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Entries tagged "hedge funds"

Where have all the lenders gone?

Hobbled by the financial crisis, banks and nonbanks alike have all pulled back from funding middle-market deals. Here's a look at who might fill the void.

The extension question

CLO funds have been willing to allow maturities to be stretched out. Why are they being so easy?

Potential FBAR filing changes

Offshore hedge funds and private equity funds may be 'financial accounts' for which investors must file FBAR.

When hedge funds go to bankruptcy court

Lessons learned from the Chrysler case may help hedge funds maximize the value of their investments.

Activist investors' retail campaigns

Target defeats Ackman.

Transactions: May 18, 2009

In the stress tests, the bank nationalizers again discovered the power of politics.

Tweaking the model

Why many hedge fund managers are opting for private equity fund mechanics in credit opportunity funds.

Hedge funds unhinged

Two bills in Congress could decisively undermine the hedge fund industry.

Hedge fund M&A

Key transaction considerations.

Back to basics

How a careful fund manager can limit liability.

True colors

A simple solution would bring transparency to the hedge fund industry.

Imperial no more

Law professors Kahan and Rock argue that CEO power has been greatly reduced in favor of shareholders and boards.

Legal battle looms for Madoff early exiters

Some redeeming investors may have to return not just profits but also principal.

Noncyclical giving

Philanthropic ventures have proved robust even in economic downturns, but now more than ever they need people who can make a difference.

Competitive hedge

Here's a way out of the financial crisis for middle-market companies.

The $250 billion question

Worries of mounting defaults have hit CLOs. How well are they protected in a recession?

Hedging her bets

Pinetum Partners' Sandy Gross' advice for Wall Streeters looking to move north to the Greenwich, Conn. hedge fund scene: Be patient.

Neither short nor sweet

A ban on short selling will hasten a shakeout in a crowded hedge fund industry.

Conscientious dissenter

A conversation with former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins.

Risk arbitrage returns

With the last few deals from the buyout-binge days exiting the risk arbitrage merger pool -- along with losses associated with those deals -- arbs are looking toward a brighter horizon.

Bringing to bear

Bear Stearns hedge fund insolvencies reveal contours of Chapter 15.

Subprime hedges under the microscope

The SEC's anti-fraud rule challenges hedge funds.

Pyrrhic victory

TCI's sneak attack on CSX may be the last hurrah for activists' attempts to circumvent SEC disclosure requirements.