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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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