Dan Loeb - Lessons from 30 Years of Investing - [Invest Like the Best, EP.475]

About this episode

Dan Loeb shares insights from his 30 years of investing experience, discussing his evolution as an investor and key lessons learned.

My guest today is Dan Loeb, the founder and CEO of Third Point. Dan started Third Point in 1995 with a few million dollars, and today the firm manages over 24 billion across equities, corporate and structured credit, venture, and insurance. He is best known for his activist work at companies like Sotheby's, Sony, and Yahoo, and for the public letters he has written to boards over the years. What I find most interesting about Dan is how much his approach has evolved across thirty years. He came up as a credit and event-driven investor at Warburg Pincus and Jefferies, built Third Point, then layered in quality investing, thematic technology investing, and now a very large credit business that sits alongside the hedge fund. We cover how he thinks about the AI stack and the companies inside it he believes matter most, the difference between good and bad governance, what FTX taught him about due diligence, the Sony and Sotheby's stories, and the power of writing. Please enjoy my conversation with Dan Loeb. For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ----- Become a Colossus member to get our quarterly print…

People in this episode

Host: Patrick O'Shaughnessy

Guest: Dan Loeb

Topics covered

• investing
• activism
• AI
• governance
• due diligence
• credit investing
• technology

Keywords

• investing
• activism
• AI stack
• due diligence
• credit investing
• Sotheby's
• Sony
• Third Point

Sponsors

Colossus

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Third Point, Warburg Pincus, Jefferies, Sotheby's, Sony, Yahoo, FTX

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