Appaloosa Management
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Appaloosa Management is an American hedge fund
founded in 1993 by David Tepper
and Jack Walton specializing in distressed debt. Appaloosa Management invests in public equity and fixed income
markets around the world.
and Jack Walton founded Appaloosa Management, an employee owned hedge fund, in Chatham, New Jersey
. The firm through the 1990s was known as a junk bond investment boutique and through the 2000s a hedge fund.
and Marconi Corp.
that the market was bottoming out.
in 2007 were $5.3 billion. The Financial Times
reports the company has "attracted interest for its large ownership position in Delphi, the bankrupt car parts supplier, and its clashes on whether management has the shareholders best interests in mind or those of GM
and the UAW."
From 2009 to 2010 Appaloosa Management's assets under management from $5 billion to $12 billion.
In November 2010 the New York Times reported total assets under management of $14 billion.
In 2010 it was reported that since 1993 Appaloosa Management had returned $12.4 billion to clients—ranking it sixth on a ranking of total returns to clients by managers since inception.
In 2011 the company was awarded the Institutional Hedge Fund Firm of the Year award.
In Sep 2011, a Delaware bankruptcy court found that Appaloosa Management is one of four hedge funds that had played a role in Washington Mutual’s
restructuring which might have received confidential information that could have been used to trade improperly in the bank’s debt.
markets with a focus on "equities and debt of distressed companies, bonds, exchange warrants, options, futures
, notes, and junk bonds." According to BusinessWeek
, the firm's client base consists of high net worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, corporations, foreign governments, foundations, universities, and other organizations." Investors commit to a locked period of three years during which their withdrawals are limited to 25 percent of their total investment.
Hedge fund
A hedge fund is a private pool of capital actively managed by an investment adviser. Hedge funds are only open for investment to a limited number of accredited or qualified investors who meet criteria set by regulators. These investors can be institutions, such as pension funds, university...
founded in 1993 by David Tepper
David Tepper
David Alan Tepper is an American hedge fund manager and the founder of Appaloosa Management. His investment specialty is distressed companies....
and Jack Walton specializing in distressed debt. Appaloosa Management invests in public equity and fixed income
Fixed income
Fixed income refers to any type of investment that is not equity, which obligates the borrower/issuer to make payments on a fixed schedule, even if the number of the payments may be variable....
markets around the world.
History
In 1993 David TepperDavid Tepper
David Alan Tepper is an American hedge fund manager and the founder of Appaloosa Management. His investment specialty is distressed companies....
and Jack Walton founded Appaloosa Management, an employee owned hedge fund, in Chatham, New Jersey
Chatham, New Jersey
Chatham refers to two neighboring municipalities in Morris County, New Jersey – Chatham Borough and Chatham Township. The two are separate municipalities, the first a municipality that was settled in 1710 as a colonial English village in the Province of New Jersey...
. The firm through the 1990s was known as a junk bond investment boutique and through the 2000s a hedge fund.
2002 Conseco & Marconi Corp.
In the fourth quarter of 2002 Appaloosa Management returns were heavily a result of junk-bond and distressed debt bets in ConsecoConseco
Conseco , originally Security Life of Indiana, is a financial services organization based in Carmel, Indiana. Conseco's insurance subsidiaries provide life insurance, annuity and supplemental health insurance products to more than 4 million customers in the United States...
and Marconi Corp.
Marconi Communications
Marconi Communications was a principal subsidiary of the Marconi Corporation plc and was formerly known as GEC Plessey Telecommunications . The company was a world leading telecommunications manufacturer...
that the market was bottoming out.
2007 Delphi
Assets under managementAssets under management
Assets under management is a financial term used denote the market value of funds being managed by a financial instutition on behalf of its clients, investors, depositors, etc. This metric is a sign of size and success against competition...
in 2007 were $5.3 billion. The Financial Times
Financial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
reports the company has "attracted interest for its large ownership position in Delphi, the bankrupt car parts supplier, and its clashes on whether management has the shareholders best interests in mind or those of GM
General Motors
General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
and the UAW."
2008 financial crisis through 2011
Appaloosa survived the financial crisis of 2008 with relatively few investor redemption orders.From 2009 to 2010 Appaloosa Management's assets under management from $5 billion to $12 billion.
In November 2010 the New York Times reported total assets under management of $14 billion.
In 2010 it was reported that since 1993 Appaloosa Management had returned $12.4 billion to clients—ranking it sixth on a ranking of total returns to clients by managers since inception.
In 2011 the company was awarded the Institutional Hedge Fund Firm of the Year award.
In Sep 2011, a Delaware bankruptcy court found that Appaloosa Management is one of four hedge funds that had played a role in Washington Mutual’s
Washington Mutual
Washington Mutual, Inc. , abbreviated to WaMu, was a savings bank holding company and the former owner of Washington Mutual Bank, which was the United States' largest savings and loan association until its collapse in 2008....
restructuring which might have received confidential information that could have been used to trade improperly in the bank’s debt.
Investment Strategy
Appaloosa Management's investments focus on undiversified concentrated investment positions. Appaloosa invests in the global public equity and fixed incomeFixed income
Fixed income refers to any type of investment that is not equity, which obligates the borrower/issuer to make payments on a fixed schedule, even if the number of the payments may be variable....
markets with a focus on "equities and debt of distressed companies, bonds, exchange warrants, options, futures
Futures contract
In finance, a futures contract is a standardized contract between two parties to exchange a specified asset of standardized quantity and quality for a price agreed today with delivery occurring at a specified future date, the delivery date. The contracts are traded on a futures exchange...
, notes, and junk bonds." According to BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek
Bloomberg Businessweek, commonly and formerly known as BusinessWeek, is a weekly business magazine published by Bloomberg L.P. It is currently headquartered in New York City.- History :...
, the firm's client base consists of high net worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, corporations, foreign governments, foundations, universities, and other organizations." Investors commit to a locked period of three years during which their withdrawals are limited to 25 percent of their total investment.