Nate Anderson, the US activist investor who made his name by publicly attacking companies including Afterpay-owner Block and billionaire tycoon Gautam Adani’s empire, is closing his New York short-selling firm Hindenburg Research.

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Hindenburg Research's founder said he would disband the firm whose reports sparked heavy selling by investors and investigations by authorities, wiping billions from the market values of companies including India's Adani Group and U.S.-based Nikola.

Hindenburg Research, the US-based short-selling firm, launched a targeted campaign against the Gautam Adani-led conglomerate in early 2023, publishing scathing reports that erased billions off the group's market value.

Hindenburg Research, the US-based short-selling firm that gained global attention for its report on the Adani Group, is set to cease operations, according to a statement by its founder, Nate Anderson,

Hindenburg Research, a US investment research firm known for short-selling, and whose reports resulted in wiping out billions of dollars of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and his companies, has been shut down,

Hindenburg Research published reports against Indian conglomerate The short-seller accused Adani Group of using offshore tax havens improperly, which the company denied.