>>> Silver Point - 13F - LEE, VG, MIG, DLPH

Silver Point Capital discloses updated portfolio positions in 13F filing: Opens new ~2.5 mln share position in LEE, closes ~5.8 mln share position in VG

Highlights from 2014 Q1 filing as compared to 2013 Q4 filing:

* New positions in: LEE (~2.5 mln shares) * Increased positions in: MIG (to ~1.8 mln from 760k) * Closed positions in: VG (from ~5.8 mln), DLPH (from ~2.5 mln)

>>> Pershing Square - 13F - PAH, GGP, AIV, AGN, HME, PG

Pershing Square (Bill Ackman) discloses updated portfolio positions in 13F filing: New 33.3 mln share position in PAH, closes 27.6 mln share position in GGP

Highlights from 2014 Q1 filing as compared to 2013 Q4 filing: - New positions in: PAH (~33.3 mln shares), AIV (~3.7 mln), AGN (~600k), HME (~470k) - Closed positions in: GGP (from ~27.6 mln shares), PG (from ~740k)

>>> Alden Global Cap. - 13F - RSH, DNDN, AGO,...

Alden Global Capital discloses updated portfolio positions in 13F filing: Closes ~4.7 mln share position in RSH, closes ~2.2 mln share position in DNDN

Highlights from 2014 Q1 filing as compared to 2013 Q4 filing:

* New positions in: AGO (~950k shares) * Increased positions in: SALT (to ~2.2 mln from ~1.0 mln) * Closed positions in: RSH (from ~4.7 mln), DNDN (from ~2.2 mln), NIHD (from ~2.2 mln), BBRY (from ~1.4 mln)

>>> Owl Creek - 13F - SC, FST, SLM

Owl Creek Asset Management discloses updated portfolio positions in 13F filing: Opened new 2.6 mln share position in SC, closed 6.1 mln share position in FST

Highlights from 2014 Q1 filing as compared to 2013 Q4 filing:

* New positions in: SC (~2.6 mln), SLM (~2.4 mln) * Increased positions in: F (to ~4.1 mln from ~1.9 mln), TMUS (to ~5.2 mln from ~1.4 mln) * Decreased positions in: SPR (to ~2.8 mln from ~4.1 mln) * Closed positions in: FST (from ~6.1 mln), HTZ (from ~5.2 mln), COLE (from ~3.8 mln), TEVA (from ~1.2 mln)

>>> Glenview - 13F - HTZ, S'...

Glenview Capital discloses updated portfolio positions in 13F filing

Highlights from 2014 Q1 filing as compared to 2013 Q4 filing: - New positions in: HTZ (13.3 mln), S (12.2 mln shares) AMAT (11.0 mln shares), EBAY (5.4 mln), WLP (4.3 mln), CX (4.2 mln), ENDP (2.0 mln), LH (1.1 mln), DGX (2.0 mln shares), SEAS (1.5 mln shares), UNH (1.7 mln shares), WOOF ((1.5 mln shares), DRC (890K shares), - Increased positions in: TMUS (to 8.4 mln shares from 4.96 mln shares), CYH (to 37.1 mln from 9.5 mln shares), AET (to 5.4 mln from 1.8 mln), DG (to 6.5 mln from 2.9 mln), MON (to 7.7 mln from 5.0 mln), FOSL (to 2.3 mln from 830.2K), HUM (to 5.1 mln from 3.3 mln), PVH (to 3.5 mln from 2.6 mln)

- Decreased positions in: EA (to 4.8 mln from 8.0 mln), MSFT (to 2.5 mln shares from 5.3 mln shares), CMCSA (to 685K from 2.7 mln), CBS (to 3.1 mln from 4.4 mln), PNR (to 1.4 mln shares from 3.9 mln shares), URS (to 500K from 2.9 mln), FIS (to 3.5 mln from 5.0 mln) - Closed positions in: CPN (from 4.4 mln shares), CIM (from 7.9 mln), HMA (from 37.8 mln), JBL (from 2.8 mln), LIFE (from 2.7 mln), NRG (from 1.0 mln), LAMR (from 1.5 mln)

(BN) Uber Said to Be in Funding Talks for More Than $10 Billion Value

GOOG invested 250mil few monthsago on a 3,5bil valuation

Uber Said to Be in Funding Talks for More Than $10 Billion Value
2014-05-15 20:27:43.896 GMT


By Serena Saitto
     May 15 (Bloomberg) -- Uber Technologies Inc. is seeking to
join the $10 billion-plus club.
     The San Francisco-based startup, which makes a mobile
application for car-service booking, is in talks to raise new
financing in a round that may value it at more than $10 billion,
according to people with knowledge of the situation. That would
almost triple the company’s value from $3.5 billion last year
when it garnered $258 million.
     Uber is discussing raising less than $1 billion with new
private equity investors, said one of the people, who asked not
to be identified because the information isn’t public. The size
and value of the funding may change, the person said.
     An Uber representative declined to comment.
     If Uber completes a round at more than $10 billion, it
would join an exclusive group of closely held companies with 11-
digit valuations. Room-sharing service Airbnb Inc. and online
storage service Dropbox Inc. were valued at $10 billion in
recent fundraisings, while Palantir Technologies Inc. sought at
least a $9 billion value last year. By contrast, the median
market capitalization for technology companies in the Standard &
Poor’s 500 Index is about $16 billion, according to data
compiled by Bloomberg.

