“When another hedge fund gets into trouble, he ... buys their assets for a fraction of what they were worth.”

Ken Griffin / Citadel · Great Business Stories · Ken Griffin: Wall Street’s Ultimate Competitor

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acquired distressed hedge-fund assets at a fraction of their prior value

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