Airbnb turns down Ackman’s offer

Airbnb has told Bill Ackman that they prefer a traditional initial public offering rather than a merger with Pershing Square [Read More]
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Point72 Ventures launches a new healthcare investment team

Point72 Ventures, which invests Steve Cohen’s personal wealth in early stage firms, has announced the launch of a new investment [Read More]
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Adrian Ohmer has joined The Kresge Foundation’s Investment Office as an investment director.  He will help set the overall investment [Read More]
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DE Shaw purchase of Kodak leads to stock bouncing as much as 65% today

DE Shaw’s SEC filing yesterday disclosed it had bought 3.9 million shares of Eastman Kodak, about 5.2% of outstanding shares. [Read More]
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Ohio Police & Fire approve adding a 5% allocation to gold

 At its August 26 investment committee meeting, the board of the $15.65 billion Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund approved [Read More]
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