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  • Friday, 27 March, 2020
    Due Diligence
    Locking the dealmaking gates: Europe turns protectionist Premium

    Message to hedge funds and other corporate raiders from the EU: stay away

  • Thursday, 26 March, 2020
    Markets InsightHedge funds
    Bans on short selling are handouts to the ‘corporate socialists’

    We short sellers see risks better than anyone else because it is our job

  • Monday, 3 February, 2020
    NMC Health PLC
    Shares in NMC Health fall 16% in day of heavy selling

    Speculation major shareholder is liquidating holdings in FTSE 100 group

  • Monday, 6 January, 2020
    NMC Health PLC
    NMC seeks to confirm cash levels after Muddy Waters attack

    Company outlines review in response to doubts raised by Carson Block’s short seller

  • Thursday, 31 October, 2019
    Chinese politics & policy
    NBA and LeBron James should take a knee for Hong Kong

    The Chinese Communist party should be reminded the country cannot rise without the help of others

  • Monday, 28 October, 2019
    UK equities
    Muddy Waters crashes the Burford party

    Featuring margin call stress balls.

  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2019
    UK companies
    A new riposte to the Burford Capital short thesis

    Caro-Kann Capital weighs in on the ligation finance company.

  • Thursday, 15 August, 2019
    Burford Capital Ltd
    Burford tries to calm storm by replacing chief’s wife as CFO

    Litigation funding group reacts to criticism of its governance structure

  • Monday, 12 August, 2019
    Burford Capital Ltd
    Burford alleges market manipulation in trading of its shares

    Litigation financing specialist is embroiled in dispute with short-seller Muddy Waters

  • Promoted Content
  • Friday, 9 August, 2019
    AnalysisBurford Capital Ltd
    Behind Burford Capital: the litigation funder under siege

    Group attacked by US hedge fund put new financing model on the map

  • Friday, 9 August, 2019
    AnalysisBurford Capital Ltd
    Carson Block, the short-seller taking aim in the UK market

    The 43-year-old American built his reputation in China and polarises opinion

  • Friday, 9 August, 2019
    Q&ABurford Capital Ltd
    Muddy Waters v Burford Capital — the claims and defence

    What the US short-seller said and the response from the UK litigation funding specialist

  • Friday, 9 August, 2019
    AnalysisBurford Capital Ltd
    Burford case puts litigation funding in the spotlight

    Fast-growing industry is popular with investors but business model and reporting draws criticism

  • Thursday, 14 June, 2018
    LexCompanies
    China/Muddy Waters: it pays to carp Premium

    Short sellers find Chinese companies attractive targets

  • Wednesday, 13 June, 2018
    Financials
    Short-seller Carson Block targets TAL Education

    Muddy Waters hedge fund claims Chinese group has been overstating profits

  • Friday, 27 April, 2018
    FT AlphavilleJamie Powell
    Caption Competition
  • Wednesday, 4 April, 2018
    FT AlphavilleRobert Smith
    Rallye, the crucial tier in Jean-Charles Naouri's wedding cake of debt
  • Thursday, 21 December, 2017
    LexFinancial services
    Muddy Waters/OSIS: his dark materials Premium

    Short sellers will never starve because human beings are predisposed to believe bad news

  • Sunday, 17 September, 2017
    Technology sector
    Carson Block files lawsuit against Equifax

    Veteran short-seller accuses credit-reporting company of ‘abysmal’ handling of hack

  • Friday, 9 June, 2017
    Personal & Household Goods
    Man Wah calls Muddy Waters report “groundless”
  • Wednesday, 7 June, 2017
    FT AlphavillePeter Wells
    Ira Sohn Investment Conference 2017: the Hong Kong recap
  • Wednesday, 7 June, 2017
    Asia-Pacific companies
    Man Wah Holdings tumbles after short seller names it as latest target
  • Wednesday, 7 September, 2016
    Health Care
    St Jude sues Muddy Waters for hack claim

    Hedge fund had alleged cardiac pacemakers vulnerable to cyber attacks

  • Wednesday, 7 September, 2016
    Hedge funds
    St Jude sues Muddy Waters over cyber security claim
  • Friday, 2 September, 2016
    On Wall StreetTom Braithwaite
    Muddy Waters and Andrew Left are in demand

    With hedge funds struggling, some unconventional short sellers are attracting interest

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