I would like to see a list of activist hedge funds operating in the US
equity markets.  Thomas Taylor of Taylor Companies estimated in late
2005 that there are about 90 worldwide today compared to 40 three
years ago.  The list should include prominent individual investors who
get involved with the board/mgmt.

Here are some that I've found already:

Appaloosa Mgmt
Bulldog Investors
Cannell Capital
Carlos Slim Helu
Cevian Capital
Children's Investment Fund Mgmt 
ESL Partners (Eddie Lampert)
Guy Wyser-Pratte
Harold Simmons
Icahn, CCI
Liberation Investment Group
Pardus Capital Mgmt
Perry Corp
Pershing Square Capital Mgmt
Relational Investors
Richard Blum
Schultze Asset Mgmt
Steel Partners
Third Point
Tracinda Corp (Kirk Kerkorian)
Trian Group

Thanks!

Hello plum209-ga,

I?ve located sixty more activist hedge funds to add to the twenty-one
you had found. Whenever possible I also listed the key manager or
founder. I also added these to the list you provided whenever I ran
across their names in looking for additional companies to add to your
list. Following the comprehensive list I?ve included the articles and
resources that I used to develop the list.

Wishing you well for your project.

~ czh ~


I combined your list with mine. 
*   Your listing
**  Your listing where I?ve added an associated key person?s name.

Accipiter Capital Management
AIM Trimark
Angelo Gordon & Co
**Appaloosa Mgmt (David Tepper)
Atticus Capital
Barington Capital Group (Jim Mitarotonda)
Bridgewater Associates Inc.
**Bulldog Investors (Phillip Goldstein)
Burton Capital Management / BCM (Robert Burton)
*Cannell Capital
Cantillion Capital Management
Capital Management Advisors Group
Cardinal Value Equity Partners
*Carlos Slim Helu
Cerberus Capital Management LP
*Cevian Capital
Chap-Cap Partners 2
Chap-Cap Activist Partners
Chapman Capital (Robert Chapman)
** Children's Investment Fund Mgmt / TCI (Christopher Hohn)
Citadel Investment Group
Copper Arch Capital (Scott Sipprelle)
Costa Brava Partnership III, LLC
D.E. Shaw (David Shaw)
Diamond Hill Focus Long-Short Fund (Ric Dillon)
Dolphin LP (Donald T. Netter)
Edward Lampert
Elliott Associates
Elliot and Deka
*ESL Partners (Eddie Lampert)
Ethos Fund
Everest Capital Advisors
Farallon Capital Management
Gabelli Asset Management
Glenview Capital
GLG Partners
Goodwood
Greenlight Capital
*Guy Wyser-Pratte
*Harold Simmons 
Hennessee Group (Charles Gradante)
Highfields Capital Management
Highland Capital Management LP 
*Icahn, CCI
International Management Associates LLC,
Jana Partners LLC (Barry Rosenstein)
K Capital Partners LLC
Legg Mason Inc. / Private Capital Management
*Liberation Investment Group
Maverick Capital
Oaktree Capital Management.
Och Ziff Capital
Octavian Advisors LP
Opportunity Partners
Owl Creek Asset Management LP (Jeffrey Altman)
Paulson & Co
*Pardus Capital Mgmt
Pembridge Capital Management LLC
Perry Corp
** Pershing Square Capital Mgmt (William Ackman)
Pirate Capital (Tom Hudson)
*Relational Investors (Ralph Whitworth)
*Richard Blum
SAC Capital Advisors LLC
Sandell Asset Management
Santa Monica Partners
*Schultze Asset Mgmt
Shepherd Investments International (Michael Roth)
SkyBridge Capital (Michael Dell)
Southeastern Asset Management
Stark International
Stark Trading (Brian Stark)
*Steel Partners
Stewart Horejsi
Third Avenue Managment
** Third Point (Daniel Loeb)
*Tracinda Corp (Kirk Kerkorian)
*Trian Group
Trian Fund Management LP (Nelson Peltz)
ValueAct Capital Management
WS Capital



http://bschool.washington.edu/cfoforum/CitiGroup's%20hedge-funds-at-the-gate.pdf
Global Report -- Hedge Funds at the Gate

http://www.moneyscience.org/tiki/tiki-view_blog.php?blogId=4
Hedge Fund Focus -- The Hedge Fund News Blog

http://money.cnn.com/2005/09/01/markets/hedgefund_billions/index.htm
Activist funds gain big

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/03/07/8253429/index.htm
HEDGE FUNDS HOG THE SPOTLIGHT

http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=nifea&&sid=aq5N9TXG3h9o
D.E. Shaw, Bridgewater Top List of World's Biggest Hedge Funds

http://www.hfalert.com/Public/MarketPlace/LatestLaunches/index.cfm
Hedge Fund Alert -- Latest Launches

http://www.hedgefundresearch.com/
Hedge Fund Research, Inc.

http://www.thestreet.com/_googlen/markets/activetraderupdate/10275788.html
The Hedge Fund Report: Crowd Gets Bigger at Lexar

http://www.knightridderwatch.org/news.php?ID=1478
Shareholders take on role of activists

http://www.law.upenn.edu/ile/CorpRT0406/Kahan.Rock060406.pdf
Hedge Funds in Corporate Governance and Corporate Control

http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/4027893?f=related
Hedge Fund Activism Gains Momentum
Hedge fund investors flex their governance muscle by forcing change at
companies they control.


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Excellent work, thanks so much.

Hello plum209-ga,

I'm glad the information was helpful. Thank you very much for the tip.
I look forward to your future research projects.

~ czh ~