Sentences with phrase «campaigns by hedge funds»

The study highlighted that the target firm typically outperforms the market by 7 % to 8 % over a four - week period before and after announced activist campaigns by hedge funds.

Their move follows an activist campaign by hedge fund Starboard Value LP, which is pushing Yahoo to consider a deal with AOL and unlock Yahoo's valuable stakes in Asian Web companies.

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Federal investigators are reportedly looking into possible manipulation of Herbalife's stock and have interviewed individuals hired by hedge - fund manager William Ackman, who has been running a campaign against the nutritional - products company for over two years.

Cambridge Analytica, backed by top Trump donor and hedge - fund billionaire Robert Mercer, was asked in December to turn over documents to special counsel Robert Mueller, as part of his investigation into collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 election.

Toward the goal of clean capital markets, in 2004 Byrne began a vigorous citizen - journalist campaign focusing on regulatory capture, hedge fund mischief, settlement system failures, systemic risk, and the possibility of economic warfare against the US by organized crime and foreign governments.

Cambridge Analytica is partly owned by hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer and played a role in Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, and the connection raises continued concerns over the influence Facebook had in the election.

On the subject of whether those who have befitted from campaign contributions from hedge fund manager Dan Loeb, who was forced to apologize after making remarks on Facebook that compared Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, who, like Heastie, is African American, to the KKK, the speaker said that is an individual decision that should be made by the recipients — whoever they may be.

New York State United Teachers, a union that remains powerful by virtue of its 600,000 members regardless of its losses in the recent election cycle, denounced Cuomo's letter on Thursday, arguing that his apparent priorities — strengthening teacher evaluations, lengthening the probationary period before teachers may get tenure and boosting charter schools — are handouts to pro-charter billionaire hedge funders who give generously to his campaigns.

Both companies are linked to tech - driven billionaires who backed Mr. Trump's campaign: Cambridge is chiefly owned by Robert Mercer, the computer scientist and hedge fund magnate, while Palantir was co-founded in 2003 by Mr. Thiel, who was an initial investor in Facebook.

The company, SCL Elections, went on to be bought by Robert Mercer, a secretive hedge fund billionaire, renamed Cambridge Analytica, and achieved a certain notoriety as the data analytics firm that played a role in both Trump and Brexit campaigns.

And he is one of the very rare breed of Democrats who is not scared off by the Cuomo / Hochul horde of millions of campaign dollars collected almost exclusively from the one percent of corporate polluters, hedge fund billionaires and other rich special interests.

Wilson's 32 - day pre-general election filing shows a $ 37,800 personal contribution to the former hedge fund manager's campaign by the billionaire mayor.

The Hedge Clippers report says that Cuomo's reelection campaign benefited from a loophole in New York campaign finance laws that allows wealthy donors, such as hedge fund executives, to exceed contribution limits by giving through multiple compaHedge Clippers report says that Cuomo's reelection campaign benefited from a loophole in New York campaign finance laws that allows wealthy donors, such as hedge fund executives, to exceed contribution limits by giving through multiple compahedge fund executives, to exceed contribution limits by giving through multiple companies.

When Gov. Andrew Cuomo had to get to Utah for the debut of his longtime girlfriend Sandra Lee's new documentary on her battle with breast cancer, he hopped on a private plane owned by his big campaign donors, billionaire hedge fund manager Barry Rosenstein and his wife, Lizanne

Opponents of public education — led by a handful of hedge fund and Wall Street billionaires — bought control over the New York State Senate this past election with millions in corrupting campaign cash.

The resolution states that the pro-charter campaign is «funded and governed by hidden money provided by Wall Street executives and hedge fund managers.»

Better Education for Kids, a state group backed by hedge - fund manager David Tepper, spent $ 211,000 through its political action committee on ads supporting Mr. Fulop, campaign filings show.

A study of 888 campaigns mounted by activist hedge funds between 2001 and 2005 finds that the typical target companies are small to mid cap companies, have above average market liquidity, trade at low price to book value ratios, are profitable with solid cash flows and pay their CEOs more than other companies in their peer group.

The regulated public offering, the scientific rigor and the seed round joined by True Ventures, Danhuacap, DCM and Ravikant's MetaStable crypto hedge fund are all part of a campaign to establish Chia as more reputable than the rest of the blockchain industry.

Other records show the firm once pitched an app to Breitbart News, the far - right website funded by hedge - fund billionaire Robert Mercer — Cambridge Analytica's principal investor — and are currently contracted by WPA Intelligence, a US - based consultancy founded by Republican pollster Chris Wilson, who was director of digital strategy for Cruz's 2016 presidential campaign.

Both companies are linked to tech - driven billionaires who backed Mr. Trump's campaign: Cambridge is chiefly owned by Robert Mercer, the computer scientist and hedge fund magnate, while Palantir was co-founded in 2003 by Mr. Thiel, who was an initial investor in Facebook.

Cambridge Analytica is partly owned by hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer and played a role in Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, and the connection raises continued concerns over the influence Facebook had in the election.

And the data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica, whose investors include billionaire hedge fund manager Robert Mercer, was paid $ 312,500 for «data management services» at the end of the year, bringing the total payments by the Trump campaign to nearly $ 6 million.

Cambridge Analytica is owned in part by hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer, and first aided Senator Ted Cruz's presidential campaign in 2015, before helping the Trump campaign in 2016.

Funded and promoted by secretive hedge - funder Robert Mercer, employed by Ted Cruz's campaign, Cambridge Analytica promises a transformative new approach to identifying voters.

The investigation comes just three days after Cambridge Analytica — which was hired by the Trump presidential campaign and was once owned by right - wing hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer — was kicked off Facebook for the alleged misuse of data from up to 50 million users.

Cambridge Analytica is backed by the family of billionaire donor Robert Mercer, a hedge fund manager who also supported the Trump campaign and other conservative candidates and causes, including Bannon, the Trump campaign strategist.

He declines to talk about reports that CA is bankrolled by shadowy hedge - fund owner Robert Mercer, who has been accused of pulling the strings on many aspects of the campaigns against Hilary Clinton and against other Trump opponents.

Cambridge is reportedly backed by Robert Mercer, a hedge fund billionaire and a major Republican donor; a key board member is Stephen K. Bannon, the head of Breitbart News who became Mr. Trump's campaign chairman and is set to be his chief strategist in the White House.

The firm, which is in part backed by hedge fund billionaire and Republican donor Robert Mercer, was brought in during the 2016 presidential election to help the Donald Trump campaign.

Cambridge Analytica is a subsidiary of Strategic Communications Laboratories, and was founded by US hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer and Steve Bannon, the former political adviser to Trump who masterminded the 2016 election campaign, and former executive chair of Breitbart News.

Cambridge Analytica was backed by the conservative billionaire Richard Mercer, a hedge - fund manager who supported the Trump campaign.

Cambridge Analytica, which is partly owned by hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer, played a role in Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, and the connection raises continued concerns over the influence Facebook had in the election.

Polychain Capital, a digital asset hedge fund founded by the ex-Coinbase staff Olaf Carlson - Wee, has attracted $ 10 million in a fundraising campaign.

What that all means is that Pershing Square, a hedge fund run by William Ackman, will drop its recent campaign calling for General Growth to put itself up for sale.

He's one of a number of business executive to be considered for the role by Trump's transition team, joining a list that includes Trump campaign finance manager Steven Mnuchin; David McCormick, the president of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates; and billionaire Wilbur Ross.