Morgan Eying Stake in Avenue Capital, FrontPoint

Morgan Stanley is considering beefing up its hedge fund business by acquiring a stake in $10.5 billion Avenue Capital Group and all of $6 billion FrontPoint Partners Dow Jones reports.

The stake Morgan is considering in Avenue would be a 20% share, a person familiar with the talks told Dow Jones.

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