First Marblehead Corporation

First Marblehead Corporation was a speciality finance company that specialized in providing private lending solutions to students in the United States. The company was founded and lead by Dan Meyers in 1991. After going private in August 2016, First Marblehead Corporation changed their name to Cognition Financial Corporation in May 2017. FMD writeup on SumZero A … Continue reading First Marblehead Corporation

Amit Wadhwaney on Insurance Companies during Crises

Amit Wadhwaney is a former key portfolio manager of Third Avenue Funds, who currently operates his on value-oriented hedge fund under the name Moerus Capital.  At Third Avenue, Amit Wadhwaney led the upstart of the international business at Third Avenue and was the founding manager of the Third Avenue Global Value Fund, LP, the Third … Continue reading Amit Wadhwaney on Insurance Companies during Crises