North Tide Capital, managed by Conan Laughlin, has disclosed upping its passive stake in Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ:AMED). The fund has raised its position to 3.35 million shares from 3.20 million shares held previously, according to an amended filing. The new position represents 10.24% of common stock. Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ:AMED) is a health care at home company that delivers personalized home health and hospice care to more than 360,000 patients each year. Recently, the company finalized its settlement to bring to an end the civil investigation brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), according to a statement. The DOJ civil…
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In a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Viking Global, managed by Andreas Halvorsen, has revealed raising its stake in ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ACAD). The fund now owns 4.96 million shares of the company, up from 2.63 million shares held previously. The position is equal to 5.0% of common stock and is passive by nature. ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ACAD) is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative medicines. The company has a market cap of $1.9 billion. In March, ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ACAD) priced an underwritten public offering of 6.40 million shares…
In a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Ken Griffin’s Citadel Investment Group has disclosed a 9.3% passive stake in Jaguar Mining Inc. (TSE:JAG). The filing revealed that the fund currently holds 10.31 million common shares of Jaguar Mining Inc. (TSE:JAG). Jaguar Mining Inc. (TSE:JAG) is a gold producer in Brazil. The company operates in a prolific greenstone belt in the state of Minas Gerais, and also owns or controls mineral resources in a land base of approximately 210,000 hectares in Brazil, including the Gurupi Project in the northern state of Maranhão. At the end of last month, Jaguar Mining Inc. (TSE:JAG)…
Soros Fund Management, managed by George Soros, has reported a new passive stake in Spansion Inc. (NYSE:CODE). Soros currently owns 3.07 million Class A common stock shares of the company, representing about 5.11% of the total number of shares outstanding, a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission showed. Spansion Inc. (NYSE:CODE) is engaged in designing, manufacturing and development of Flash memory semiconductors. The company’s Flash memory, microcontrollers, analog and mixed-signal products drive the development of faster, intelligent, secure and energy efficient electronics. It has a market cap of $1.1 billion. Last month, Spansion Inc. (NYSE:CODE) said that…
In its latest 13F, Tom Sandell’s Sandell Asset Management has disclosed positions held at the end of March 31, 2014. The fund has disclosed a total of 30 positions, with the value of equity portfolio amounted to $615.3 million, up from $497.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2013. In the Sandell’s equity portfolio, Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ:CPWR) is represented as the largest holding, in which the fund owns 7.06 million shares, with a reported value of $74.2 million. Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ:CPWR) is a technology performance company that provides software, experts and best practices to ensure applications work well and deliver…
Adage Capital Management, managed by Phill Gross and Robert Atchinson, has disclosed upping its positions in Prothena Corporation PLC (NASDAQ:PRTA) and Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:QCOR). According to a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Adage Capital currently owns 1.04 million ordinary shares of Prothena Corporation PLC (NASDAQ:PRTA), up from 965,900 shares disclosed previously. The position is equivalent to 4.73% of ordinary shares and is passive by nature. Prothena Corporation PLC (NASDAQ:PRTA) is a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel antibodies for the potential treatment of diseases that involve protein misfolding or…