Fri, Apr 19, 2024
A A A
Welcome Guest
Free Trial RSS pod
Get FREE trial access to our award winning publications
Alternative Market Briefing

Hedge funds lose $1.95bn lawsuit against Porsche
Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia:

Some 23 hedge funds, including Viking Global Equities LP, Glenhill Capital LP and David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital, lost in their $1.95bn lawsuit against Porsche Automobil Holding SE which they accused of lying during its failed bid to take over Volkswagen AG in 2008. In all, investors are seeking a total $7bn in claims against the German carmaker in several lawsuits.

Investors and the 23 hedge funds have escalated their legal battle against members of Porsche's supervisory board and sought $1.95bn in damages from Wolfgang Porsche and his cousin Ferdinand Piech. The lawsuit forms part of a legal campaign being waged by hedge funds in various courts across the world, seeking to recoup money which was lost by betting on a decline of Volkswagen's share price in 2008.

According to SF Gate, the Stuttgart Regional Court dismissed the cases against Porsche and said even if the German automaker lied to its investors, the hedge funds would still have lost.

This is the second victory for Porsche regarding its failed VW takeover after two similar cases were dismissed in Braunschweig in 2012. Investors accused Porsche of misleading them over the company’s intention to own majority stake in......................

To view our full article Click here
Article link
Previous Opalesque Exclusives                                  
Previous Other Voices                                               
Access Alternative Market Briefing

 



  • Top Forwarded
  • Top Tracked
  • Top Searched
  1. KKR raises $6.4bn for the largest pan-Asia infrastructure fund[more]

    Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The New York-based global investment firm KKR has raised a record $6.4bn for its second Asia-focused infrastructure fund, underlining investors' continued appetite for private markets. According to a media release from the alternative assets manager, the figure top

  2. Bucking the trend, top hedge fund makes plans for a second SPAC[more]

    From Institutional Investor: SPACs aren't dead. At least not to the folks at Cormorant Asset Management. The life sciences firm, whose hedge fund topped its peers in 2023, is confident it will match the success of its first blank-check company. Last week, the life sciences and biopharma speciali

  3. Benefit Street Partners closes fifth fund on $4.7 billion[more]

    Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Benefit Street Partners has closed its fifth flagship direct lending vehicle, BSP Debt Fund V, with $4.7 billion of investable capital across the strategy. Benefit Street invests primarily in privately originated, floating rate, senior secured loans. The fun

  4. 4 hedge fund themes that are working in 2024[more]

    From The Street: A poor earnings report from Tesla (TSLA) has not hurt the indexes on Thursday. The decline in Tesla stock, which is losing its position in the Magnificent Seven pantheon, is more than offset by strong earnings from IBM (IBM) and ServiceNow (NOW) . In addition, the much higher-t

  5. Opalesque Exclusive: A global macro fund eyes opportunities in bonds[more]

    Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York for New Managers: Munich-based ThirdYear Capital rebounded in 2023, following a tough year for global macro. The firm's flagship ART Global Macro strategy finished the year up 1

Click here for More about Opalesque Tracking
- A new, unique Premium Service -
  1. deshaw
  2. kedge
  3. marshall
  4. schonfeld
  5. brevan
  1. mortgage fund
  2. new fund launch
  3. social media
  4. sungard
  5. Mark