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Bulldog Investors, LLC, et al. – ‘SC 13D’ on 11/21/14 re: Clough Global Equity Fund

On: Friday, 11/21/14, at 5:21pm ET · Accession #: 1504304-14-48 · File #: 5-85318

  As Of                Filer                Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size              Issuer

11/21/14  Bulldog Investors, LLC            SC 13D                 1:11K  Clough Global Equity Fund
          Andrew Dakos
          Bulldog Investors, LLC
          Phillip Goldstein
          Steven Samuels

General Statement of Beneficial Ownership — Schedule 13D
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: SC 13D      General Statement of Beneficial Ownership              7±    28K

Document Table of Contents

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			Alternative Formats (Word, et al.) Contracts,Arrangements,Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer. N/A PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION The filing persons may communicate with management and shareholders about the fund's performance and trading discount Security and Issuer SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS Shares of the Issuer have been accumulated on behalf of clients of Bulldog Investors,LLC
1	1st Page - Filing Submission
"	Item 1. Security and Issuer
"	Item 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS Shares of the Issuer have been accumulated on behalf of clients of Bulldog Investors,LLC
"	Item 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION The filing persons may communicate with management and shareholders about the fund's performance and trading discount
"	Item 6. Contracts,Arrangements,Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer. N/A


SCHEDULE 13D                                                                    

DATE OF EVENT WHICH REQUIRES FILING OF THIS STATEMENT                           
11/11/14                                                                        

1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                                     
Bulldog Investors, LLC                                                          

2. CHECK THE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP                  a[ ]                     

                                 b[]

3. SEC USE ONLY                                                                 

4. SOURCE OF FUNDS                                                              
WC                                                                              

5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED                     
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) AND 2(e)                        []                       

6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                         
DE                                                                              
___________________________________________________________                     

7. SOLE VOTING POWER                                                            
508,997                                                                         

8. SHARED VOTING POWER                                                          
425,070                                                                         

9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                                       
508,997                                                                         
_______________________________________________________                         

10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                                    
425,070                                                                         

11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON                             
934,067 (Footnote 1)                                                            

12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                       

[]                                                                              
___________________________________________________________                     

13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY ROW 11                                      

5.24%                                                                           

14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                                                    

IA                                                                              

___________________________________________________________                     
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                                     
Phillip Goldstein                                                               

2. CHECK THE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP                  a[x]                     

                                 b[]

3. SEC USE ONLY                                                                 

4. SOURCE OF FUNDS                                                              
WC                                                                              

5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED                     
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) AND 2(e)                        []                       

6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                         
USA                                                                             
___________________________________________________________                     

7. SOLE VOTING POWER                                                            
508,997                                                                         

8. SHARED VOTING POWER                                                          
425,070                                                                         

9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                                       
508,997                                                                         
_______________________________________________________                         

10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                                    
425,070                                                                         

11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON                             
934,067 (Footnote 1)                                                            

12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                       

[]                                                                              
___________________________________________________________                     

13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY ROW 11                                      

5.24%                                                                           

14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                                                    

IN                                                                              

___________________________________________________________                     
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                                     
Andrew Dakos                                                                    

2. CHECK THE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP                  a[ ]                     

                                 b[]

3. SEC USE ONLY                                                                 

4. SOURCE OF FUNDS                                                              
WC                                                                              

5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED                     
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) AND 2(e)                        []                       

6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                         
USA                                                                             
___________________________________________________________                     

7. SOLE VOTING POWER                                                            
508,997                                                                         

8. SHARED VOTING POWER                                                          
425,070                                                                         

9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                                       
508,997                                                                         
_______________________________________________________                         

10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                                    
425,070                                                                         

11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON                             
934,067 (Footnote 1)                                                            

12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                       

[]                                                                              
___________________________________________________________                     

13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY ROW 11                                      

5.24%                                                                           

14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                                                    

IN                                                                              

___________________________________________________________                     
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                                     
Steven Samuels                                                                  

2. CHECK THE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP                  a[ ]                     

                                 b[]

3. SEC USE ONLY                                                                 

4. SOURCE OF FUNDS                                                              
WC                                                                              

5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED                     
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) AND 2(e)                        []                       

6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                         
USA                                                                             
___________________________________________________________                     

7. SOLE VOTING POWER                                                            
508,997                                                                         

8. SHARED VOTING POWER                                                          
425,070                                                                         

9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                                                       
508,997                                                                         
_______________________________________________________                         

10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                                                    
425,070                                                                         

11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON                             
934,067 (Footnote 1)                                                            

12. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES                       

[]                                                                              
___________________________________________________________                     

13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY ROW 11                                      

5.24%                                                                           

14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON                                                    

IN                                                                              
_______________________________________________________                         

Item 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER                                                     

This Schedule 13D relates to the shares of Common Stock                         
of Clough Global Equity Fund("GLQ" or the "Issuer").                            

The principal executive offices of GLQ are located at                           

PO Box 328                                                                      
Denver CO 80201-0328                                                            

Item 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND                                                 
(a) This statement is filed on behalf of Bulldog Investors,LLC, (a Delaware     
Limited Liability Company), Phillip Goldstein, Andrew Dakos and Steven Samuels. 

(b)  The business address of the reporting persons is Park 80 West-Plaza Two,   
250 Pehle Ave., Suite 708, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663.                              

(c)  Bulldog Investors,LLC is a registered investment adviser.                  
Messrs. Goldstein, Dakos and Samuels are control persons of Bulldog             
Investors,LLC.                                                                  

(d) n/a                                                                         

(e) n/a                                                                         

(f) Each of Messrs. Goldstein, Dakos and Samuels is a citizen of the United     
States.                                                                         

ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS                     
Shares of the Issuer have been accumulated on behalf of clients of              
Bulldog Investors,LLC.                                                          

ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION                                                  
The filing persons may communicate with management and shareholders about       
the fund's performance and trading discount.                                    

ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER                                    
(a) As per the N-CSR filed on June 9,2014, there were 17,840,705 shares of      
common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2014.  The percentages set forth       
herein were derived using such number.  Phillip Goldstein, Andrew Dakos and     
Steven Samuels own Bulldog Investors, LLC, a registered investment advisor.     
As of November 20, 2014, Bulldog Investors, LLC is deemed to be the beneficial  
owner of 934,067 shares of GLQ (representing 5.24% of GLQ's outstanding         
shares) solely by virtue of Bulldog Investors LLC's power to direct the vote    
of,and dispose of, these shares. These 934,067 shares of GLQ include 508,997    
shares (representing 2.86% of GLQ's outstanding shares) that are beneficially   
owned by Mr. Goldstein and the following entities over which Messrs. Goldstein, 
Dakos and Samuels exercise control: Opportunity Partners LP, Calapasas West     
Partners LP, Full Value Special Situations Fund, LP, Full Value Offshore Fund,  
Ltd., Full Value Partners, LP, Opportunity Income Plus, LP, and MCM Opportunity 
Partners, LP (collectively,"Bulldog Investors Group of Funds").                 
Bulldog Investors Group of Funds and Mr. Goldstein may be deemed to constitute  
a group. All other shares included in the aforementioned 934,067 shares of GLQ  
beneficially owned by Bulldog Investors, LLC (solely by virtue of its power to  
sell or direct the vote of these shares) are also beneficially owned by clients 
of Bulldog Investors, LLC who are not members of any group. The total number of 
these "non-group" shares is 425,070 shares (representing 2.38% of GLQ's         
outstanding shares).                                                            

(b)Bulldog Investors,LLC has sole power to dispose of and vote 508,997 shares.  
Bulldog Investors, LLC has shared power to dispose of and vote 425,070 shares.  
Certain of Bulldog Investors, LLC's clients (none of whom beneficially own more 
than 5% of GLQ's shares) share this power with Bulldog Investors, LLC.  Messrs. 
Goldstein, Dakos and Samuels are control persons of Bulldog Investors, LLC.     

c) During the past 60 days the following shares of GLQ were purchased:          

Date:                   Shares:         Price:                                  
09/23/14                12,138          14.4509                                 
09/24/14                18,655          14.4543                                 
09/25/14                5,733           14.3457                                 
09/26/14                14,284          14.3797                                 
09/29/14                11,008          14.2993                                 
09/30/14                6,997           14.3227                                 
10/02/14                23,181          14.0239                                 
10/03/14                7,385           14.1503                                 
10/14/14                14,760          13.2199                                 
10/15/14                25,000          12.9209                                 
11/05/14                9,000           14.2629                                 
11/06/14                200             14.2600                                 
11/07/14                23,074          14.2393                                 
11/10/14                347             14.2100                                 
11/11/14                19,201          14.2538                                 
11/13/14                3,424           14.2434                                 
11/14/14                9,629           14.1344                                 
11/17/14                2,857           14.0547                                 
11/18/14                17,583          14.1484                                 
11/19/14                1,300           14.0662                                 
11/20/14                300             14.1100                                 

d) Clients of Bulldog Investors, LLC are entitled to receive any dividends or   
sales proceeds.                                                                 

e) N/A                                                                          

ITEM 6. CONTRACTS,ARRANGEMENTS,UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS                  
WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.                                       
N/A                                                                             

ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS                                        
See exhibit 1                                                                   

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge                        
and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this                    
statement is true, complete and correct.                                        

Dated: 11/21/2014                                                               

By: /S/ Phillip Goldstein                                                       
Name:   Phillip Goldstein                                                       

By: /S/ Andrew Dakos                                                            
Name:   Andrew Dakos                                                            

By: /S/ Steven Samuels                                                          
Name:   Steven Samuels                                                          

Bulldog Investors, LLC                                                          
By: /s/ Andrew Dakos                                                            
Andrew Dakos, Member                                                            

Footnote 1: The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership except          
to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.                                

Exhibit 1:                                                                      

Agreement to Make Joint Filing                                                  

 Agreement made as of the 21st day of November, 2014, by and among
Bulldog Investors, LLC, Phillip Goldstein, Andrew Dakos, and Steven Samuels.    

WHEREAS, Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 provides    
that whenever two or more persons are required to file a statement containing   
the information required by Schedule 13D with respect to the same securities,   
only one such statement need be filed, so long as, among other things, such     
filing includes as an exhibit an agreement among such persons that such a       
statement is filed on behalf of each of them;                                   

WHEREAS, in connection with certain holdings of Clough Global Equity Fund       
(GLQ), each of the parties to this Agreement is required to file a statement    
containing the information required by Schedule 13D with                        
respect to the same holdings of GLQ;                                            

NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree that one statement containing the       
information required by Schedule 13D shall be filed on behalf of each party     
hereto.                                                                         

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties        
hereto as of the day and year first written above.                              

By:/s/ Phillip Goldstein        By:/s/ Andrew Dakos                             
Phillip Goldstein       Andrew Dakos                            

BULLDOG INVESTORS, LLC    

By: /s/ Steven Samuels     By: /s/ Andrew Dakos                                 
Steven Samuels     Andrew Dakos, Member

Dates Referenced Herein and Documents Incorporated by Reference

This ‘SC 13D’ Filing	Date	Other Filings

Filed on:	11/21/14
	11/20/14
	3/31/14	13F-HR, 5, N-CSR, NSAR-B
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