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...“I wanted to be another Atticus Finch,” he told the Verge this year....
...Mr Dubin is chairman of Highbridge and the lead investor of a group that also includes Timothy Barakett, former head of hedge fund Atticus Capital, and Paul Fribourg, head of Continental Grain....
...In August 2009 it shut down its flagship funds, and the Atticus Global Fund returned about $4bn to clients....
...August 11, 2009 Dear Investor in Atticus Global, Ltd. and Atticus Global, LP: I am writing to inform you of my decision to close the funds I manage, including Atticus Global, Ltd. and Atticus Global,...
...- Atticus pinched. - Ferguson and Felix, a defence. - It’s time to remove Russia from the BRICs. - Least hours worked since, well, ever. - Modelling Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac....
...One year on and Atticus and Centaurus have announced the liquidation of their flagship funds....
...Some stocks that Atticus has held in recent months were clobbered Thursday, including Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp, Union Pacific and MasterCard....
...The losses have caused anxiety among some Atticus clients, who have expressed concern about such a liquid stock being put into a “side pocket”....
...When the credit crunch hit in August last year, Atticus was caught out....
...Activists have also been battered, with the biggest of New York-based Atticus’ funds, Atticus European, plunging 15.8 per cent in September, leaving it down 43.5 per cent for the year....
...The Börse also continues to be under pressure from its two core activist investors – TCI and Atticus – to deliver greater value to shareholders....
...Firms are also monitoring Deutsche Bourse because of a big position in its shares held by Atticus, which has told investors in its main hedge fund it is down 25 per cent so far this year....
...Mr Mandelson is a friend of Nat Rothschild, scion of the banking dynasty and co-chairman of Atticus Capital, the New York hedge fund currently trying to force changes at Deutsche Boerse....
...The suspicion remains that this is an idea cooked up by two of the company’s larger investors – hedge funds Atticus Capital and TCI. Post and read comments on this Lex...
...Role reversal TCI and Atticus, the hedge funds that toppled the top management of the Deutsche Börse three years ago, are again calling for change in the supervisory board of the German stock exchange....
...Atticus has subsequently praised Deutsche Börse’s performance....
...British-based The Children’s Investment Fund (TCI) and US-based Atticus Capital together control almost a fifth of the German exchange operator’s votes....
...On top of paper and actual gains, Atticus made more than $20 million in dividend earnings on its railroad holdings....
...Carl Icahn, the celebrity investor, and Atticus Capital have also taken railroad stakes. The most significant development, meanwhile, could be rising interest from the private equity industry....
...Another rumour flying was regarding Atticus Capital....
...Some, including funds from Tudor, are down for the year so far, although others, such as Atticus, had large cushions and remain comfortably ahead for the year....
...Atticus would like Barclays to invest in its two “best in class” businesses, BarCap and BGI, or else return excess capital to shareholders....
...Many of the biggest hedge funds lost more than 5 per cent in the month, according to investors including flagship funds from Tudor Investment, Moore Capital, Atticus and Tewksbury....
...Barclays shares are up on the news that Atticus and others are very cool on its ABN Amro bid. You can read Atticus’s letter on FT.com now....
...activist funds such as Atticus Capital, which has built a $2.2bn stake in Conoco....
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