Short Seller Fahmi Quadir’s Hedge Fund in ‘Near Constant Battle’

Famous for her Valeant short call, she launched Safkhet Capital in 2018 — and quickly encountered the challenges of running a short-selling fund.

Michelle Celarier October 24, 2018

Fahmi Quadir, chief investment officer and founder of Safkhet Captial

(Bridget Bennett/Bloomberg)

Fahmi Quadir, the young female pharmaceutical analyst whose work exposing problems at Canadian drug company Valeant Pharmaceuticals International earned her a star turn in the Netflix’s “Dirty Money” documentary, has found running a hedge fund quite the challenge, if her first letters to investors are

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