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Baupost Increases Position in Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc.(IDIX)

Posted on November 9th, 2012 by daniel

Baupost Group LLC, the hedge fund run by Seth Klarman, disclosed ownership of 16,527,400 shares of IDIX as of October 31st through a new regulatory filing. This gives Baupost a 12.34% stake in the company and is an increase of 6,527,400 shares over what they reported on their June 30th 2012 13F. From Yahoo! Finance, Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, […]

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Icahn Raises Stake in Take-Two Interactive (TTWO)

Posted on November 8th, 2012 by daniel

Activist investor Carl Icahn’s hedge fund has filed a new 13D/A disclosing ownership of 9,693,874 shares of TTWO on November 7th.  This gives Icahn a 10.68% stake in the company and is an increase of 1,007,800 shares over what they reported on their last filing on November 5th. From Yahoo! Finance, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. develops, markets, and publishes interactive entertainment for consumers […]

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Passport Capital Increases Vivus (VVUS) Holdings

Posted on November 6th, 2012 by daniel

Passport Capital LLC, a hedge fund founded by John Burbank III, filed a new 13G disclosing ownership of 8,552,929 shares of VVUS as of October 23rd. This gives Passport Capital an 8.5% stake in the company and is an increase of 416,329 shares over what they reported on their June 30, 2012 13F. From Yahoo! Finance, VIVUS, Inc., a biopharmaceutical […]

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SAC Capital Advisors Raises Stake in Goodrich Petroleum Corp (GDP)

Posted on October 31st, 2012 by daniel

SAC Capital Advisors LP, the hedge fund founded by Steven A. Cohen, filed a new 13G disclosing ownership of 1,867,176 shares of GDP as of October 26th, 2012. This gives SAC Capital Advisors a 5.1% stake in the company and is an increase of 1,716,776 shares over what they reported in their June 30th, 2012 13F filing. From Yahoo! […]

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Carl Icahn Opens Large Position in Netflix (NFLX)

Posted on October 31st, 2012 by daniel

Activist investor Carl Icahn has filed a 13D disclosing a new position in NFLX. Icahn owned 5,541,066 shares representing a 9.98% stake in the company as of October 24th, 2012. From the filing: The Reporting Persons acquired the Shares with the belief that the Shares were undervalued due to the Issuer’s dominant market position and international growth prospects.  The Reporting Persons […]

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