David Tepper is an the founder of the hedge
fund Appaloosa.
Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports that David Tepper, who owns a small piece of the Steelers and founded the hedge
fund Appaloosa Management, is considered a «strong contender» to buy the team.
Not exact matches
Included in the ranks of the top money hedge
fund makers were James Simons of Renaissance Technologies (US$ 2.5 billion) and David Tepper of
Appaloosa Management (US$ 2.2 billion).
(Bloomberg) Hedgie David Tepper looks to bank $ 7 billion in ’09 profits for his
Appaloosa Fund.
According to The New York Times, the ten highest paid hedge
fund operators with close ties to charter schools also includes David Tepper (number 1 at $ 3.5 billion in 2013), founder of founder of
Appaloosa Management and New Jersey based «Better Education for Kids»; Steven A. Cohen (number 2 at $ 2.4 billion) of SAC Capital Advisors, which was forced to pay a $ 1.2 billion dollar penalty for insider trading, who has given over $ 10 million to the Achievement First charter school network; and Paul Tudor Jones II (tied for tenth at $ 600 million), founder of the Tudor Investment Corporation who has supported charter schools through his Robin Hood Foundation.
From Eric's blurb I was then reminded of the recent CNBC interview with David Tepper of
Appaloosa management (courtesy of Variant Perceptions), the hedge
fund superhero of the hour.