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Updated · Bloomberg · May 28
Muddy Waters Rethinks India Fund Plan as AI Reshapes Labor Markets After 18 Months of Research
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · May 28

Muddy Waters Rethinks India Fund Plan as AI Reshapes Labor Markets After 18 Months of Research

1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 28
  • Muddy Waters Capital has paused and is reworking its planned India long-short fund, with founder Carson Block saying the firm is "going back to the lab" on the strategy.
  • AI's effect on labor markets is driving the rethink, prompting the short seller to reassess how it would approach Indian investments.
  • Block said Muddy Waters has spent the past 18 months researching India but now wants to step back and reorient the fund design.
  • He still described India's long-term outlook as positive, suggesting the shift reflects strategy recalibration rather than a bearish call on the country.
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