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Billionaire Dan Loeb Slightly Shuffles Third Point's Top Picks,...
2015-05-22 06:17:47| Chemicals - Topix.net
Famous billionaire activist hedge-fund manager Dan Loeb of Third Point is renowned for the bombshells that he drops on the management of his target companies in the form of letters attacking their CEOs for their professional and/or personal failings. His letter to Sothebys highlighting CEO William F. Ruprecht's lack of strategic vision and extravagance, costing the shareholders of the company dearly, is just one such example.
Why Dan Loeb Loves Yum! Brands And Devon Energy
2015-05-04 03:02:02| Energy - Topix.net
In his first quarter investment letter, Third Point's Dan Loeb notes that the hedge fund has taken large stakes in two companies: Devon Energy Corp and Yum! Brands, Inc. . Yum! Brands moved sharply higher Friday following the announcement, gaining nearly 7 percent to $91.90.
Activist Guru Dan Loeb Leaves His Mark in Many Ways
2014-10-03 23:25:23| Toys - Topix.net
Scores of children have been influenced by Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels cars over the years, but few, if any, have been influenced in quite the way guru Daniel Loeb was. His great aunt, Ruth Handler, co-founded toy company Mattel Inc. in 1945 and created the Barbie doll, Mattel's best-selling toy, in 1959 - both before Loeb was born.
Ackman and Loeb: critics of governance at Herbalife and Sotheby's
2014-03-31 13:47:29| Railroads - Topix.net
Hedge fund activists often have very different strategies from each other, and very different opinions about a company's fortunes.
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Hedge Fund News: Phil Falcone, Marc Lasry & Daniel Loeb
2014-03-20 12:30:49| Chemicals - Topix.net
Leucadia Doubles Investment in Falcone's Harbinger Amid Gain Richard Handler's Leucadia National Corp. more than doubled its bet on Philip Falcone 's Harbinger Group Inc. after the value of an earlier investment jumped.