Saturday 26 July 2008

Private-Equity Firms, Funds Take New Look at Ailing Banks - Wall Street Journal



Wall Street Journal - Jul 24, 2008
By ROBIN SIDEL Capital-hungry banks are suddenly attracting new interest from private-equity firms and hedge funds. At least two private-equity firms are ...

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Pension Systems Stay Bullish on Hedge Funds - New York Times Blogs

Pension Systems Stay Bullish on Hedge Funds
New York Times Blogs, NY - 20 hours ago
It is a brutal time for many hedge funds: A few prominent ones have shut down in the last year or so, and lots of others have gotten skimpy returns, ...
Failed Sowood Hedge Fund Manager Raising New Money Hedgeworld (subscription)
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Buy-to-let firm faces questions (BBC News)
A controversial buy-to-let property firm that claims to offer flats for discounted prices has sold units at above market values, a BBC investigation has found
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Prominent US hedge funds gain as industry stalls - guardian.co.uk

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Prominent US hedge funds gain as industry stalls
guardian.co.uk, UK - 15 hours ago
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON, July 25 (Reuters) - Hedge funds are posting their worst returns in about two decades, but some prominent managers are ...
Paulson hedge fund to raise bank rescue fund-source Reuters
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house builders face further job losses - InsideHousing
house builder Countryside Properties has announced 10 per cent of its workforce is at risk of redundancy due to the flagging property market. Countryside, which employs 750 people, is the latest major house builder to signal jobs cuts after ...
Source: www.insidehousing.co.uk

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