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Qatar Investment Authority has accelerated investments in…

DOHA (Reuters) – The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) has accelerated its investments in technology and is keeping the door open to strategic partnerships for technology investments, its CEO said on Monday. In the United States, the fund is focusing on “classi... More »

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Chief of Japan’s state-backed JIC resigns amid pay dispute

TOKYO (Reuters) – The head of the state-backed $18 billion Japan Investment Corp (JIC), Masaaki Tanaka, said on Monday he and eight other board members would resign citing distrust of the trade ministry after a dispute over their pay. The resignations throw in... More »

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SoftBank’s record IPO reaches $23.5 billion after extra share sale

TOKYO (Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) is set to raise 2.65 trillion yen ($23.5 billion) in Japan’s biggest-ever IPO – a share sale widely regarded as finalizing the group’s transition from domestic telco to a monolithic global tech investor. Telco uni... More »

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Uber makes confidential filing for long-awaited IPO

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc has filed paperwork for an initial public offering, according to three people with knowledge of the matter, taking a step closer to a key milestone for one of the most closely watched and controversial ... More »

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Grab invests $100 million in Indian hotel startup OYO: source

(Reuters) – Singapore-based ride-hailing firm Grab has invested $100 million in Indian hotel-reservations startup OYO, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Monday. Both companies are backed by Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T). The investme... More »

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Ex-Morgan Stanley adviser gets five years in U.S. prison for fraud

BOSTON (Reuters) – A former Morgan Stanley adviser was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday after he admitted that he misused client funds to invest in a wind farm project and to cover his own personal expenses, including college tuition for his childr... More »

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Fiat Chrysler loses another executive after Marchionne illness

MILAN (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler’s (FCHA.MI) European boss has quit, adding to the problems facing new CEO Mike Manley who must deliver on promises to boost production of SUVs and catch up with rivals in electric cars. Jeep division head Manley was named on Sat... More »

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Blackstone wins EU approval to buy Thomson Reuters unit

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group (BX.N) has secured EU antitrust approval to acquire a majority stake in Thomson Reuters’ (TRI.TO) Financial and Risk unit, the European Commission said on Monday. The EU enforcer said it did not se... More »

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Verint merger talks with Israel’s NSO Group terminated: source

TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Talks for U.S. software company Verint Systems to merge its security division with Israeli cyber surveillance firm NSO Group for about $1 billion have ended without a deal being reached, a source close to the negotiations said on Monday. T... More »

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PayU buys Israeli payment technology firm Zooz

TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Online payment company PayU, a subsidiary of Naspers (NPNJn.J), said on Monday it agreed to acquire Israeli payment technology provider Zooz to support its expansion in high-growth markets. PayU’s statement, which confirmed an earlier repo... More »

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Detour Gold and Paulson trade barbs over hedge fund’s campaign

(Reuters) – Canadian miner Detour Gold and activist investor Paulson & Co entered into an increasingly heated public exchange on Wednesday over the hedge fund’s campaign to seek change at the company and a possible merger approach. Detour said it had asked the... More »

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Trade-war concerns cloud New York City investment conference

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A prolonged U.S. trade war with China and Europe would dent global economic growth and force investors to reassess the profitability of U.S. companies, some of the biggest hedge funds and private equity investors in the United States warne... More »

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Uber, Alphabet invest in bike sharing service Lime

(Reuters) – Bike sharing service Lime said on Monday it raised $335 million from a group of investors including ride-sharing firm Uber Technologies Inc and Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O). Uber will work with Lime as a strategic partner in the electric scooter space wi... More »

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Third of sovereign funds plan to cut equity holdings, cite trade…

LONDON (Reuters) – Over a third of sovereign investors plan to cut their equity exposure over the next three years after a strong run in 2017, citing trade wars, geopolitics and high valuations as headwinds to performance, a study by asset manager Invesco show... More »

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Curbs on Chinese investment could hit Detroit and Silicon Valley

DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to block Chinese investment in U.S. companies could be trouble for a number of American automotive and technology companies using Chinese funds to develop electric and self-driving cars and related servi... More »

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U.S. fund investors pull most cash from stocks since February: ICI

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. fund investors peeled out of stocks, pulling the most cash since February in the most recent week as global trade tensions vexed markets, Investment Company Institute data showed on Thursday. Investors snatched $18 billion from U.S.-b... More »

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Venture firm Atomico signs up ex-Uber and Google managers

LONDON (Reuters) – Atomico, which runs Europe’s largest independent venture fund, has hired former managers from Google and Uber to help drive international expansion for its portfolio of more than 50 start-ups and growth stage firms, it said on Thursday. Jamb... More »

