Entries tagged "proxy fight"

Yahoo! appoints Carl Icahn to board, but Time Warner non-compete clause keeps Jon Miller off

Yahoo! Inc.'s shareholder meeting Friday puts Jonathan Miller back in the spotlight. The former AOL-turnaround-CEO-turned-full-time-investor had been considered a shoe-in for the search engine's new board. His candidacy for board membership was...

Former AOL chief Jonathan Miller board candidate under Icahn-Yahoo! truce

Former AOL chairman and CEO Jonathan Miller is the new board of directors candidate under activist investor Carl Icahn's agreement with Yahoo! Inc., announced early Monday morning. Under the truce--which...

Dealmakers slideshow: Meet the rival board slates for Yahoo!

While Legg Mason Capital Management [LM] endorsed Yahoo! Inc.'s [YHOO] board of directors Friday, Yahoo! shareholders will get their chance to vote on August 1. The choice is between overhauling the board and handing...

Jerry Yang: The man who put the '!' in 'Yahoo!' on eve of potential proxy fight

While gearing up for a proxy fight to win Yahoo! Inc. [YHOO], Microsoft Corp. [MSFT] CEO Steve Ballmer might be looking for some last-minute insight into the making of the man...

Do Yahoo!'s top shareholders really want Microsoft to raise its bid?

Many of Yahoo! Inc.'s [YHOO] top shareholders may not want a higher offer from Microsoft Corp. [MSFT], says Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. analyst  David Hilal in a Wednesday research...

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