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Blackwells is a multi-strategy investment manager with a public markets focus on currencies, equities, credit, and commodities. Our private equity portfolio includes investments in clean energy, infrastructure, real estate and technology.
About Us
Blackwells was founded in 2016 by Jason Aintabi, its Chief Investment Officer. Through its public and private market investments, Blackwells has established its success by focusing on the guiding principles of: deep fundamental analysis, best practices corporate governance, sector expertise and innovation. We have a passion for investing in new-age industries like Space, Digital Infrastructure and Clean Tech which we pursue while leveraging the ballast that our traditional economy investments in real estate, private equity and credit provide.
RECENT NEWS
NEW YORK, May 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blackwells Capital LLC and Blackwells Onshore I LLC (together, “Blackwells”) collectively own 1,000 shares of Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (“Ashford” or the “Company”) (NYSE: AHT) and have filed a definitive proxy statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with its campaign urging stockholders to vote “AGAINST” the election of Monty J. Bennett, Amish Gupta, J. Robison Hays, III, Kamal Jafarnia, David W. Johnson, Frederick J. Kleisner, Sheri L. Pantermuehl, Davinder “Sonny” Sra and Alan L. Tallis to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2024 Annual Meeting”), which is scheduled to be held on May 14, 2024.
NEW YORK, May 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blackwells Capital LLC (“Blackwells”), a shareholder of Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. (“Braemar” or the “Company”) (NYSE: BHR) in connection with its nomination of four highly qualified candidates—Jennifer M. Hill, Betsy L. McCoy, Steven J. Pully and Michael Cricenti (collectively, the “Blackwells Nominees”)—for election to the board of directors of Braemar (the “Board”) at the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of shareholders (the “2024 Annual Meeting”) to be held on July 30, 2024, released a letter to its fellow Braemar shareholders.
ICEYE, the microsatellite manufacturer and catastrophe monitoring company, announced definitive agreement signed for an oversubscribed $93 million growth funding round.
The financing will further accelerate investment in the world’s largest constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites and expand the company’s portfolio of innovative data and subscription products.
The round builds on the success of the Series D round in February 2022, bringing the total amount raised to $438 million.
Finnish sovereign wealth fund, Solidium Oy, leads the round, with participation from Move Capital Fund I (a pan-European growth equity fund that supports B2B tech companies); Blackwells Capital (the alternative investment manager); fintech entrepreneur Christo Georgiev, and existing investors.
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NEW YORK, April 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blackwells Capital LLC (“Blackwells”), a shareholder of Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. (“Braemar” or the “Company”) (NYSE: BHR) has filed a definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with its nomination of four highly qualified candidates—Jennifer M. Hill, Betsy L. McCoy, Steven J. Pully and Michael Cricenti (collectively, the “Blackwells Nominees”)—for election to the board of directors of Braemar (the “Board”) at the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of shareholders (the “2024 Annual Meeting”) to be held on May 15, 2024.
NEW YORK, March 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blackwells Capital, LLC (“Blackwells”), a shareholder of The Walt Disney Company (“Disney” or the “Company”) (NYSE:DIS), today released a letter to fellow Disney shareholders in connection with the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on April 3, 2024, available here, at www.TheFutureOfDisney.com, and reproduced in full below...
WESTMINSTER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Liqid, a leader in composable infrastructure solutions, announced today that the company has welcomed Edgar Masri as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as part of a planned leadership transition. Masri’s experience in the technology sector spans decades, and his deep understanding of market trends and the realities of infrastructure architecture enable him to make informed business decisions that advance with Liqid’s strategic goals. Simultaneously, Cofounder and former CEO Sumit Puri will continue to play a pivotal role in shaping Liqid’s strategic vision, remaining on the Liqid Board of Directors and transitioning to serve as President and Chief Strategy Officer. The changes enable the Liqid leadership team to better capitalize on market momentum associated with the widespread proliferation of artificial intelligence and deliver superior data performance and efficiency with Liqid composable architecture.
NEW YORK, March 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Blackwells Capital LLC (together with its affiliates, “Blackwells” or “we”) today issued a letter to fellow shareholders regarding the need for boardroom enhancement at The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS).