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Oaktree Held Talks Last Year to Buy Parts of Colony Capital
Tom Barrack’s Colony Capital Inc., which in February said it would conduct a strategic review as it seeks to salvage its plummeting market value, held talks late last year to sell pieces of itself to Oaktree Capital Group LLC, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The discussions centered on Colony Credit Real Estate…
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Can the government commit securities fraud?” is one question that is raised by Gretchen Morgenson’s column about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac this weekend. Fannie and Freddie seem to be having a cultural moment, with their hedge fund defenders — Perry Capital, Pershing Square and, I guess, Fairholme — being joined by otherwise non-hedge-fundy types…
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Tom Barrack’s Colony Agrees to New Directors and a Strategic Review
Donald Trump ally Tom Barrack examines shake-up of real estate firm
Tom Barrack’s Colony Agrees to New Directors and a Strategic Review
Colony Capital Inc., the investment firm run by Tom Barrack, reached an agreement with one of its investors that will see it add directors and conduct a strategic review. The Los Angeles-based company said in a statement Monday that Raymond Mikulich and Craig Hatkoff will join its board immediately as part of a pact with…
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