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Hedge Fund Oasis Buying Through Pandemic, Says Crisis Will Pass

  • Challenges reveal real cash needs, founder says in interview
  • Low-leveraged Japanese companies poised to come out stronger

Seth Fischer

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Oasis Management Co. sees an opportunity to buy Japanese shares at “historically great prices,” thanks to the pandemic-fueled market selloff.

Seth Fischer, the Hong Kong-based hedge fund’s founder and chief investment officer, said he’s been “a big buyer of certain securities,” while declining to identify them. In terms of sectors, he said real-estate companies have declined too much, while manufacturing businesses will eventually recover after facing a tough year or two.