financial advisor to Blackstone, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP acted as legal counsel to Blackstone. About Rover Group, Inc.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Despite running a very active hedge fund, a handful of trades stand out for Englander, including dumping an outperforming ultra-high-yield dividend stock, as well as piling into a troubled artificial intelligence (AI) company. It's also possible Englander and his advisors are concerned about an increase in legal expenses for AT&T.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 18, 2024

They can be 45 days old, when filed, which means they're presenting stale information for active hedge funds. Lastly, Baupost Group's smartest investment minds may have foreseen legal troubles to come for Alphabet. To be transparent, 13Fs aren't perfect. Image source: Getty Images. Specifically, the U.S.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

They work closely with clients, leveraging in-house legal expertise to develop proprietary insurance contracts that address industry-specific risks. Cyber insurance provides financial protection against losses from data breaches, ransomware or system outages, covering costs like legal fees, notification expenses, and system restoration.

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MAY 11, 2012

I would say something like, "You should see the number of complicated disclosures I had to had to pay a lawyer tens of thousands of dollars to put into my fund's legal docs," that is, if I could say anything about the fundraising status of any fund that I might have at all. Jersey Shore Ventures anyone?).

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Difficult to comment without additional information, judge Nicola Bonucci, associate professor at Paris Cité University and former director of legal affairs at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). We are talking here about three isolated cases, which concern individuals dismissed more than a year ago."

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The Big Picture

JUNE 28, 2024

Shang and her co-founder, Christian Haigh , began doing legal analytics as a project. She explains how they managed through their first legal defeat, which made them question their model. That led to a stint at Y-Combinator, where the general counsel warned them of problems in their model of selling data to lawyers.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 7, 2024

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