2020 was called the Year of the SPAC as the structure gained institutional support and shattered IPO and M&A records. But with success comes fresh challenges. We join IPO Edge’s “SPAC to the Future” Forum this week with a panel of experienced SPAC sponsors and advisors for an inside take on the next phase of growth.

Director of Research Chris Susanin: “GM could be a $100 stock within a couple years.” Read more in Reuters article on how the company’s future electric vehicles are now driving the stock.

Are equities ripe for a correction? Kiplinger outlines its best defensive stock list for an escape plan, and PM Sam Hendel weighs in on the 1st: AT&T.

President & PM Sam Hendel on GameStop: “The media is missing the quantitative trading component of this.” Read more in James Royal’s Bankrate article.

Levin Easterly Partners President, Sam Hendel, appears on Yahoo Finance’s The Final Round to give his market recap for the day

Levin Easterly Partners President, Sam Hendel, contributes to Forbes
article ‘Say It Ain’t So Joe — How Biden Presidency Could Affect Your
Investments’

Levin Easterly Partners President, Sam Hendel, contributes to Bankrate article ‘The 10 golden rules of investing’

Levin Easterly Partners President, Sam Hendel, appears on Money Life with Chuck Jaffe ‘Levin Easterly’s Hendel: There are absolute values with good catalysts in this market’

Levin Easterly Partners President, Sam Hendel, appears on Yahoo Finance’s The Final Round ‘There’s not ‘much of a difference’ for the long term economy between a Trump or Biden win: Levin Easterly Partners President’

Levin Easterly Partners SPAC Strategist, Evan Ratner, contributes to CNN ‘More new stocks, please! Companies are rushing to IPO before the election’

Levin Easterly Partners President, Sam Hendel, contributes to Bankrate article ‘IPOs have gone red hot in 2020: Here are 7 big names to watch

Levin Easterly Partners Chief Investment Officer, Jack Murphy, speaks with MarketWatch ‘Investors have little to lose, much to gain with these three unloved stocks’

Levin Easterly Partners President, Sam Hendel, speaks with MarketWatch ‘Dow up over 300 points as investors snap up beaten down stocks, S&P 500 nears all-time high’

Levin Easterly Partners President, Sam Hendel, speaks with U.S. News & World Report ‘AT&T vs. Verizon Stock: Which Is a Better Buy?’

Levin Easterly Partners President, Sam Hendel, speaks with Reuters ‘U.S. earnings recovery may be faster than in previous crises’

Levin Easterly Partners President, Sam Hendel, speaks with Bloomberg Baystate Business Radio providing his “Week in Markets Review”

Levin Easterly Partners President, Sam Hendel, speaks with Yahoo Finance’s Final Round ‘What investors are watching ahead of Q2 earnings’

Levin Easterly Partners President, Sam Hendel, contributes to AXIOS ‘Markets swell as the economy shrinks’

Levin Easterly Partners President, Sam Hendel, contributes to Reuters article, ‘Investors are waking up to a possible Biden victory in U.S. presidential election.’

Levin Easterly Partners President, Sam Hendel, contributes to CNN article, ‘Expect stock market fireworks in the next few months. Here’s how to survive.’

Levin Easterly Partners President, Sam Hendel, contributes to MarketWatch article, ‘Dow closes 267 points higher as Wall Street focuses on easing coronavirus lockdowns amid civil unrest.’

Levin Easterly Partners President, Sam Hendel, contributes to Forbes
article, ‘Conservative Retirement Investors, This Might Spark The Return
Of Value Stocks.’

Levin Easterly Partners President, Sam Hendel, speaks with anchor
Myles Udland on Yahoo Finance about why it may take the travel
industry a few years to get back to normal.

Levin Easterly Partners President, Sam Hendel, contributes to The Wall Street Journal ‘With Earnings ‘Out the Window,’ Investors Turn to Survival Metrics.’

