Atticus Capital
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Atticus Capital was a Wall Street hedge fund. It was founded by Nathaniel Rothschild and in 1995.[1]
History[]
Atticus helped to stop the Deutsche Börse from taking over the London Stock Exchange.[1]
Atticus was instrumental in the merger of Arcelor with Mittal Steel.[1]
Atticus, from a minority shareholder position, successfully prevented Phelps Dodge from merging with in 2006 because it insisted on a share buy-back scheme rather than the merger investment.[1]
In 2006, Atticus was rumoured to have $10 billion under administration.[1]
Before it was wound down in 2010, Atticus was rumoured to have $20 billion under administration.[2]
Leadership[]
Timothy Barakett was CEO of Atticus for the first 15 years of its life.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e McNish, Jacquie (24 November 2006). "The great Canadian mining disaster". The Globe and Mail Inc.
- ^ a b "Two elected to Harvard Corporation". The Harvard Gazette. 11 February 2019.
Categories:
- Hedge funds
- Defunct hedge funds
- Hedge fund firms in New York City
- Hedge fund firms of the United States
- 1995 establishments in New York (state)
- 2010 disestablishments in New York (state)