Ramius Capital Group - Investor Profile
Primary Address: | Investor Information: | |
| 666 Third Avenue | Total AUM ($MM): | 9,600 |
| 26th Floor | Equity AUM ($MM): | 538 |
| New York, NY 10017 | Investment Style: | Hedge |
| United States | Orientation: | Shareholder Activist |
| Phone: 212-845-7900 | Investor Type: | Hedge Fund Manager |
| Fax: 212-845-7995 | ||
Institutional Investor Background
Ramius Capital Group is a hedge fund management firm founded in 1994 by Peter Cohen, one of the firm's four Managing Members and the former Chairman and CEO of Shearson Lehman Brothers. The other three Managing Members are Jeffrey Solomon (Chief Strategy Officer and Chairman of the Investment Committee), Morgan Stark (President and CEO of Ramius Alternative Investments), and Thomas Strauss (CEO and President of Alternative Solutions). In November 2009, Ramius acquired boutique investment bank Cowen Group Inc. (NASDAQ: COWN) and the firm now operates as the global alternative investment management branch of Cowen Group. Following the acquisition Peter Cohen became Chairman and CEO of Cowen Group, while David 'Greg' M. Malcolm became the President and CEO of Cowen & Company, overseeing the company’s research, trading and investment banking efforts. Ramius provides discretionary investment management and merchant banking services to U.S. and international institutions as well as private investors. The firm is headquartered in New York with offices located in London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Munich, and Vienna.
Founders and Key Executives of Ramius Capital Group: Peter Cohen; Jeffrey Solomon; Morgan Stark; Thomas Strauss
Entities related to Ramius Capital Group: Cowen Group Inc. (NASDAQ: COWN); Ramius Credit Fund; Ramius Enterprise LP; Ramius Intermediate Fund; Ramius Multi-Strategy Fund; Ramius Alternative Investments
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Ramius Capital Group's Top 10 Equity Holdings (as of 3/31/2010)
Ramius Capital Group's Top 10 Equity Holdings (as of 3/31/2010)
| Value | ||||
| Company (Ticker) | ($MM) | Shares | Change | % Out |
| Schering Plough Corp (SGP) | 37.86 | 1,507,270 | 1,389,770 | 0.09 |
| CPI Corp (CPY) | 27.40 | 1,612,909 | -111,579 | 23.04 |
| Actel Corp (ACTL) | 25.25 | 2,353,015 | 0 | 9.01 |
| Agilysys Inc (AGYS) | 12.65 | 2,703,991 | -239,003 | 11.71 |
| Scientific Games Corp (SGMS) | 10.76 | 682,550 | -2,000 | 0.74 |
| Tollgrade Communications Inc (TLGD) | 10.29 | 1,963,175 | 142,702 | 15.50 |
| Metavante Technologies Inc (MV) | 10.14 | 392,255 | 392,255 | 0.33 |
| M & F Worldwide Corp (MFW) | 6.96 | 347,800 | -13,000 | 1.80 |
| Foundation Coal Holdings Inc (FCL) | 6.63 | 236,000 | 236,000 | 0.53 |
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Articles Related to Ramius Capital Group
Ramius Capital launches mutual fund, Makes Shareholder Activist waves | ||
| Date: July 27th, 2010 | ||
| Ramius Capital Group has announced the launch of the Ramius Dynamic Replication Fund, its first mutual fund, which will focus on hedge fund replication.... | ||
Peter Cohen’s Ramius plans to liquidate two multi-strategy hedge funds | ||
| Date: June 25th, 2010 | ||
| Alternative fund manager Ramius, which merged with Cowen Group late last year, has announced its decision to liquidate the Ramius Multi-Strategy and Ramius... | ||
Ramius Capital increases activist ownership stake in SeaChange to 7.2% | ||
| Date: April 19th, 2010 | ||
| On April 15th, Peter Cohen’s Ramius Capital Group revealed that it had purchased 400,000 more shares of software and hardware company SeaChange International... | ||
Ramius Capital Group Launches Ramius Trading Strategies and the RTS Global Fund | ||
| Date: April 7th, 2010 | ||
| Ramius Capital Group announced the creation of Ramius Trading Strategies and the launch of the RTS Global Fund last month. The RTS Global Fund will offer... | ||
Shareholder Activist Update: Ramius Capital & Riley Investment Management | ||
| Date: April 1st, 2010 | ||
| Last week, Microtune, Inc. (NASDAQ: TUNE) agreed to nominate three individuals recommended by Ramius to its nine-member board. Hedge Fund Solutions mentioned... | ||
Shareholder Activist Update: Ramius Capital Group | ||
| Date: March 23rd, 2010 | ||
| Earlier this month, Actel Corp. (NASDAQ: ACTL) and Ramius Capital Group revised last year’s settlement agreement with the same terms of three Ramius... | ||
Ramius Capital sees net redemptions for 2009 of $3,049 million | ||
| Date: March 15th, 2010 | ||
| Peter Cohen’s Ramius Capital Group, which is the hedge fund management division of Cowen Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: COWN), saw its asset under management... | ||
Shareholder Activist Battle: Ramius Capital moves to block MAK Capital and Paloma International | ||
| Date: January 27th, 2010 | ||
| Shareholder activist hedge fund manager Ramius Capital Group, which is led by its founder Peter Cohen, has uncharacteristically opposed another shareholder... | ||
Ramius Capital increases activist stakes in Technology Companies | ||
| Date: November 16th, 2009 | ||
| Peter Cohen’s Ramius Capital Group has upped its investment in the technology sector, increasing share amounts in wireless services firm Immersion Corporation... | ||
Ramius Capital Group Buys Drug Companies, Moves out of ETFs | ||
| Date: September 14th, 2009 | ||
| Ramius Capital Group’s most recent portfolio holdings reveal that the hedge fund manager has shifted its portfolio focus to drug manufacturers. The... | ||
