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With $20 million in commitments: Former Psagot analyst launches new hedge fund
Businessman David Galperin and investment manager Emil Goldfarb are launching the hedge fund Centenario Capital. The fund is starting with $20 million in investment commitments.

Menora acquires 40% of hedge fund Agility for 200 million shekels
Insurance company Menora Mivtachim is acquiring 40% of the shares of the hedge fund Agility for 200 million shekels. The deal values the fund at 500 million shekels, surprising the capital market.

Tal Kedem on the way to an exit: Menora enters into an investment in the Agility hedge fund
Tal Kedem and Udi Biton are set to sell a 25%–30% stake in their hedge fund, Agility, to the insurance company Menora. The deal values the fund at approximately 300 million shekels, resulting in a payout of 75–100 million shekels.

"I felt like they were hunting him": The traders who smelled that Ashenbrenner's fund was in trouble, and rushed to act
The Situational Awareness hedge fund of Wall Street's new wunderkind went into a tailspin within a few days at the end of July. Market traders, fueled by rumors about the sale of its holdings in Anthropic and relying on unusual movements in the options market, took steps to distance themselves from the ticking bomb, and some even profited from the fall.

Harel enters the world of hedge funds: The major deal is revealed
The investment house of the Harel Group is expanding into the alternative sector and is acquiring 50.1% of the shares of a hedge fund management company that manages hundreds of millions of shekels. Who are the former managers behind the deal?

Secretive trading giant lost $15 billion in one month
Jane Street, a trading giant operating under the radar with sophisticated algorithms, lost a massive sum in July, much of it from investments in a collapsed AI fund. Despite this, it has recorded enormous revenues since the beginning of the year.

A Dirty Trick or Coincidence: Did Citadel Accelerate the Collapse of Aschenbrenner's Fund?
Following the collapse of Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness hedge fund, Wall Street is debating Citadel's potential role. Critics suspect that the firm's aggressive macro forecast triggered a panic that allowed it to acquire the fund's assets at a bargain.

400% Leverage: The Fall of an Investment Prodigy
At 25, Leopold Aschenbrenner founded the $45 billion Situational Awareness hedge fund, but after an AI stock slump, he was forced to sell a significant portion of his portfolio to Ken Griffin's Citadel.

From Managing Tens of Billions to Collapse: The Great Fall of the AI Prince
Leopold Aschenbrenner, a former OpenAI researcher, grew his hedge fund to a peak of $45 billion in assets, but a recent market downturn has forced a massive sell-off of his holdings.

The Meteoric Rise and Sudden Fall of Leopold Aschenbrenner’s Fund
The AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness, managed by 25-year-old Leopold Aschenbrenner, has collapsed. Assets under management plummeted from $45 billion to approximately $10 billion.

AI star in crisis: hedge fund Situational Awareness sells assets to Citadel
Situational Awareness, a hedge fund once considered a leader in AI investing, has faced financial distress following failed bets. Ken Griffin's Citadel has acquired a significant portion of its portfolio, triggering a rally in tech stocks on Wall Street.