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Entries tagged "activist investors"SEC gives activists a boostThe Securities and Exchange Commission has given activist investors a gift by stopping brokers from voting on behalf of their clients. At MBIA, it's like old timesAlthough activist investor William Ackman has moved on, monoline insurer MBIA is facing another activist, Martin Whitman, who is using a courtroom rather than a boardroom to wage his battle. Martin Lipton serves poison pill to activistsThe creator of the poison pill offered some vitriol toward activist hedge fund managers for what he believes is a short-term and potentially short-sighted investment style. M&A Outlook 2009: Goldstein on SPACsPhillip Goldstein, a principal at hedge fund Bulldog Investors, was the keynote interview at The Deal's M&A Outlook 2009 conference. In this video Goldstein says there is a lot of activism in SPACs in this market because there is "virtually no chance of getting a deal done." See the video after the break. - Maria Woehr... Inside The Deal: Bulldog Investors' Phillip Goldstein on activist shareholdersAt The Deal's M&A Outlook 2009 conference, Phillip Goldstein, a principal at hedge fund Bulldog Investors, spoke about corporate boards and activist investors. In this episode of Inside The Deal, Mary Kathleen Flynn speaks with Goldstein about the role of the activist shareholder and how it has evolved. - Maria Woehr... Retailer losses ahead of Black Friday could help activist investorsAs Black Friday approaches, retailers are scrambling to meet business plans, especially with activist investors clamoring for changes. According to CNBC projected forecasts vary from the National Retail Federation's estimated 2.2% year-over-year sales gain to Global Hunter Securities' 6% to 8% decline. But some retailers are getting slammed harder than others, and activist investors on their boards will most likely have something to say about it. ... Why weren't Ackman, Goldstein on Waxman's guest list?The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee had a big hedge fund party, but some of the more vocal managers were left off the guest list. Hedge fund bigwigs George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC, John Alfred Paulson of Paulson & Co., James Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC, Philip A. Falcone of Harbinger Capital Partners and Kenneth C. Griffin of Citadel Investment Group LLC appeared before the committee chaired by Rep. Henry Waxman Thursday morning to discuss and defend whether or not they pose a systemic risk to the financial system, what level of government regulation and oversight... Patricof's open letter to Icahn, and activists at largeCarl Icahn, who opines on corporate governance and investor activism via his missives to executives and blog The Icahn Report, is not the only financier blogging. Venture capital veteran Alan Patricof, the founder of private equity firm Apax Partners, occasionally posts his thoughts on the Huffington Post. In his latest, he directly addresses Icahn and his activist brethren. ... Hedge funds shop for change at SymsExpect a wide variety of institutional and hedge fund investors to back an activist investor campaign at New York discount retailer Syms Corp. ... Dealwatch: Activist investors' retail campaignsTimes are tough for retailers, and activist investors are at the ready lobbying for moves to boost shareholder value including: sale-leaseback deals to raise cash to return to shareholders; shuttering underperforming stores; board shakeups; selling a company entirely; or thwarting sale plans that undervalue assets. ... Jana's Cnet win the latest in a series of hedge fund campaignsJana Partners LLC and Sandell Asset Management Corp. are the latest activist investors to win a campaign against a media company as target Cnet Networks Inc. agreed to a $1.8 billion offer from CBS Corp. With the latest victory, insurgent shareholders will certainly ratchet up their efforts against other media companies. ... A bull named Icahn reportedly charges Yahoo!Rumors alone of Carl Icahn's agitation can work wonders on a company's share price. Case in point: Yahoo! Inc.'s 5.15% rise to close at $26.56 on Tuesday following a late-afternoon CNBC report that the billionaire investor may initiate a proxy fight to take control of the search engine's board. Icahn last week amassed a significant "position" in Yahoo! that may be up to 50 million shares, according to the report. Icahn had not yet filed the share purchases with Securities and Exchange Commission. Yahoo!'s shares could use all the help they can get as they sunk about 15% on May... Top tagsYou have executed a tag search on Dealscape. On the left,you will find a comprehensive list of stories tagged "activist investors." Below are the most-popular tags for Dealscape. On the right of the page you will find a search box to dig deeper into our content.
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