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    • Monday, 8 May, 2023
      Law
      Nygard vs Bacon: how a gated-community feud ended in a $203mn defamation payout

      Clothing mogul carried out a decade-long smear campaign against his billionaire hedge fund manager neighbour

      A photograph of Peter Nygard on display in his New York store
    • Thursday, 4 May, 2023
      Hedge fund billionaire Louis Bacon awarded $203mn in defamation feud

      Decision comes in long-running case against former Bahamas neighbour and Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard

      Louis Bacon and Peter Nygard
    • Tuesday, 12 January, 2021
      Hedge funds
      Louis Bacon rides stormy 2020 trading to make bumper gains

      Billionaire investor bought US government bonds before pandemic sent them to record highs

    • Friday, 4 December, 2020
      John Gapper
      Angry billionaires make disturbing neighbours

      From blaring music to blocking beaches, the super wealthy are bad at sharing with others

    • Thursday, 20 August, 2020
      Hedge funds
      Macro hedge funds enjoy unlikely renaissance

      Market volatility caused by the pandemic has been a boon for investors making big economic bets

    • Tuesday, 7 July, 2020
      Moore Capital Fund
      Louis Bacon’s Moore Capital to seed equities hedge fund with $1bn

      New start-up comes as fund launches in first quarter drops to lowest level since financial crisis

    • Friday, 8 May, 2020
      Hedge funds
      Louis Bacon’s Moore Capital gains after going it alone

      Billionaire investor hits winning bets in global macro after closing to external money

    • Friday, 29 November, 2019
      On Wall StreetRobin Wigglesworth
      Stability has destabilised the macro hedge fund

      Volatile markets may return but the industry has been forced to adapt

      IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY - Louis Bacon accepts the Audubon Medal at The National Audubon Society's first gala to jointly award the Audubon Medal and the inaugural Dan W. Lufkin Prize for Environmental Leadership, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, in New York. (Photo by Diane Bondareff/Invision for The National Audubon Society/AP Images)
    • Friday, 22 November, 2019
      Hedge fund pioneer Louis Bacon’s retreat spells end of era

      Withdrawal from front line is emblematic of dismal spell for once-imperious macro funds

    • Friday, 22 November, 2019
      Due Diligence
      Legendary investor Louis Bacon heads for the exit Premium content

      Welcome to Due Diligence, the FT’s daily deals briefing

    • Thursday, 21 November, 2019
      Moore Capital Management LLC
      Louis Bacon to shut Moore Capital hedge funds

      Closure to external money after three decades follows run of poor returns

      IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY - Louis Bacon accepts the Audubon Medal at The National Audubon Society's first gala to jointly award the Audubon Medal and the inaugural Dan W. Lufkin Prize for Environmental Leadership, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, in New York. (Photo by Diane Bondareff/Invision for The National Audubon Society/AP Images)
    • Friday, 1 June, 2018
      Financial services
      Bacon doubles commitment to new Coffey hedge fund

      Macro fund with focus on emerging markets shows solid early returns

      The Dubin Breast Center Gala...Louis Bacon, chief executive officer of Moore Capital Management LLC, speaks to an attendee during the Dubin Breast Center Gala in New York, U.S., on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011. The Dubin Breast Center is located in The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai. Photographer: Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
    • Monday, 16 April, 2018
      Hedge funds
      Moore’s Bacon to back new Greg Coffey hedge fund

      One-time protégé returns from retirement with aim of raising $2bn from investors

      Louis Bacon is investing in Greg Coffey’s Kirkoswald Capital, due to launch later this year
    • Friday, 9 February, 2018
      News in-depthWeek in Review
      Fund manager’s plan to go it alone comes to fruition

      Greg Coffey is planning to open a $2bn emerging market-focused fund in London

      Greg Coffey, Moore Capital
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    • Monday, 8 August, 2016
      US & Canadian companies
      Moore Capital founder wins Bahamian privacy case

      Victory for Louis Bacon offers relief from harsher headlines

      Without Saying Goodbye, Sotheran's Bookshop, 2 Sackville Street, London, UK...LOUIS BACON at a party to celebrate the publication of Maryam Sach's novel 'Without Saying Goodbye' held at Sotheran's Bookshop, 2 Sackville Street, London on 10th November 2009.
    • Sunday, 12 April, 2015
      Currencies
      Hedge funds’ bets on strengthening dollar pay off

      Exposure to strong US currency helps industry reverse years of mediocre performance in first quarter

      Raymond "Ray" Dalio, president and founder of Bridgewater Associates
    • Monday, 27 October, 2014
      Currencies
      Big hedge funds suffer brutal October

      Macro funds dented by reversal in recent rise of US dollar

      Stacks of U.S. $100 bills are arranged for a photograph in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. The U.S. dollar advanced in trading today to the highest in almost three weeks against a basket of major currencies. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg
    • Monday, 18 August, 2014
      US & Canadian companies
      Louis Bacon’s Bahamas battle reaches New York court
    • Wednesday, 26 March, 2014
      FT AlphavilleEquities
      AO honour roll update
    • Friday, 14 March, 2014
      US & Canadian companies
      Carlyle and Louis Bacon invest in metals trader
    • Thursday, 9 January, 2014
      Insider trading
      Former junior hedge fund trader to be charged

      Insider dealing allegation stems from biggest ever probe

    • Tuesday, 24 September, 2013
      US & Canadian companies
      Lord Browne heads group backing Riverstone energy IPO
      Lord Browne
    • Thursday, 1 August, 2013
      Currencies
      Caxton reopens hedge fund to new investors
    • Tuesday, 16 July, 2013
      Currencies
      Return of the blueblood macro hedge funds

      Caxton, Tudor and Moore Capital enjoy strong performances

    • Tuesday, 5 March, 2013
      Fund management
      Small hedge funds outdo elite rivals
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