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- BUSINESS, Page 49Business NotesINVESTMENTRiding into The Sunset
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- Among corporate raiders, Coniston Partners was the ultimate
- upstart. Some of its targets had barely even heard of Coniston
- until it was too late. The firm's runs against such companies
- as Gillette and the Allegis travel conglomerate brought returns
- of more than 40% to the small pool of investors who put a
- minimum of $5 million apiece into Coniston's funds. But as
- raiding went out of fashion, the firm's success began to wane.
- Last week Coniston said it would disband the $700 million pool
- that funded its takeover bids and proxy fights. But partners
- Keith Gollust, Paul Tierney and Augustus Oliver are not
- retiring. They plan to put their bankroll into real estate,
- venture capital and possibly an occasional takeover deal for
- old times' sake.
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