19 Dec 2025
Corvex takes stake in Whitbread and calls for strategic review
US activist investor Corvex Management has taken a 6% stake in Whitbread and is urging the Premier Inn owner to conduct a strategic review,…
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EquiLend invests in Digital Prime Technologies
EquiLend, a financial technology, data, and analytics company for the securities finance industry, has made a strategic investment in…
Whitehaven to return capital and transition to family office
Whitehaven Asset Management is set to return capital to investors and transition into a family office, according to a report by Bloomberg…
Pershing Square backs Howard Hughes’ $2.1bn Vantage acquisition
Pershing Square Holdings has agreed to invest up to $1bn in Howard Hughes Holdings to support its acquisition of specialty insurer Vantage…
18 Dec 2025
Calibrate Partners opens Dubai office amid Middle East hedge fund push
Calibrate Partners, the London-based hedge fund founded by former Morgan Stanley executive John White, has opened an office in Dubai as…
TT bolsters margin and capital optimisation capabilities with OpenGamma acquisition
Trading Technologies (TT) has acquired OpenGamma, a specialist in derivatives margin analytics, in a move that strengthens TT’s multi-asset…
Activist Investor Eric Jackson launches digital-asset treasury company amid crypto retreat
Eric Jackson, the activist hedge fund investor known for his contrarian bets, is launching a digital-asset treasury (DAT) company – EMJ…
Shadow banking sector grows twice as fast as traditional banks, FSB reports
The global non-bank financial sector, commonly known as “shadow banking,” has expanded at double the pace of traditional lenders, according…
Citadel scales back Chicago operations again
Citadel, the hedge fund and financial conglomerate founded by Ken Griffin, is relocating its remaining Chicago staff from the iconic…
Broadridge enhances alt investment management platform
Broadridge Financial Solutions has rolled out a series of upgrades to its multi-asset portfolio and trade order management platform,…
Edinburgh Worldwide urges shareholders to reject Saba Capital board challenge
Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust (EWIT) has called on shareholders to reject proposals from activist investor Saba Capital to replace…
Standard General’s Soo Kim in talks over possible CNN investment
New York hedge fund manager Soo Kim has been approached by at least one major Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) shareholder about acquiring all…
17 Dec 2025
Republican policies stoking inflation, says Citadel’s Griffin
Citadel founder Ken Griffin has warned that elements of the Republican policy agenda, including tougher immigration controls and tariffs,…
Biopharma hedge funds eye gains from Perceptive-backed SPAC merger
Several biopharma-focused hedge fund firms have taken positions in a merger involving a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC)…
UBS targets top-tier prime brokerage spot amid hedge fund boom
UBS is seeking to break into the top four global prime brokers by revenue as it accelerates its push to win hedge fund clients, supported…
