Activist investor fundThirdPoint, whose hedgefund manager Daniel Loeb built a major position in distressed Greek government bonds in September, also expressed interest.
Daniel Loeb, the billionaire founder of New York hedgefundThirdPoint, also reportedly got former CIA operatives to teach his staff deception detection techniques and uses private investigators when the hedgefund is shorting a stock.
Increasingly, legendary activist investor Daniel Loeb, founder of New York-based hedgefundThirdPoint LLC, has long locked-in his reputation in the investing world largely by stirring media controversy through his very public shareholder letters that boldly highlight his aggressive attempts to push for change and replenish company board seats.