PUBLISHED: 15:19 16 January 2019 Jessica Hill Richard Croft, mSeven real estate Archant In an angry tirade, Richard Croft, who heads up a hedge fund worth more than £7bn, told this newspaper he believes Liam Fox, the International Trade Secretary, is “one of the most inept human beings on the planet”. Liam Fox, Secretary of State for International TradeRichard Croft, an ardent remainer who is chief executive of M7 Real Estate, also warns that the impact Brexit will have on businesses in Suffolk is “much worse than we think” and admits he’s “livid” about the way the UK’s departure from the EU is being handled.Mr Croft believes that his home county of Suffolk will be particularly badly affected, because it is a major producer of sugar.British Sugar, which has a plant in Bury Saint Edmunds, makes its Silver Spoon brand of white sugar from sugar beet grown in our region. “We are a predominantly … [Read more...] about £7bn hedge fund boss claims no deal Brexit is ‘fantasy mis-sold by free market fanatics’
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Oil drop hits hedge funds and threatens shale producers
By Phil Flynn Published December 13, 2018 Opinion FOXBusiness Facebook Twitter Comments Print video US oil producers concerned about Trump's tweets? PRICE Futures Group’s Phil Flynn on the outlook for oil prices. These are the best of times and the worst of times for U.S. energy producers. While U.S. oil production is breaking records, the recent unraveling of global oil prices threatens to break some U.S. energy producers and oil’s big money investors. Continue Reading Below Now you would think that with near record demand in the U.S. and record crude imports into China, U.S. shale producers would be printing money. Yet the realty is a bit more complex and it has the potential to derail the progress of America’s energy revolution. Part of the problem is that the price of oil is out of step with traditional market fundamentals. Oil got hit after President Donald Trump backtracked on his hardline ban of all Iranian oil … [Read more...] about Oil drop hits hedge funds and threatens shale producers
Behind Trump’s tabloid king, a connected and flush hedge fund
Gerry Smith, Katherine Burton, Shahien Nasiripour and Allison McNeely, Bloomberg Published 9:08 am PDT, Thursday, August 30, 2018 David Pecker, America's tabloid king, owes a lot to his old friend Donald Trump. But when Pecker arrived at the White House in July 2017 for dinner with the president, he owed even more to the financier that accompanied him: Anthony Melchiorre. Pecker, chairman of American Media Inc., has since been drawn into a Trumpian drama worthy of the National Enquirer, his flagship supermarket tabloid. He has emerged as a key witness in the months-long investigation into payments to two women who said they had affairs with Trump. Melchiorre, by contrast, has remained all but invisible -- which is precisely how he tends to operate. Recommended Video: Now Playing: Chelsea Clinton is coming to Malia Obama’s defense amid what appears to be a false report in Globe Magazine, claiming the 19-year-old has been questioned in an FBI probe. … [Read more...] about Behind Trump’s tabloid king, a connected and flush hedge fund
Hedge funds clamor to finance mass tort cases; some call for disclosure
Home Daily News Hedge funds clamor to finance mass tort cases;… Tort Law By Debra Cassens Weiss Posted June 27, 2018, 7:00 am CDT PlusONE / Shutterstock.com Hedge funds and private equity firms are jumping into another aspect of litigation finance with loans that finance mass tort cases against drug companies and medical device manufacturers. One hedge fund getting involved is EJF Capital, which hopes to raise an additional $300 million for an investment vehicle for mass tort cases, the New York Times reports. Other established hedge funds have lent money to mass tort law firms, while “a slew of newer firms” that specialize in mass-tort lending are emerging. According to the New York Times, litigation finance has been around for a long time, but it has mostly focused on financing complex, long-term commercial litigation. Lending money for consumer suits could be even more profitable. Some lawmakers and at least one federal judge believe the funding arrangements … [Read more...] about Hedge funds clamor to finance mass tort cases; some call for disclosure
Hedge fund hikes stake in Carpetright ahead of vote on store closures
News / UK and world by Press Association April 23, 2018, 5:05 pm FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter Carpetright’s biggest shareholder, Meditor Capital Management, has increased its stake in the business days before creditors vote on a rescue plan for the firm. Meditor upped its stake in Carpetright from 16.5% to 29.99% on Monday, just shy of the threshold at which it would have to make a formal takeover bid for the retailer. Meanwhile, another major shareholder, Franklin Templeton, reduced its holding from 16% to 1.7%. Hedge fund Meditor agreed to support Carpetright in March when it made a £12.5 million loan to the company in exchange for new shares. On Thursday, Carpetright’s landlords and creditors will vote on a rescue deal that could lead to the closure of 81 stores and the loss of around 300 jobs. Under its Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA) – which is a form of insolvency aimed at protecting a … [Read more...] about Hedge fund hikes stake in Carpetright ahead of vote on store closures