Financials have gone from being the most popular buy for hedge funds in Q4 2016 to the second-most sold sector in Q1 this year

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Hedge funds rushed to ditch financial stocks in the first three months of the year, as the troubled start to Donald Trump's presidency tempered the initial excitement around his Wall Street-friendly policies.

During the first quarter, hedge funds sold a total of $1.5bn worth of stocks in the finance sector, according to research from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

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Clifford Chance hires KKR director in London private equity drive

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Magic Circle firm boosts London private equity offering

Proskauer Rose hires Hogan Lovells private equity partner in London

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The hedge-fund founder is asking triple what he paid for the Bali-inspired Manalapan estate in 2017.

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The announcement comes as USS Investment Management said it won’t bid for the property firm.

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KKR Floats $1.97 Billion Non-Binding Offer for London-Listed Property Firm Assura

The U.S. private-equity firm said t decided not to begin a tender offer for the Japanese software company after consulting with Fuji Soft founder Hiroshi Nozawa.

Successful firms are increasingly split between behemoths with several business lines and those focusing on their roots of buying companies.

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The Chinese technology giant has begun tests to integrate homegrown startup DeepSeek’s AI model into its Weixin messaging app.

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