                       Technology Bubble?

     The fervor around startup financing has renewed debate
about whether Silicon Valley is in a new bubble. While there are
fewer technology IPOs today compared with the late 1990s dot-com
boom, venture funding hit $10 billion in the first quarter, the
most since the second quarter of 2001, according to researcher
CB Insights. Startup financing rounds in the first quarter also
hit their highest median valuation increase since 2004,
according to a survey by law firm Fenwick & West.
     Uber is raising new financing to boost growth and its
operations, said the people with knowledge of the matter. The
company recently hired Cameron Poetzscher from Goldman Sachs
Group Inc. to head its corporate development. Poetzscher joined
Uber in March and formerly was a managing director at the Wall
Street’s firm merger and acquisition practice in San Francisco,
according to his LinkedIn Corp. profile.
     Uber was founded by Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp in
2009 after they couldn’t find a cab during a trip to Paris. The
company has since raised $307.5 million from investors including
Benchmark, TPG Capital and Google Ventures. The company, which
rolled out its service to 115 cities globally, has 900
employees. It takes a 20 percent commission from its drivers.

                          Uber’s Vision

     “Our vision is to build a technology company that changes
transportation and logistics in urban centers around the world,
and this financing gives us the fuel to make that a reality,”
Kalanick, Uber’s chief executive officer, has said in a blog
post.
     Uber has a high-end service for limousines and luxury cars,
as well as lower-priced options. The company recently started a
courier service in Manhattan that may be expanded elsewhere.
     Uber and its competitors have faced numerous challenges
since its founding. Rival Lyft Inc. raised $250 million in April
and expanded its car-sharing locations by two-thirds to 60 U.S.
cities. Lyft’s cash hoard has enabled it to drop prices for
rides, spurring a price war with Uber.
     Uber is also facing regulatory hurdles around safety
concerns and protests by taxi drivers’ lobbies in the U.S. and
internationally. London’s taxis are planning a 10,000 cab
protest next month, following similar protests elsewhere in
Europe.

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To contact the reporter on this story:
Serena Saitto in New York at +1-212-617-4347 or
ssaitto@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story:
Pui-Wing Tam at +1-415-617-7327 or
ptam13@bloomberg.net
Stephen West

>>> Relational Investors - 13F - FAF, ITW, GRA, BEAV, IR

Relational Investors discloses updated portfolio positions in 13F filing: Opens 4..1 mln share position in FAF, closes 4.7 mln share position in ITW

Highlights from 2014 Q1 filing as compared to 2013 Q4 filing:
- New positions in: GRA (~4.7 mln shares), FAF (~4.1 mln), BEAV (~3.7 mln), CLH (~3.0 mln)
- Increased positions in: IR (to ~8.0 mln shares from ~5.4 mln shares)
- Closed positions in: ITW (from ~4.7 mln shares), RPM (from ~1.3 mln)

>>> Litespeed - 13F - COT, VICL, GM, RSH, CTB, MIG,

Litespeed Management discloses updated portfolio positions in 13F filing: Opens new ~6.1 mln share position in COT, closes 1.4 mln share position in VICL

Highlights from 2014 Q1 filing as compared to 2013 Q4 filing:
- New positions in: COT (~6.1 mln shares), GM (~1.8 mln)
- Increased positions in: RSH (to ~9.7 mln shares from ~5.0 mln shares), CTB (~4.0 mln from ~2.6 mln shares), MIG (~4.8 mln from ~2.2 mln)
- Closed positions in: VICL (from ~1.4 mln shares)

>>> Elliott - 13F - BYD, JNPR, DLPH, NTAP

Elliott Management discloses updated portfolio positions in 13F filing

Highlights from 2014 Q1 filing as compared to 2013 Q4 filing:
- New positions in: BYD (~5.4 mln shares)
- Increased positions in: JNPR (to ~37 mln from ~2.6 mln)
- Decreased positions in: DLPH (to ~271k shares from ~4.9 mln shares)
- Closed positions in: NTAP (from 10.75 mln shares)

>>> Greenlight - 13F - AGNC, CONN, NOK, LRCX, LO, TLMR, EMC, SUNE

Greenlight Capital discloses updated portfolio positions in 13F filing

Highlights from 2014 Q1 filing as compared to 2013 Q4 filing:
- New positions in: AGNC (5.2 mln shares), CONN (3.3 mln), NOK (3.5 mln), LRCX (1.2 mln), LO (1.2 mln), TLMR (2.3 mln),
- Increased positions in: EMC (to 5.9 mln shares from 2.9 mln shares), SUNE (to 11.9 mln from 1.3 mln shares), MDR (to 14.0 mln from 7.8 mln), PENN (to 2.0 mln from 1.0 mln)
- Decreased positions in: RAD (to 5.5 mln shares from 12.1 mln shares), XON (to 1.4 mln shares from 2.2 mln shares)
- Closed positions in: DLPH (from 2.4 mln shares), GM (from 17 mln), NCR (from 3.6 mln), WPX (from 1.6 mln), DST (from 1.2 mln), LM (from 742K)