Perceptive Advisors' Neptune Wellness Solutions (NEPT) position increased by 50% during the 3rd quarter of 2019, to 4.5 million shares. The stake represents 14.53% of the Cannabis extraction company's outstanding shares. NEPT was Perceptive Advisors' #20 position at Q3 close. The increase in Perceptive'...
In 1991 the first (and only) edition of Seth Klarman's book Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor was published. Just 5000 copies were printed, and initial sales were slow. You could have bought it for $25. Today, it might be worth $3000.
Otto von Bismarck, the "Iron Chancellor," engineered the unification of Germany in the 1870s. Bismark's close adviser and confident was a German-Jewish banker, Gerson von Bleichroeder. Bleichroeder's bank played a key role in Bismarck's ascension to power, helping to bankroll the German Empire. Now, a century-and-a-half...
Last week, Abdiel Capital added to its its Appian and Fastly stakes -- core positions for the top-performing fund. Managing partners Colin Moran and Geoffrey Gentile of New York-based Abdiel Capital Advisors aren't big on diversification. The managers prefer to focus on a...
In 1951, Denver resident Ida Goldstein purchased the formula for Scott’s Liquid Gold for $350 as a business opportunity for her three young adult sons. The guys began mixing and bottling the amber-colored wood care oil by hand in the family garage. So was born the brand that eventually found its place into households across America. Some 65 years later, the company is going strong.
Turns out Warren Buffett and Jimmy Buffett are not related. For years the world’s third richest man and the “Margaritaville” singer-songwriter thought they might share ancestors. But DNA testing has apparently ruled that out.
What do Abdiel Capital, Citadel Advisers, Dragoneer Investment Group, Melvin Capital, Point 72 Asset Management, Tiger Global and Whale Rock Capital have in common? Aside from being among the world's leading hedge funds, Bill.com 13F holdings reveal all the above bought shares of Bill.Com (BILL) in Q4...
MGM Resorts International (MGM) stock has collapsed 72% over the last three months -- losing about $13 billion of market value -- as the Coronavirus pandemic forces a shutdown of the U.S casino industry. MGM's 30 properties around the U.S.,including its trademark MGM Grand casino and...
Solid Biosciences' private placement featured investments by an all star list of top biotech institutional investors. Cambridge-based Solid Biosciences (SLDB) trades at 1/3 of its January 2018 IPO value. But based on the A-list biotech investors buying shares in the company's July 26 $60...
Acuta Capital Partners, LLC rode a surge in health care stock prices to the top spot in 2nd quarter hedge fund performance.