In 2007, when Dan Och took his hedge fund public, he was making a bet that his company would stand the test of time. More than 15 years, a bribery scandal, and a feud with his protégé later, things have not worked out as planned. The FT’s Ortenca Aliaj and Sujeet Indap go inside the saga that lost shareholders more than $10bn. 

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For further reading:

Sculptor Capital: grey areas cause grey hairs in messy bidding war

Fight over Sculptor hedge fund sale entwined in Daniel Och’s tax affairs

Sale of Sculptor Capital on cusp of approval after hedge fund brawl

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