Levin Easterly Partners President, Sam Hendel, contributes to Reuters article ‘Wall Street falls on Powell’s grim outlook.’

Levin Easterly Partners President, Sam Hendel, contributes to Investor’s Business Daily article ‘As States Reopen Businesses, Easing Coronavirus Shutdowns Could Backfire.’

Levin Easterly Partners President, Sam Hendel, contributes to Reuters article ‘AT&T Names New CEO as Trump Gloats Over Changes at CNN Owner.’

Levin Easterly Partners President, Sam Hendel, speaks with anchors Lisa Abramowicz and Paul Sweeney on why he’s following the 2008 playbook.

Levin Easterly Partners President, Sam Hendel, contributes to Reuters article ‘Coronavirus Slams U.S. Jobs Growth in March.’

Levin Easterly Partners President, Sam Hendel, contributes to Forbes article ‘The Coronavirus Pandemic May End Up Being This Generation’s ‘Finest Hour’’.

Levin Easterly Partners President, Sam Hendel, provides thoughts on the recent rally of the U.S. stock market.

Sam Hendel, Levin Easterly Partners President, contributes to Forbes article ‘The Coronavirus Is Becoming A Public Relations Disaster For China.’

Levin Easterly Partners President Sam Hendel shares how the firm draws on 2008 lessons to find stocks that will outlast a pandemic.

Sam Hendel, president at Levin Easterly Partners, contributes thoughts to The Wall Street Journal article ‘U.S. Stocks Slide Into a Correction as Virus Fears Show No Signs of Easing.’

Levin Easterly Partners President Sam Hendel joins The Final Round to discuss what he thinks of the market overall and what out-of-favor of value names are worth looking at.

Chris Susanin, co-portfolio manager at Levin Easterly, shares his thoughts on vehicle safety from General Motors’ recent investor day.

Chris Susanin, co-portfolio manager at Levin Easterly Partners, comments on General Motors’ hopes to sell investors on its EV, tech future.

Sam Hendel of Levin Easterly discusses whether the recent market volatility amid fears over the coronavirus has been warranted.

Jack Murphy, CIO at Levin Easterly, discusses how he uses catalysts as part of his fundamental research.

Jack Murphy, CIO at Levin Easterly Partners, provides two of his top stock picks for 2020.

Chris Susanin, co-portfolio manager at Levin Easterly Partners, comments on the long-term prospects for General Motors for a Reuters story that was also syndicated by CNBC.com and The New York Times.

Sam Hendel, president at Levin Easterly Partners, joins TheStreet to discuss stock picks and whether or not there’s opportunity amidst the volatility. 

AT&T Chief Laid Plans for His Exit. That Set Off an Activist Challenge.

Jack Murphy, CIO, interviewed on Money Life by host Chuck Jaffe in ‘Make savings a game to curb debts, amass ‘necessity funds”

Levin Easterly Partners names president

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Easterly takes majority stake in Levin Capital’s institutional business

Easterly Partners Group, a money management holding company, has acquired a majority stake in the institutional investment business of long-only money manager Levin Capital Strategies, a spokeswoman said.

Terms of the deal, which closed April 1, are not being disclosed. As a result of the acquisition, Easterly formed a new firm, Levin Easterly Partners, which is 65% owned by Easterly and 35% by the new firm’s investment and management team. Levin Capital Strategies’ institutional business was 100% owned by founder John A. Levin, who will continue to manage portfolios through Levin Capital Strategies’ remaining business and serve as a strategic adviser to the new firm.

Jack Murphy, previously portfolio manager at Levin Capital Strategies, will serve as chief investment officer of the new firm, while Darrell Crate, managing principal of predecessor firm Easterly Partners, will serve as chairman, and Mike Collins, managing director and head of business development and head of business development at Easterly Partners, will lead marketing and distribution for the new firm.

Levin Easterly Partners has about $6.1 billion in assets under management.

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