Third Point

Third Point hired Chris Taylor as head of private credit in a move intended to boost the firm’s direct lending strategy.

The $12 billion Sacramento County Employees' Retirement System (SCERS) added funds to its private equity and real asset programs as the pension remains overweight both asset classes.

Private equity deals centered on cybersecurity, tech and fintech led the way today in the AW Research Deal Watch with a total of $370 million in activity.

Third Point Management, Dan Loeb’s $13 billion event-driven activist hedge fund, plans to launch a proxy battle for Bath & Body Works.

Tacora held the first close of its inaugural venture debt fund with $250 million in committed capital with an aim of financing early and mid-stage companies. The fund is backed by venture capitalist Peter Thiel, officials said, adding that the ...

Third Point’s Dan Loeb recently highlighted a continued upswing for event-driven investing led by some lesser-known players in AI and machine learning. The Third Point Offshore Fund logged gains of 29.5% for the year-to-date through September 30, according to an ...

The Sacramento County Employees’ Retirement System saw portfolio gains over the past year as trustees approved another $250 million in private equity and real assets in the first half of 2021. The $11.7 billion pension system reported allocations to three ...

An analysis of quarterly disclosures of hedge fund holdings revealed more than just the traditional FAANG plays in the third quarter, according to a new report from WalletHub. WalletHub looked at the holdings of 400 hedge funds to reveal Amazon, ...

Third Point Reinsurance, the Bermuda-based casualty insurance unit of hedge fund firm Third Point, reported healthy investment gains as it plans to purchase Swedish insurer Sirius International Group. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021. ...

Market valuation is on the move with every snippet of forward-looking pandemic news, but what this all means for equity-oriented hedge fund strategies is still emerging as many managers have significantly underperformed their alternative investment universe peers. According to hedge ...