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    Ortenca Aliaj

    Deputy US corporate finance editor

    Ortenca Aliaj is the deputy US corporate finance editor for the Financial Times in New York. She also contributes to Due Diligence, the paper's premier deal's briefing, for which she was previously reporter and producer. She joined the FT in 2019 and studied law and international studies at the University of Surrey.

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    • Friday, 1 December, 2023
      Due Diligence
      VCs swarm Finland: saunas and reindeer but few deals Premium content

      Plus, Peltz reignites proxy fight with Disney and Brookfield raises $30bn

      The Due Diligence logo
    • Friday, 1 December, 2023
      Walt Disney Co
      Disney clashes with Nelson Peltz as activist launches new proxy battle

      Company says Trian is working with ousted executive who has ‘personal agenda’ against CEO Bob Iger

      Nelson Peltz
    • Wednesday, 29 November, 2023
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Cigna and Humana in deal talks to create US health insurance giant

      Any combination would likely encounter tough antitrust scrutiny

      Signage is displayed at Cigna’s headquarters in Bloomfield, Connecticut
    • Wednesday, 29 November, 2023
      Behind the Money podcast21 min listen
      Inside a hedge fund disaster

      The Wall Street saga that lost shareholders more than $10bn

    • Tuesday, 28 November, 2023
      Due Diligence
      The Wall Street bank cosying up to superstar lawyers Premium content

      Plus, Signa signals concerns in Europe and professionals take burner phones to Hong Kong

      The Due Diligence logo
    • Monday, 27 November, 2023
      Shein
      Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein makes confidential filing for US IPO

      Listing will add to growing momentum for public offerings

      The Shein holiday pop-up shop inside of Times Square’s Forever 21 in New York City
    • Wednesday, 22 November, 2023
      Entain PLC
      Activist investors pile pressure on Ladbrokes owner Entain

      Hedge funds take aim at chief executive of UK gambling company

      Inside a Ladbrokes betting shop
    • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
      Millennium Management LLC
      Hedge fund Millennium prepares for life after founder Izzy Englander

      The 75-year-old owner has no intention of retiring but has emphasised the firm’s transition to shared leadership

      Greg Fleming, Izzy Englander and Bobby Jain
    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
      Trevor Milton
      Former Nikola boss should not get prison time for fraud, his lawyers argue

      Trevor Milton is set to be sentenced on November 28

      Trevor Milton leaving the courthouse in Manhattan where he was on trial for fraud
    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
      Walt Disney Co
      ValueAct stake adds to activist investor pressure on Disney

      Wall Street is pushing media groups to curb profligate spending and focus on streaming profits

      Disney sign on a building
    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
      Hedge funds
      Hedge funds Millennium and Schonfeld call off partnership talks

      Izzy Englander’s $60bn firm had planned to put money to work with smaller multi-strategy rival

      Izzy Englander and Steven Schonfeld
    • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
      WeWork
      SoftBank paid $1.5bn to WeWork lenders including Goldman days before bankruptcy

      Japanese conglomerate has committed more than $16bn since initial investment in 2017

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    • Sunday, 5 November, 2023
      News in-depthHedge funds
      Inside Hunterbrook’s plans for a ‘news hedge fund’

      ‘Narrow needle to be threaded’ as start-up combines journalism with trading house

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    • Wednesday, 1 November, 2023
      Financial services
      US media veterans back new trading firm with financial news arm

      Fund would get exclusive access to market-moving stories before they are published

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    • Tuesday, 17 October, 2023
      News Corp
      News Corp break-up would unlock $7bn in value, says activist Starboard

      Hedge fund wants Murdoch media group to spin off its online property listings business

      Jeff Smith, chief of Starboard, and Lachlan Murdoch, of News Corp
    • Thursday, 12 October, 2023
      Hedge funds
      Sculptor sticks with Rithm deal after sweetened offer for hedge fund

      Firm founded by Daniel Och has rejected interest from Boaz Weinstein-led group of rival bidders

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    • Friday, 6 October, 2023
      News in-depthHedge funds
      How Schonfeld fell into Millennium’s embrace

      Struggling multi-manager hedge fund has turned to its larger New York rival for what would be the biggest tie-up of its kind

    • Tuesday, 3 October, 2023
      Hedge funds
      Hedge funds Millennium and Schonfeld in advanced partnership talks

      War for talent heralds the largest tie-up of its kind between multi-managers 

      Millennium Management’s CEO Izzy Englander, left, and Schonfeld Strategic Advisors founder Steven Schonfeld
    • Tuesday, 3 October, 2023
      Special purpose acquisition companies
      Secretive billionaire McPike sues over collapse of Spac deal

      Lawsuit accuses gaming investor Jason Ader of misrepresenting investment in Spac that tried to buy Manila casino

    • Thursday, 28 September, 2023
      X Corp
      Linda Yaccarino set to present new plan to long-suffering X bankers

      Social media CEO will meet seven lenders on October 5

      Linda Yacarrino inside X’s offices
    • Wednesday, 27 September, 2023
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Dealmaking languishes at decade low on private equity drought

      Worst third quarter for M&A since 2012 tops a dire year so far

      White Splunk logo on balloon in urban setting
    • Tuesday, 26 September, 2023
      The Big Read
      The debt-fuelled bet on US Treasuries that’s scaring regulators

      Policymakers are concerned about the huge leverage that hedge funds are employing as part of the so-called basis trade

      Montage image illustrating US government bonds and the US Federal Reserve HQ
    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      Cisco Systems Inc
      Cisco agrees $28bn deal for cyber security group Splunk

      US tech company seeks to propel next generation of AI-enabled online security

      Splunk signage
    • Monday, 18 September, 2023
      Lyft Inc
      Lyft pays $10mn to settle probe into Icahn’s stake sale ahead of IPO

      Securities and Exchange Commission faults ride-hailing app for failing to disclose role of director in deal

      Lyft officials cheer as they as they ring a ceremonial opening bell in Los Angeles in 2019
    • Tuesday, 5 September, 2023
      CloudKitchens
      Travis Kalanick’s start-up CloudKitchens fires staff and shuts sites

      Former Uber chief’s struggling food industry venture moves to stabilise finances

      Travis Kalanick
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