Category: hedge funds

The Shrinking Chrysler Holdouts

Posted by: Matthew Goldstein on May 08

The list of Chrysler holdouts keeps getting smaller. OppenheimerFunds, one of the original members of the so-called Chrysler Non-Tarp Lenders, is pulling out of the group opposed to the federal…

Chrysler Opponents Unmasked

Posted by: Matthew Goldstein on May 06

Thanks to a ruling from a US Bankruptcy judge, the dissident hedge funds that helped pushed Chrysler into bankruptcy have been unmasked. The hedge fund managers had tried to remain…

Hedge Fund Cowards

Posted by: Matthew Goldstein on April 30

Let’s be clear: There’s nothing wrong with a group of hedge funds joining forces to push Chrysler into bankrupty because they didn’t like the terms the federal government was trying…

Just Don’t Call it a Death Bond

Posted by: Matthew Goldstein on March 09

It seems hedge fund Davidson Kempner Capital Management may be a bit image conscious—especially when it comes to investing in life settlements. Back in early February, Unstructured Finance wrote about…

A Hedge Fund Gambles on Death

Posted by: Matthew Goldstein on February 04

The market for exotic securities hasn’t entirely gone away. It’s just gone underground—-six feet under, to be precise. Hedge fund Davidson Kempner Capital Management is plunging into life settlements—a market…

Citadel’s Reversal of Fortune

Posted by: Matthew Goldstein on February 03

Hedge fund magnate Ken Griffin’s luck may be changing. Griffin’s two main funds at Citadel Investment Management ended January up 4.75%. That’s an impressive showing in light of the nearly…