Category Archives: Hedge Funds

Hedge Fund Sues Morgan Stanley Over Sino-Forest Options Deal

The following story appeared on Bloomberg on September 23, 2011: Hedge fund Oasis Management LLC sued Morgan Stanley for C$9.5 million ($9.3 million) over options in Sino-Forest Corp. (TRE) bought before the Toronto-listed timber company’s stock plunged 71 percent in … Continue reading

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Merrill Loses Crisis-Era Arbitration Case, to Tune of $63.7 Million

The following story appeared in the Wall Street Journal on July 7, 2011: By Steve Eder and Gregory Zuckerman An arbitration panel awarded $63.7 million to a California hedge-fund firm that argued broker Merrill Lynch abruptly yanked its credit, leading … Continue reading

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