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Satellite Company BlackSky Gets Backing From Peter Thiel, SPAC Merger Deal: What Investors Should Know
Thursday, February 18, 2021 - 12:47pm | 464BlackSky, a real-time geospatial intelligence, imagery and data analytics company, is going public via the SPAC Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp (NYSE: SFTW). The deal values BlackSky at an enterprise value of $1.1 billion. The expected proceeds of $450 million will fund BlackSky’s growth...
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StockX Raises $275M; The 'Stock Market Of Things' Now Valued At $2.8B
Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 9:55am | 550StockX, the "stock market of things," raised $275 million in a new Series E funding round. What To Know: StockX raised $275 million at a valuation of $2.8 billion in a funding round led by Tiger Global. The company was valued at $1 billion in June 2019. This marks the largest VC funding...
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Q2 13F Roundup: How Buffett, Einhorn, Ackman And Others Adjusted Their Portfolios
Thursday, August 15, 2019 - 1:40pm | 2092The latest round of 13F filings from institutional investors were out this week, revealing to the world the stocks that some of the richest and most successful investors have been buying and selling. Takeaways From 13F Season Investors who follow particular fund managers can easily look up what...
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Q1 13F Roundup: How Buffett, Einhorn, Ackman And Others Adjusted Their Portfolios
Friday, May 17, 2019 - 9:21am | 1998The latest round of 13F filings from institutional investors were out this week, revealing to the world the stocks that some of the richest and most successful investors have been buying and selling. Takeaways From 13F Season Investors who follow particular fund managers can easily look up what...
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Etsy Is Up Big, But Why?
Wednesday, June 10, 2015 - 5:24pm | 313Shares of Etsy Inc (NASDAQ: ETSY) were rallying in Wednesday’s market session. The stock hit a high of nearly $18 after closing near $16 a day earlier. After selling off near the end of the day, the stock closed near $16.78, up almost 5 percent. So, why is Etsy up? A Couple Reasons...
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Tiger Global Is Into Consumer Discretionary, Tech Segments In Latest 13F
Friday, May 15, 2015 - 4:26pm | 374Tiger Global Management, the hedge fund managed by 39-year-old Chase Coleman, filed its fist quarter 13F with the SEC on Friday. The firm disclosed its long equity positions as of March 31, worth about $8.47 billion in the market. After adding 25 new stocks, boosting its stakes in another 11,...
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Why You Should Pay Attention To 13F Filings
Thursday, August 14, 2014 - 3:13pm | 497Investors are eagerly awaiting second quarter 13F filings to get a peak at which stocks Wall Street’s most prominent hedge funds are betting on. The 13F is a quarterly filing that funds with more than $100 million in assets are required to publish.The report shows which securities the...
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Insider Trading Announced With Carter's Stock, Largest Shareholder Exited Wednesday
Thursday, May 29, 2014 - 3:10pm | 270Steven Slawson was indicted in an insider trading conspiracy regarding Carter's (NYSE: CRI) stock, according to Dow Jones. This is not the first time Slawson has run into trouble with the law. The SEC in 2007 filed charges against Slawson and his fund, Titan Capital, for 26 unregistered...
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Carter's Shares Drop On Hedge Fund Activity
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 2:28pm | 139Carter's (NYSE: CRI) shares dropped almost three percent after Tiger Global exited its position, a huge change from the firm's previous position. As of March 31, Tiger Global was the largest holder of the company, with 6.5 million shares (12.08 percent of outstanding shares). However, in an...
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Market Wrap For April 29: Dow Approaches Record Highs Despite Ongoing Ukraine Tension and Upcoming Fed Meeting
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 - 4:43pm | 3331U.S. stocks finished higher as the Dow approached its all time high of 16,631.60. The index trading on Tuesday as high as 16,559.39. The S&P 500 index is also not that far away from its all time highs of 1,897.28. The Federal Open Market Committee began its two-day meeting in Washington....
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Pandora Spikes After Tiger Global Reveals Stake
Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 4:41pm | 157Shares of Internet radio company Pandora (NYSE: P) were nearly three percent higher on Thursday after the 13F filing from Chase Coleman's Tiger Global revealed that the hedge fund had bought 8.45 million shares. Tiger Global is primarily a value investing hedge fund, buying shares in companies...
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Groupon Soars 11% on Hedge Fund Investment
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 - 12:14pm | 533Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) is up more than 11 percent this morning after Tiger Global Management, LLC announced that it had acquired a 9.9 percent stake in the company. The hedge fund purchased 65 million shares in Groupon. At yesterday's close of $3.11, that stake was valued at $201.8 million. Tiger...
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The Nine Stocks Tiger Cubs Love
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - 8:52am | 1208The story of the so-called Tiger Cubs is well-known in hedge fund circles, and this group includes some of the best investors in the world. The "Tiger Cubs" refers to the group of hedge fund managers who learned their craft under the tutelage of legendary investor Julian Robertson, the founder of...
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$26M for Fashion E-Commerce Company Trendyol.com
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 8:19am | 553Trendyol.com is getting a financial boost today with investments from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Tiger Global. Based in Turkey, Trendyol is riding the nation's recent tech boom. With an estimated 35 million Internet users (45% of the population), Trendyol.com is in an interesting...