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Ferdinand Piech's Head Turns All The Way Around
May 18, 2009, 9:16am
Posted by Equity Private
We have to admit that we have found the voices insisting that Porsche, the large hedge fund with an interest in cars, was engaging in market manipulation rather squeaky and shrill sounding. True, the news that one hedge fund manager...
The Hedge Fund That Owns A Car Company Might Be In Trouble
May 12, 2009, 5:41pm
Posted by Equity Private
Any number of interests have been screaming bloody murder over Porsche's little Volkswagen adventure, many with the idea that Porsche should be investigated for market manipulation. An early inquiry was generally felt lacking (by smarting hedge funds for instance). Well,...
A-Rooma-Zoom-Zoom!
May 06, 2009, 5:30pm
Posted by Equity Private
Old timers at Dealbreaker will remember with fondness the days when Volkswagen briefly became the largest company by market-cap in the world, and when it became clear to a much wider audience that Porsche made more money from their barbarian-like,...
We Wish You The Best In Your Future Endeavors
Oct 31, 2008, 2:19pm
Posted by Equity Private
Seems Volkswagen has worn out its welcome and might be asked to leave the DAX. Deutsche Boerse AG, operator of the Frankfurt stock exchange, said in a statement today that from Nov. 3 it may at any time remove a...
Know Your Porsche Volkswagen Victims
Oct 31, 2008, 10:11am
Posted by Equity Private
"I have hedge fund managers literally in tears on the phone," says one London-based car analyst. [FT] Firm: Tactic With Respect to VW Holdings Perry: Sticking It Out Henderson: Sticking It Out OZ Overseas Fund II, Ltd: Exited in October...
Blind Item: Uppercut!
Oct 30, 2008, 12:13pm
Posted by Equity Private
Which two London hedge funds have gotten the "lights out" blow from Porsche's deft Volkswagen move?...
Many Lamentations Heard From Hedge Funds
Oct 30, 2008, 11:26am
Posted by Equity Private
It seems a few big players were bitten a bit harder than you would expect by the recent whip-saw action at Volkswagen. Funds including SAC, Och Ziff, Perry Capital, Greenlight Capital, Marshall Wace, Odey Asset Management, York Capital and Glenview...
Regulatory Credibility
Oct 29, 2008, 12:52pm
Posted by Equity Private
This Volkswagen thing is getting serious. The Wall Street Journal is running a piece now challenging the credibility of German regulators in the incident, intimating that the huge spike in Volkswagen shares was the result of some regulatory failure. That's...
Squeezed?
Oct 29, 2008, 10:43am
Posted by Equity Private
We think David Einhorn is dreamy. So you can imagine our alarm when rumors reached us to the effect that Greenlight was involved in this shabby Volkswagen business. Greenlight, apparently, was betting against Volkswagen via short positions. Not a bad...
Don't Mention The War
Oct 28, 2008, 9:56am
Posted by Equity Private
Volkswagen has defied explanation for a long while. VW's powerful labor union has made it difficult to deal with, expensive to operate and therefore subject to severe shock in any economic downturn, where it would lack the flexibility to quick...
