Carl Icahn appears to be one step away from retirement. His son Brett rejoined the family office and will oversee a team of investment pros. Carl moved to Florida last year and is enjoying a semi-retirement lifestyle...
Trian Management confirmed a stake in media giant Comcast. The two sides are engaged in conversations. An activist campaign is unlikely to play out...
Activist investor Marathon Partners is launching a new campaign against beauty products maker e.l.f. Beauty Inc (NYSE: ELF) and wants to nominate three directors to the eight-person board. Marathon timeline Marathon Partners has been an e.l.f. Beauty shareholder since 2018 when it owned around 5% of the entire company. The activist initially pushed e.l.f. Beauty to consider a sale of itself or refocus on its core operations...
Activist investor Starboard Value amassed a 9% stake in Merit Medical. Merit Medical is a maker of disposable medical devices. Starboard gained some access to the board and could push for a sell of the company...
Multiple activist investor hedge funds are upping their campaigns against oil giant Occidental Petroleum and video game retailer GameStop...
Rolls-Royce Holdings (LON:RR) is resisting a move by activist investor ValueAct to take a seat on the company’s board, The Telegraph has revealed. The US fund became the engine maker’s biggest shareholder earlier this year. Rolls-Royce’s share price ...
M&G, which has a 5.1 percent in Gulf Keystone, had proposed candidates Philip Dimmock, John Bell, Thomas Shull and Jeremy Asher after criticising corporate governance at Gulf Keystone. The US fund manager had been unhappy about a series of ...