Saba Capital throws spanner in the works for Baillie Gifford trusts merger

Edinburgh Worldwide and US Growth

Eve Maddock-Jones
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Activist investor Saba Capital has signalled it would block a proposal between two Baillie Gifford boards to merge its Edinburgh Worldwide (EWI) and Baillie Gifford US Growth (USA) trusts, mandates the hedge fund has previously had public battles with.

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