Expro scores a victory in PE takeover

U.K. oil services provider Expro International Group plc scored a victory at the High Court in London in its battle to push through an agreed £1 ... High Court judge refused an application from dissident shareholders Mason Capital Management LLC and Sandell Asset Management Corp., which together hold about 14% of Expro, to delay this week's court [more...]

Date: 2008-06-26 15:31:14

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20 Activist Hedge Funds Managing $40 Billion+ Will Gather in Phoenix to Compare Notes

Many of the world’s most aggressive hedge funds, along with their strategic advisers, are convening in Phoenix, ... , Lawndale Capital, Locksmith Capital, Newcastle Management, Oliver Press, RLR Capital, Sandell Asset Management, Shamrock Activist Value Fund, Steel Partners, The Children’s Investment Fund (TCI [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 00:17:00

Activist Pressing Ahead At SUG Despite Redemptions

Activist investor Sandell Asset Management is forging ahead with their proxy contest to replace four directors at Southern Union Corp. (SUG) despite redemptions that have reduced their ownership stake in the Company. On January 2nd Sandell ... ). Sandell now owns 8.6% of the stock at an average cost of $29.07/share. SUG closed yesterday at $13.47 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:29:00

Rule 8.3 - THUS Group Plc

FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Sandell Asset Management Corporation Company dealt in Thus Group Plc Class of relevant security to which the dealings 25p Ordinary being [more...]

Date: 2008-07-04 09:15:00

Rule 8.3 - Inmarsat Plc

FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Sandell Asset Management Corporation Company dealt in Inmarsat Group Plc Class of relevant security to which the dealings 1.75% 2017 Convertible [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 09:21:00

Activist Hedge Fund Investments (as of March 31, 2008)

Barington Capital Bulldog Investors Chapman Capital Breeden Capital Pershing Square Capital Costa Brava Carl Icahn Ramius Capital Dalton ... Investment Management Mario Gabelli (Gamco) Discovery Equity Partners RLR Capital Knightspoint Firebrand Capital SAC Capital Liberation Investment Group Greenlight Capital Sandell Asset Management [more...]

Date: 2008-06-11 17:23:00

Trend of Activists Targeting Media Continues

Jana Partners LLC and Sandell Asset Management Corp ... I. Davis.Under pressure from activist investors K Capital Management LLC of Boston, Sun-Times Media [more...]

Date: 2008-05-15 17:47:00

Naked Short Sales... The Counterfeit Stocks

"Big business for big business" There is a large portion of America's middle class that turns to investments as a means of retirement. A lot of people like to keep tabs on stock they have invested in, or receive as benefits. Some might receive shares of a stock as an incentive to take care of the company they work for insuring they and the company [more...]

Date: 2008-06-09 20:34:17

Biggest shareholder calls for Southern Union sale

The largest shareholder of Southern Union Co. on Thursday called on the natural gas distributor to put itself up for sale or undertake a major ... . In a letter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the head of Sandell Asset Management Corp ... percent in the past year, closing Wednesday at $25.13 apiece. Sandell Asset Management launched [more...]

Date: 2008-07-17 14:46:18

Activists Could Shake Up Tier Technologies

Published in RealMoney.comBy Damien Park, President & CEO Hedge Fund Solutions1/12/2009 12: ... management team brought in to clean up the mess, these are very difficult times. I know, because eight years ago I was part of a turnaround management team brought into a business after the board [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 23:27:00

List of funds potentially caught in the Dreier scandal is a who's who, including Amaranth's Nick Maounis (who as you may recall, started up another fund called Verition)

List of funds potentially caught in the Dreier scandal is a who's who, including Amaranth's Nick Maounis ( ... on the list, including Paulson & Co, Elliott Associates, Davidson, Kempner, Baupost, Sandell Asset Management, Fortress, Perella Weinberg, GSO (Blackstone's alternative investment arm) and Eton Park.  [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 15:12:00

Hedge Fund List

Hedge Fund List Hedge Fund List - By State ... so hopefully this may help you. ___________________________ CT: Badon Hill Asset Management, L.L.C. ... ------------------------------------------------------------------- IL: Balyasny Asset Management Citadel [more...]

Date: 2008-08-31 22:39:43

Recap of the 2nd Annual Hedge Fund Activism & Shareholder Value Summit

Last week more than 20 activist investors, who collectively manage about $50 Billion in assets ( ... Mountain Capital, NewCastle Management, Oliver Press, RLR Capital, Sandell Asset Management, Shamrock ... industry-wide consolidation.Bruce Richards, a keynote speaker from Marathon Asset Management [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 15:58:00

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