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Entries tagged "Icahn"Icahn vows to return to blogging by fallActivist investor Carl Icahn has taken the summer off from blogging, but look for him to resume in the fall. Icahn to rule Atlantic City once moreCarl Icahn appears poised to return to Atlantic City with bankrupt Adamar of New Jersey Inc., heading to court to seek approval of a deal to sell its assets to the dealmaker's group. Icahn near Biogen Idec victoryPopularity of activist investor Carl Icahn's proposal to split up biotechnology company Biogen Idec may be why the company suspended its annual shareholder meeting. Lions Gate hires new guardThe studio hired Morgan Stanley and law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz as its defense team against Carl Icahn, according to Reuters. Does Icahn have writer's block?Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is known for his ability to yield a mighty pen in his biting, vitriolic and oftentimes comedic letters to the boards and management that he has mounted proxy fights against through the years. So, what's the deal with the plain vanilla, boilerplate letter that he sent to Steel Partners LLC's shareholders on Friday in an attempt to inspire them to join his cause against the hedge fund that has decided to go public in lieu of paying out redemptions to investors? ... Roll Call: Dec. 5, 2008The New York Times' columnist Floyd Norris has some fun at the expense of real estate mogul Donald Trump. Talking about larger-than-life dealmakers, Carl Icahn reportedly is facing huge loses on his Yahoo! Inc. investment, notes DealBook. Continuing the theme of dealmakers, did you know that Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mulally is a dealmaker? ClusterStock notes that Mulally is the king of government dealmaking thanks to his years at aerospace and defense giant Boeing Co., explaining why Bill Ford may have wisely hired him a few years ago. - Matthew Wurtzel ... Apollo's Black again plays a foil for IcahnDespite activist investor, blogger and amateur comedian Carl Icahn's lawsuit against Apollo Management LP-backed real estate brokerage Realogy Corp., which does business as Century 21, Coldwell Banker and Corcoran, over its debt exchange offer, there is no love lost between Icahn and Apollo's founder Leon Black (pictured), who both go back about 25 years when Black was a young banker at Drexel Burnham & Lambert. Icahn made light of their history in one of his amateur comedy routines at Caroline's a few years ago. Watch the video after the break. - Matthew Wurtzel... Is Dick Grasso an Icahn disciple?It may seem unlikely that Dick Grasso, the deposed New York Stock Exchange chief, who took home a bloated $187 million pay package, would see eye-to-eye with corporate raider turned shareholder activist Carl Icahn (pictured) on the issue of executive compensation and corporate governance. However, Grasso has had some time in "retirement" to think about the issue -- thanks to a prolonged court case related to his golden parachute. ... Is Icahn cutting back?Is billionaire Carl Icahn tightening his belt to put away for a rainy day amid tumultuous times? Does the 72-year-old activist feel the need to stockpile his $14 billion nest egg with retirement on the horizon? Is he afraid that Barack Obama's plan to up taxes on those making over $250,000 per year will put a dent in his riches? Maybe Icahn is seasick from the undulating stock market and is looking to avoid choppy seas to prevent from further exacerbating his queasiness. Or maybe he's just looking to trade up? Whatever the reason, Icahn is reportedly selling his... Icahn lays blame on the 'clowns' and 'mad scientists'Carl Icahn, the financier who sees himself as a corporate Robin Hood of sorts -- waging war against rich and all-too-powerful corporate boards and managements and protecting the poor, underrepresented shareholders -- is keying in on power abusing, "mediocre" CEOs and boards that he believes helped to bring down the financial system. Icahn weaved his cries for better corporate governance into a CNBC interview Wednesday focusing on the reasons and solutions for the financial meltdown. ... Will vice chair appointment re-energize Circuit City auction?Activist investor Mark Wattles of Wattles Capital Management LLC, who has been pressing a Circuit City Stores Inc. sale since the beginning of this year, has a minor victory under his belt, as James Marcum, a member of his nominated three-person board slate, has risen to the ranks of vice chairman of the retailer. But, will Marcum use his newfound role to help drive a sale of the ailing retailer?... NY Post: Not even Icahn can beat the bearsNot even billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn is able to beat the market these days. According to a Sunday report in the New York Post, Icahn's hedge funds have fallen on tough times, suffering their first losses since opening in 2004. The losses are expected to show up when Icahn Enterprises LP, the holding company for Icahn's hedge funds and other investment vehicles, reports its second-quarter earnings Tuesday, the Post reported. ... 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