Atticus Capital
Atticus Capital was a hedge fund. It was founded by Nathaniel Rothschild, 5th Baron Rothschild and Timothy Barakett in 1995.
History
Atticus helped to stop the Deutsche Börse from taking over the London Stock Exchange.Atticus was instrumental in the merger of Arcelor with Mittal Steel Company.
Atticus, from a minority shareholder position, prevented Phelps Dodge from merging with INCO Ltd in 2006 because it insisted on a share buy-back scheme rather than the merger investment.
In 2006, Atticus was rumoured to have $10 billion under administration.
Before it was wound down in 2010, Atticus was rumoured to have $20 billion under administration.