Gator Capital Blog

Gator Capital Hires Taylor Mock

Derek — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:33:29 +0000

Tampa, FL, January 25, 2012 – Gator Capital is pleased to announce the hiring of Taylor Mock as an Analyst. At Gator Capital, she will be the firm’s media specialist. Her duties will include coaching the firm’s investment staff on investor presentations and media appearances. She [...]

Gator Capital on Wealthfront — investors are free to contact me

Derek — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:58:28 +0000

Gator Capital’s Small Cap Portfolio has been available on Wealthfront for the past 15 months. With the launch of Wealthfront’s new service, they will no longer be offering premium money managers on their platform. If you are a Wealthfront client and would like Gator Capital to continue managing your portfolio, please contact us directly.

Citi Keeps it Retail Partner Card Division

Derek — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:34:59 +0000

This post about Citi’s Retail Partner Card Division originally ran on MarketWatch.com on October 28, 2011. In Citigroup’s recent earnings release, Citi’s CEO Vikram Pandit announced that the company would move its Retail Partner Cards division from Citi Holdings to Citicorp. This effectively means the company has decided to keep the division as a core business and is [...]

3rd Quarter Letter from Gator Released

Derek — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:48:59 +0000

The 3rd Quarter letter for Gator Financial Partners was released yesterday to investors. If you would like a copy, please complete the following form:

Are Private Equity Firms as Volatile as Their Stock Prices?

Derek — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:04:59 +0000

This post about private equity business franchises originally ran on MarketWatch.com on October 11, 2011. Publicly traded private equity firms KKR & Co, The Blackstone Group and Apollo Global Management declined more than the overall financial sector during the 3rd quarter. It appears that investors had concerns that these firms would suffer from liquidity drying [...]