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Brevan Howard, Stone Milliner founders back data firm Qi

LONDON (Reuters) – Two of Europe’s leading macro hedge fund investors are backing a machine learning data analytics firm that aims to give traders an edge in picking winning bets across stocks and indexes. Alan Howard, founder of Brevan Howard, and Jens-Peter ... More »

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Content-hungry bidders circle ‘Big Brother’ maker Endemol

FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) – Several bidders, including Liberty Global, are preparing offers for TV production company Endemol Shine, maker of classic reality show ‘Big Brother’ and the dystopian ‘Black Mirror’ dramas, before an initial deadline next week. ITV... More »

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Game on for Tencent-backed Paradox in M&A and mobile

(This story corrects reference to Wester as “founder” in fourth paragraph in June 29 story.) By Helena Soderpalm and Eric Auchard STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) – Tencent-backed strategy and simulation games publisher Paradox Interactive expects more acquisitions ... More »

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Och-Ziff changes leadership, co-CIO Windreich to retire: letter

BOSTON (Reuters) – Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC is putting a new generation into top leadership positions roughly five months after bringing in an outsider as chief executive to end a battle for control of the investment firm. The New York-based firm ... More »

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Exclusive: Paulson’s top real estate executives start own firm

BOSTON (Reuters) – Billionaire investor John Paulson’s top real estate executives are launching their own investment firm with $1 billion and the hedge fund manager’s blessing, sources familiar with the matter said. Michael Barr, a portfolio manager who headed... More »

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European shares crawl up from trade war sell-off

LONDON (Reuters) – European shares made a modest bounce on Tuesday, recovering slightly after trade tensions sent stock markets into a spiral as investors shed risky assets. The pan-European STOXX 600 was up 0.3 percent by 0837 GMT, but was far from making up ... More »

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Dementia venture fund raises $350 million to hunt new drugs

LONDON (Reuters) – A venture capital fund dedicated to finding new ways to prevent and treat dementia has raised $350 million, far exceeding the initial target of $200 million set on its launch in 2015. The global Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF), an initiative o... More »

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Scaramucci’s SkyBridge sues Premium Point Investments

(Reuters) – SkyBridge Capital II LLC said on Monday it was suing Premium Point Investments LP, claiming it lost nearly $80 million because the investment service inflated the value of its hedge fund assets. SkyBridge, a hedge fund investment firm founded by U.... More »

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Big Tesla investors look like firewall for Elon Musk

(Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk faces votes at Tuesday’s shareholder meeting that will challenge his grip on the electric carmaker, but he may be able to count on some powerful friends: big fund managers likely to be fans. These stockp... More »

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Bain says will help Toshiba Memory pursue big acquisitions

TOKYO (Reuters) – Bain Capital, which led the $18 billion acquisition of Toshiba Memory Corp, said on Monday it plans to support the business in pursuing M&A in the chip industry, including potentially large deals. The world’s No. 2 maker of NAND chips is expe... More »

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Blackstone sees scope for Italian deals despite political strife

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Alternative asset manager Blackstone Group LP (BX.N) is still open to doing deals in Italy despite political turmoil in the euro zone country, President and Chief Operating Officer Jon Gray said on Wednesday. “Sure. It’s a function of pric... More »

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France, Germany push for EU funding for technology start-ups

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – France and Germany are pushing for an EU-wide initiative to fund innovation and research in tech start-up projects across the bloc so that Europe can compete more effectively against the likes of China and the United States. Europe has lon... More »

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Kenya moves to regulate fintech-fuelled lending craze

(This May 25 story corrects first name of Capital Markets Authority CEO to Paul, not Peter, paragraph 29) By Maggie Fick and Omar Mohammed NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya built a reputation as a pioneer of financial inclusion through its early adoption of a mobile m... More »

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Corvex, Icahn to mull bid for oil and gas producer Energen

BOSTON (Reuters) – Activist hedge fund manager Keith Meister and billionaire investor Carl Icahn said they may try to buy oil and gas producer Energen Corp (EGN.N), according to a regulatory filing made on Monday. Icahn, 82, reunited with Meister, his 45-year ... More »

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How Canada’s Brookfield snatched bargain assets amid Brazil panic

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Rampant corruption scandals and a deep recession soured many foreign investors on Brazil in recent years, but one Canadian group saw opportunity. Brookfield Asset Management Inc and its subsidiaries have made nearly a dozen major acquisit... More »

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Exclusive: HCA, KKR team up for Envision bid – sources

