Market Analysis
Side Pockets in Hedge Funds: How a Legitimate Tool Can Trap Your Capital for Years
TL;DR: A side pocket is a separate account inside a hedge fund where illiquid or hard to value assets get walled off from the main portfolio. You can't redeem your share of it until the manager sells
Jeff Barnes, MBA··9 min read
Market Analysis
Activist Hedge Fund Investing: How Shareholder Activists Force Change and Unlock Value
Elliott Management spent two months in private talks with Synopsys (NASDAQ: SNPS) before the chip-design software maker agreed, on May 26, 2026, to put Elliott partner Jesse Cohn on its board....
Jeff Barnes, MBA··10 min read