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Understanding the Difference Between Hedge Funds and Private Equity

MergersCorp M&A International

These funds typically invest in publicly traded securities and derivatives, allowing for a wide range of investment tactics that can include long and short positions, derivatives trading, and leveraging. Hedge funds also focus on maximizing returns in any market condition, whether bullish or bearish.

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SPAC Trend Gives Rise to Securities Enforcement and Litigation Risks

Cooley M&A

A SPAC is a publicly traded shell company with no underlying operating business that seeks to merge with a target operating company. The combined company benefits from the target’s operations and the liquidity of the SPAC’s publicly traded securities. What is a SPAC. In re Benjamin H.