(Reuters) – U.S. hospital operator HCA Healthcare Inc (HCA.N) and private equity firm KKR & Co (KKR.N) have joined forces to make an offer for U.S. physician services provider Envision Healthcare Corp (EVHC.N), people familiar with the matter said on Friday. T... More »

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Toshiba says memory chip unit sale to boost annual profit by a third

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Toshiba Corp said it expects net income to jump 33 percent this financial year thanks to profits from the planned $18 billion sale of its memory chip unit. Net profit for the struggling conglomerate is likely to grow to 1.07 trillion ... More »

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Apple hits record high after Buffett’s Berkshire increases stake

(Reuters) – Apple Inc’s stock hit an all-time high on Friday after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc disclosed it bought an additional 75 million shares of the iPhone maker in the first three months of the year. Buffett’s increased stake, which was confi... More »

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U.S. SEC orders rapper Jay-Z to testify on clothing brand sale

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Music mogul and businessman Jay-Z must explain details of the sale of his clothing line to determine whether it violated federal securities laws, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Thursday. The SEC said it wants t... More »

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At Milken, Wall Street touts itself as force for good

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Reuters) – The titans of finance who flock to the annual Milken Institute Global Conference each spring say they believe their quest for profits can also make the world a better place. At the Beverly Hills, California, event featuring la... More »

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Tyson Foods backs Israeli startup to grow meat in the lab

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Tyson Foods (TSN.N), the largest U.S. meat processor, has invested in an Israeli biotech company developing a way to grow affordable meat in a laboratory that takes live animals out of the equation. Future Meat Technologies focuses on pro... More »

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Weinstein Co selects Lantern Capital as winning bidder

(Reuters) – Private equity firm Lantern Capital is the winning bidder for substantially all the assets of the Weinstein Company, the TV and film studio that filed for bankruptcy after co-founder Harvey Weinstein was accused of sexual assault, the Weinstein Com... More »

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WPP’s Read reviewing structure as results boost shares

LONDON (Reuters) – Mark Read, tasked with running WPP (WPP.L) after the sudden exit of founder Martin Sorrell, said he would look at restructuring the world’s biggest advertising group but ruled out a break up. Digital boss Read, appointed joint chief operatin... More »

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SoftBank’s CEO clinches his biggest deal by letting go

(Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) CEO Masayoshi Son has made a name for himself as the ultimate dealmaker, raising almost $100 billion for investments with his Vision Fund. Yet after four years of haggling, he has scored his biggest deal by simply letti... More »

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Caesars union wants private equity firms off board committee

BOSTON (Reuters) – A union of Caesars Entertainment Corp employees on Thursday asked its board to remove several private equity representatives from the compensation committee, citing high pay for top executives as Caesars’ operating unit emerged from bankrupt... More »

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Carl Icahn sells Tropicana casinos in $1.85 billion deal

(Reuters) – Hedge fund manager Carl Icahn is cashing out of casino business Tropicana Entertainment Inc (TPCA.PK) in a deal selling most of its properties and operations for $1.85 billion, Icahn Enterprises and the companies involved said in statements on Mond... More »

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Warburg Pincus in talks to invest in Ant’s $8 billion funding…

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Warburg Pincus LLC [WP.UL] is in talks to invest in a fundraising round for China’s Ant Financial Services Group [ANTFIN.UL] expected to be worth at least $8 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said. The New York-based private eq... More »

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ManorCare wins court approval to exit bankruptcy under landlord

(Reuters) – No. 2 U.S. nursing home chain HCR ManorCare Inc won court approval on Friday for a plan to exit a $7.1 billion Chapter 11 bankruptcy by transferring ownership to its landlord, Quality Care Properties Inc (QCP.N). U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross i... More »

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Goldman’s Schwimmer to steer London Stock Exchange through Brexit

LONDON (Reuters) – The London Stock Exchange (LSE.L) named Goldman Sachs’ veteran David Schwimmer as chief executive officer on Friday, with an initial challenge of helping the 300-year-old institution to navigate Brexit. Analysts expressed relief that the LSE... More »

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Activist investor Barington nominates two directors at Xerium

BOSTON (Reuters) – Activist investor Barington Capital Group LP has launched a fight for two board seats at machine industry company Xerium Technologies Inc., according to a regulatory filing made on Thursday. The New York-based hedge fund, which owns 5.05 per... More »

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Verifone to be taken private for $2.6 billion in cash

(Reuters) – Payments technology company Verifone Systems Inc on Monday agreed to be taken private by an investor group led by Francisco Partners for $2.58 billion in cash. Shares of the company, which makes point-of-sale payment devices, surged 52 percent in e... More »

