Derek Capo: Activist hedge fund strategies harm businesses long-term
Derek Capo · From $10m+ Hedge Fund Details to $2.4m Travel Company To FinTech Startup with Derek Capo of eFin EP 209 · Mar 30, 2016 · at 5:19
Former hedge fund trader Derek Capo argues to Nathan Latka that activist investor campaigns damage companies and future shareholders.
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“And the thing is that actually hurts the businesses in the longterm, like really hurts the businesses in the longterm. And I think yeah, you know, makes their investors money and stuff. But at the end of the day, it actually hurts future shareholders.”
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