Podcasts
Behind the Buyouts: Steen Brings Farmer's Voice to VC
By Steve Gelsi
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Published: May 29th, 2020
Syngenta Ventures' Colin Steen says venture capital investing in the agriculture sector is all about helping farmers on the ground.
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Activism
Activist Investing Today: AVI’s Bauernfreund on Japan Insurgencies
By Ronald Orol
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Published: May 29th, 2020
The manager of a $1 billion sometimes activist fund discusses why he may submit shareholder proposals at Fujitec’s annual meeting in 2021 if it doesn’t consider divesting stakes, buy back shares, set up board subcommittees or perform a strategic review.
Podcasts
Drinks With The Deal Podcast: Penn's David Skeel
By David Marcus
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Published: May 14th, 2020
David Skeel, a bankruptcy professor at the University of Pennsylvania, talks about his work with the Puerto Rico Oversight Board, lessons from 2008 and his thoughts on the potential fallout from the coronavirus.
Activism
Activist Investing Today: Goldstein Targets Fund Bylaws
By Ronald Orol
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Published: May 7th, 2020
Activist investor Phil Goldstein of Bulldog Investors believes a recent SEC decision upholding closed-end fund Dividend & Income's right to ignore a shareholder proposal poses a broader threat to investor rights.
Activism
Activist Investing Today: Jackson Calls for eBay M&A
By Ronald Orol
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Published: April 22nd, 2020
The manager of technology-focused hedge fund EMJ Capital says he thinks the company should use cash on hand — and proceeds from expected unit sales — to make its own acquisitions.
Activism
Activist Investing Today: Privet’s Rosenzweig on Synalloy, Covid-19
By Ronald Orol
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Published: March 30th, 2020
The partner at the event-driven and value-oriented insurgent fund explains why he is plodding ahead with a change-of-control director contest at a metals and specialty company even though he is 'cognizant' of the coronavirus' effects on the world.
Activism
Activist Investing Today: Coast's Rasteh on FirstGroup, Covid-19
By Ronald Orol
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Published: March 23rd, 2020
The founder of the New York-based activist fund explains why he's sticking with his investment and campaign at transport and school bus company FirstGroup — one of the fund's largest positions — even as its share price gets battered.
Activism
Activist Investing Today: V&E's Elbaum on Covid-19 vs. 2008
By Ronald Orol
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Published: March 13th, 2020
The co-head of the shareholder activism practice at Vinson & Elkins explains what the 2008 financial crisis can teach us about how activists might react and perform during the coronavirus outbreak.
M&A
Drinks With The Deal: Steve Lipin of Gladstone Place Partners
By David Marcus
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Published: March 6th, 2020
Steve Lipin, founder and CEO of communications firm Gladstone Place Partners, talks about the Anixter and Disney/Fox deals, the lessons of WeWork and his love of natural wine.
