Tag: Investment companies
Activist investor fails at Brenntag: Now there is a risk of litigation
Dusseldorf The activist investor Primestone has failed in the election of the new supervisory board members of the chemicals dealer Brenntag. On Thursday, the majority of shareholders elected the two…
Crisis at British hedge fund Odey is spreading
Finance manager Crispin Odey The hedge fund founder is said to have sexually molested a total of 13 women over the past few decades. (Photo: Odey Asset Management) Frankfurt The…
German funds oppose activist investors
Dusseldorf Shortly before the hard-fought supervisory board election at the Dax group Brenntag, German funds are behind the company. The investment companies Union, Deka and DWS each told the Handelsblatt…
Big investors want to vote against compensation report
DWS building in Frankfurt The fund subsidiary of Deutsche Bank is facing a restless general meeting. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The fund company DWS is facing a restless general meeting. According…
Are too many investors into big tech?
Traders on the New York Stock Exchange Few tech stocks drive Wall Street prices. (Photo: UPI/laif) Frankfurt Nvidia, Meta, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple – the big US tech stocks are…
Investor Soros wants to hand over business empire to son Alex
George and Alex Soros The 92-year-old US investor has chosen his 37-year-old son as his successor. Dusseldorf One of the world’s most successful investors is retiring: 92-year-old George Soros wants…
How activist investors want to hijack Brenntag
Brenntag headquarters in Essen The Dax group is threatened with a leadership crisis. (Photo: IMAGO/imagebroker) Dusseldorf At the general meeting of the Dax group Brenntag next Thursday, there will be…
Family businesses: How investors can invest
Porsche AG 911 at the Shanghai Auto Show The Porsche and Piëch families hold more than half of the voting rights in Volkswagen. (Photo: Bloomberg) Cologne Germany is considered the…
Family businesses: How investors can invest
Porsche AG 911 at the Shanghai Auto Show The Porsche and Piëch families hold more than half of the voting rights in Volkswagen. (Photo: Bloomberg) Cologne Germany is considered the…
British hedge fund Odey evicts its founder
Finance manager Crispin Odey The founder of the hedge fund Odey Asset Management is said to have sexually molested a total of 13 women over the past few decades. (Photo:…
Crispin Odey’s hedge fund: allegations of sexual harassment
Hedge fund founder Crispin Odey The financial manager is accused of sexual harassment. He denies the allegations. (Photo: Reuters) London The British hedge fund Odey Asset Management (OAM) tried on…
How Kim Kardashian got the yield chasers on her side
Kim Kardashian As a co-founder, she gave insights into her strategy at SKKY Partners. (Photo: AFP) Frankfurt As expected, the large hall called Potsdam I at the Superreturn in Berlin…
Clear warnings and low returns on open real estate funds
Frankfurt skyline The profitable times for providers of real estate funds are over for the time being. (Photo: imago images/imagebroker) Dusseldorf, Frankfurt It is a worrying result: providers of open-ended…
Financial investors in difficult waters
Berlin skyline The Super Return Conference will be held in the capital this week. (Photo: imago images/Dirk Sattler) Frankfurt When the top managers of billionaire private equity funds gather in…
Financial investors in difficult waters
Berlin skyline The Super Return Conference will be held in the capital this week. (Photo: imago images/Dirk Sattler) Frankfurt When the top managers of billionaire private equity funds gather in…
Influential shareholder advisors criticize the severance package for ex-DWS boss Asoka Wöhrmann
Asoka Woehrmann The former DWS CEO received a severance payment of 8.15 million euros. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The fund company DWS is threatened with new trouble at the general meeting.…
Private credit funds: “Bad debt losses will increase”
Frankfurt banking district from above The rapid turnaround in interest rates in the USA and the euro area has completely changed the parameters for the private debt fund business. (Photo:…
Private credit funds: “Bad debt losses will increase”
Frankfurt banking district from above The rapid turnaround in interest rates in the USA and the euro area has completely changed the parameters for the private debt fund business. (Photo:…
Kika/Leiner: René Benko sells furniture chain
Rene Benko His Signa Group took over the furniture chain Kika/Leiner from the Steinhoff Group in 2018 and, according to its own statements, thus prevented insolvency. (Photo: Getty Images for…
Medium-sized company from Freudenstadt goes public on the New York Stock Exchange via Spac
New York Stock Exchange After the boom in shell companies, the market has become sober. In the first quarter of 2023, only eight new shell companies were launched in the…