• 30 Oct 2008 at 12:13 PM

Blind Item: Uppercut!

By Equity Private

Which two London hedge funds have gotten the “lights out” blow from Porsche’s deft Volkswagen move?

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  1. 1
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 12:20 PM

    Hilarious that the stupid “don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t have a Porsche” banner played when I clicked to this blog. Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t have a Porsche! Not even Porsche as it bitch slaps your short position! Haha!

  2. 2
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 12:24 PM

    I’m thinking one is Marshall Wace?
    eDp

  3. 3
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 12:25 PM

    GREENRIDGE IS TOAST

  4. 4
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 12:25 PM

    Too long, didn’t read.

  5. 5
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 12:27 PM

    I’m thinking one is Marshall Wace?
    eDp

  6. 6
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 12:31 PM

    I’m thinking one is Marshall Wace?
    eDp

  7. 7
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 12:33 PM

    Triple posting bastard!!

  8. 8
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 12:34 PM

    Must you make us guess? Can’t you just tell us?

  9. 9
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 12:34 PM

    Triple posting bastard!!

  10. 10
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 12:36 PM

    Triple posting bastard!!

  11. 11
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 12:37 PM

    TCI??

  12. 12
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 12:38 PM

    WTF is happening at Hartford (HIG) ?

  13. 13
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 12:41 PM

    meet the first Porsche
    http://www.customrcmodels.com/Tanks/id101.htm

  14. 14
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 12:42 PM

    HIG is down 40%, after declining to give an excess capital figure.
    Now 1 minute ago, Prudential Financial declined to give an excess capital figure….
    Opportunity? You do the math.

  15. 15
    Posted by prgy | October 30, 2008 at 12:43 PM

    Who cares? they are in London.

  16. 16
    Posted by american bandersnatch | October 30, 2008 at 12:43 PM

    Revenge for Dresden!!!!!!!!

  17. 17
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 12:45 PM

    @4. i think you meant: too short, didn’t succeed.

  18. 18
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 12:47 PM

    marshall wace is one. greenlight or perry the other

  19. 19
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 12:50 PM

    Greenlight and Perry are mainly NYC…TCI?

  20. 20
    Posted by prgy | October 30, 2008 at 12:50 PM

    I beat up Marshall Wace one night at an AC/DC concert.

  21. 21
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 12:55 PM

    In a report headed VW goes from the Beetle to the world’s most valuable company (page 1, October 29), we said that a German financial daily, Handelsblatt, had reported that the London-based hedge fund manager Marshall Wace lost more than €5bn through its short positions on Volkswagen. Marshall Wace has since said that this is incorrect and that its loss is immaterial at less than 0.2% of total funds under management.
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2008/oct/30/corrections

  22. 22
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 12:57 PM

    remember if u too short ya gotta be funky
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbvZCCjbIes

  23. 23
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 1:01 PM

    TCI and Brevan Howard or GLG

  24. 24
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 1:03 PM

    It’s Goldman.

  25. 25
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 1:08 PM

    Greenlight and Perry are mainly NYC…TCI?

  26. 26
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 1:11 PM

    its painfully obvious from 1-25 that today’s readership is not exactly plugged in. Those that know are busy working.

  27. 27
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 1:13 PM

    @26, busy working on what? their resumes?

  28. 28
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 1:13 PM

    Uhh uh uhhh I know: What is GS?

  29. 29
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 1:17 PM

    SAC & Perry

  30. 30
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 1:20 PM

    ATTICUS

  31. 31
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 1:20 PM

    too bastard, didn’t know my father

  32. 32
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 1:26 PM

    carney has lunch with a homeless person and calls him a hedge fund manager–
    http://www.clusterstock.com/2008/10/extreme-efficiency-a-contrarian-s-view-

  33. 33
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 1:27 PM

    @32 = carney

  34. 34
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 1:28 PM

    the “too long didn’t read” schtick is really starting to grate. maybe that’s the point, but fuck you anyway

  35. 35
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 1:31 PM

    the “too long didn’t read” schtick is really starting to grate. maybe that’s the point, but fuck you anyway

  36. 36
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 1:31 PM

    Hey @ 34 STFU. At least I have something to say instead of just writing bullshit comments like what you write

  37. 37
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 1:34 PM

    @34 you new here?
    never let us know what grates you, silly little man.
    too fun, didn’t stop

  38. 38
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 1:36 PM

    @ 34, nice stupid double post you bung hole licker.

  39. 39
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 1:38 PM

    @ 34 and 35
    two posts STFU

  40. 40
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 1:39 PM

    SHO-RYU-KEN!!!!!!

  41. 41
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 1:41 PM

    Did you read about the pretend dance of Cuomo “against” CEOs?
    Cuomo is just throwing a bone at average Joe. CEO will always take the bacon, and leave Joe in the dust.
    Remember Spitzer? Lawsuits were in fact to get the NY office, and business for his buddies. The real aim was to have money and power to shake the girl friend of average joe in hotels.
    Average joe always get sticked.
    Lost his stocks at the BOTTOM!
    http://www.marketwarnings.com/2008/10/spring-on-right-side-of-wall-street.html

  42. 42
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 1:41 PM

    slow market day, i’m outta here
    gonna get some southpark be-ay-tches

  43. 43
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 1:52 PM

    Goldman prop desk in London?

  44. 44
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 2:05 PM

    People who bet damn near their entire HF company on just one play…are they sick or what?
    The Guy from Delaware
    p.s. @#38…There should be a hyphen (-) between “bung” and “hole” in your post. Otherwise, your entry is perfectly acceptable.

  45. 45
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 2:07 PM

    Citadel.

  46. 46
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 2:07 PM

    @34,35
    too stupid, GTFO.
    Seriously why can’t your brain manage to either scan past the innocuous posts or not react to them when read?

  47. 47
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 2:09 PM

    Citadel.

  48. 48
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 2:11 PM

    Citadel.

  49. 49
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 2:17 PM

    @ 45 right. Even with the mistake I think that moron got the point.

  50. 50
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 2:24 PM

    Bunghole. Not bung hole. Nor bung-hole.

  51. 51
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 3:07 PM

    Wace

  52. 52
    Posted by guest | October 30, 2008 at 6:51 PM

    36
    37
    38
    Chimp

  53. 53
    Posted by guest | October 31, 2008 at 3:38 AM

    Henderson European Absolute Return fund is getting smoked on VW. The manager maintains a 300% gross balance sheet since beginning of september… he’s kind of an optimistic!!! hahahahaha
    burn henderson burn!

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