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Sovereign investors to cut U.S. exposure, eye trade wars: survey

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump announces that the United States will impose tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on imported aluminum during a meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 1, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File ... More »

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Embattled Abraaj frees private equity investors from capital…

FILE PHOTO – Arif Naqvi, Founder and Group Chief Executive of Abraaj Group attends the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich NEW YORK/DUBAI (Reuters) – Embattled private equity firm Abraa... More »

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Indonesia’s Astra joins in fund raising for Go-Jek

A Go-Jek driver rides a motorcycle on a street in Jakarta, Indonesia, December 15, 2017. REUTERS/Beawiharta JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian conglomerate Astra International said on Monday it will invest $150 million in Go-Jek, joining the likes of Alphabet Inc’... More »

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Exclusive: Commodities fund Jamison Capital to shut – source

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Jamison Capital Partners LP, a New York-based macro commodity hedge fund run by former Morgan Stanley trader Stephen Jamison, will shut its nearly $1.5 billion fund by the end of the month, according to a source familiar and an inve... More »

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Wal-Mart shops Brazil unit stake to Advent, other funds: sources

FILE PHOTO – A man talks on his mobile phone in front of a Wal-Mart store in Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 16, 2016. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc is in talks with buyout firm Advent International Corp and other funds to sell a maj... More »

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Toshiba considering IPO for memory chip unit: FT

FILE PHOTO: A logo of Toshiba Corp is seen on a printed circuit board in this photo illustration taken in Tokyo July 31, 2012. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao/File Photo TOKYO (Reuters) – Toshiba Corp is considering an IPO of its prized memory chip business if an agreed ... More »

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Exclusive: Blackstone’s Hill hands hedge fund reins to McCormick

Tom Hill (L), Chairman of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management, and John McCormick, President and CEO of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management, pose for a portrait in New York, U.S., January 18, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson BOSTON (Reuters) – After nearly ... More »

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Ex-Bank of America executive Malik to launch fund advisory firm

FILE PHOTO: Omeed Malik, managing director and global head of capital strategy at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, speaks during the SALT conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. May 18, 2017. REUTERS/Richard Brian/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Omeed Malik, a for... More »

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Auto1 says no need for IPO after Softbank invests

FILE PHOTO: The logo of SoftBank Group Corp is displayed at SoftBank World 2017 conference in Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo BERLIN (Reuters) – German used-car dealing platform Auto1 said a 460 million euro ($561 million) financial ... More »

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Xcerra to resubmit China-backed deal for U.S. review

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. semiconductor testing company Xcerra Corp said on Thursday in a filing that it would resubmit its deal to be acquired by a Chinese state-backed semiconductor investment fund to give U.S. regulators more time to review the transac... More »

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Votorantim Energia, Canada pension board form JV to invest in power

(Reuters) – Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Brazil’s Votorantim Group’s energy unit Votorantim Energia have formed a joint venture that will buy two operational wind parks in northeastern Brazil, they said. The wind parks will have a combined ... More »

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Activist investor Primestone urges Tennant to merge with Nilfisk

COPENHAGEN/LONDON (Reuters) – Activist hedge fund Primestone Capital on Wednesday urged U.S. cleaning equipment company Tennant and Danish peer Nilfisk to consider merging after building up minority stakes in both firms. “Primestone Capital owns more than 5 pe... More »

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Mednax fielding takeover interest from buyout firms: sources

(Reuters) – Mednax Inc, a U.S. healthcare network operator targeted by activist hedge fund Elliott Management Corp, is fielding acquisition interest from several private equity firms, according to people familiar with the matter. Elliott disclosed a 7 percent ... More »

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Hedge fund Hutchin Hill shuts down after three bad years

BOSTON (Reuters) – Hedge fund manager Neil Chriss said on Thursday he is closing his $2.2 billion firm Hutchin Hill Capital LP after three years of poor performance. Chriss, whose firm is made up of teams that trade different strategies, wrote to clients that ... More »

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Lyft raises another $500 million in additional round of funding

(Reuters) – Uber rival Lyft Inc is raising an additional $500 million in funding, according to a U.S. share authorization document filed in Delaware news website Axios said. (bit.ly/2BhebbU) The additional funding round, led by Alphabet Inc’s CapitalG, is an e... More »

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Former Obama administration official in bid for The Weinstein Co

FILE PHOTO: Maria Contreras-Sweet listens to remarks during her ceremonial swearing-in as Administrator of the Small Business Administration at the White House in Washington April 7, 2014. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (Reuters) – Maria Contreras-Sweet, the former he... More »