Man Group: Hedge fund sees over £8bn gains as it starts off 2024 ‘strongly’ July 26, 2024 Hedge fund Man Group revealed that it generated investment performance of $11.1bn (£8.6bn) over the first six months of 2024, as it started the year off "strongly".
‘Critical growth hub’: Hedge funds drive demand for office space in London July 19, 2024 Over $13.1 trillion (£10.4 trillion) in assets are managed in London, and the capital has remained the world's second-largest centre for hedge funds and private equity firms globally after New York.
‘I always love to squeeze the shorts’: Hedge funds burned as BT shares surge May 16, 2024 Hedge funds have been burned by BT surging share price today.
Hedge fund Eisler Capital hit with legal challenge by London specialist headhunter May 13, 2024 London-based investment firm Eisler Capital is facing a £388,800 legal challenge by a specialist hedge fund headhunter over alleged breach of contract
Traders bet on Thames Water crisis contagion as firm races to agree survival plan April 17, 2024 Traders at major hedge funds are betting against the assets of British water companies amid fears over their levels of debt highlighted by the crisis engulfing Thames Water.
Third Point changes strategy on activist investors in bid to fix discount April 9, 2024 Hedge fund Third Point has appointed a duo of activist investors to its board in a bid to close the trust's wide gap between its net asset value and share price, despite previously strongly opposing them.
Currys: Could Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group enter bidding war? February 19, 2024 Electricals retailer Currys hit the headlines over the weekend after it emerged it could become the latest big name to leave the London Stock Exchange in a huge take-private deal.
Elliott mulls new higher offer for Currys after initial £700m bid rejected February 19, 2024 In an update this morning, the owner of Waterstones, said: “Elliott confirms that it is considering a possible cash offer for Currys.”
Currys rejects £700m takeover bid from activist investor Elliott February 18, 2024 Currys said it considered the proposal and concluded it "significantly undervalued the company and its prospects".
Sadiq Khan: Starmer attacking Sunak for ‘betting on misery’ won’t put business off Labour January 30, 2024 Sadiq Khan has insisted Sir Keir Starmer’s attack on Rishi Sunak for “making millions from misery” during the financial crisis won’t put businesses off the Labour Party.