Private Equity
By Reuters Activist investor John Paulson’s hedge fund on Thursday said it would urge Detour Gold Corp to call a special shareholder meeting to replace a majority of the company’s directors, as it pushes for change at the Canadian gold miner. Paulson & Co’s statement comes a day after the parties engaged in a heated public exchange over Detour’s failure in publicly disclosing a buyout offer. Detour did not disclose the buyout offer to Paulson because the company was aware that a third party had already informed him about it, the gold miner said in its latest statement.

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