After almost a year of behind-the-scenes work, billionaire hedge-fund manager John Paulson has formed a coalition with 15 other investors aimed at curbing years of what his fund has called value destruction in the gold sector.
John Hathaway -- who is a general partner at Tocqueville Asset Management LP -- and activist fund Livermore Partners are among those who have agreed to join the group, according to an emailed statement from the newly formed Shareholders’ Gold Council. Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris’ La Mancha Group is also on the council. In April, Sawiris told Bloomberg he put half his $5.7 billion net worth into gold.
Sprott Inc. is not named on the list, which includes four anonymous members. Rick Rule, chief executive officer of the Sprott U.S. Holdings Inc. unit, had previously said he would recommend Sprott join the group.
According to the statement, the 16 founding members are:
- Adrian Day Asset Management
- Apogee Global Advisors
- AMG Fondsverwaltung AG
- Delbrook Capital Advisors
- Equinox Partners LP
- Equity Management Associates
- John Hathaway
- Kopernik Global Investors LLC
- Livermore Partners
- La Mancha
- Paulson & Co.
- Sun Valley Gold LP
- 4 anonymous members