The most interesting from the world of hedge funds

Warren Buffett feverishly looks for another big deal

The investment legend is looking for its next huge deal to expand the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio. The Omaha Oracle has written in his annual address to the shareholders that he has been frantically turning to a new major acquisition deal. Buffett admits, however, that the likelihood of this happening is still distant because the stock market rally has made many companies more expensive. “The stock prices are almost” up to the skies “to justify long-term investment in companies, Buffett writes, taking into account his disappointment that Berkshire is currently in cash.

Ken Griffin with a huge bet against Ryanair

Hedge Fund founded by billionaire investor Ken Griffin has pledged £ 60m that Ryanair’s price will collapse, this being the first such short position ever recorded against the airline. Citadel Europe took a short position earlier in February, according to Central Bank of Ireland. Thus, the fund has taken a position of 0.56% in Ryanair, and this is the first publicly disclosed short position since 2012, at the request of European regulators, positions equivalent to or above 0.5% to be reported.

Hedge funds massively position themselves against Lyft

The shares of Lyft, which have been publicly traded for four days, face a new threat: Sellers. The next Tuesday when settlement for Lyft’s shares will open hedge funds to take more shares to open short positions. Expectations are mass-short, with stocks worth $ 455 million, or 6.61 million short-listed shares.