Activist investors are shareholders that purchase large numbers of a public company's shares in an effort to effect a significant change within the company, often by trying to obtain seats on the company's board...
Carl Icahn , billionaire activist investor and former advisor to President Donald Trump, made headlines in recent days for having sold off shares of Manitowoc Company ( MTW ) ahead of an announcement by the Trump administration that new tariffs would take effect...
With corporate governance top of mind for all sorts of investors and with calls for the world's largest fund managers to hold the companies in which they invest accountable, Vanguard is increasing its efforts on that front across the pond. Citing Glenn Booraem, Vanguard's head of corporate governance , ...
Tribune Media CEO Steps Down By Investopedia | January 27, 2017 — 1:56 PM EST Tribune Media (NYSE: TRCO ) is in the hunt for a new leader after announcing the pending departure of President and CEO Peter Liguori. He will step down following the release of the company's fourth-quarter and fiscal 2016 earnings, which is likely to occur in the first days of March. Liguori will also relinquish the seat he holds on Tribune Media's board of directors.
Cisco Systems Inc. ( CSCO ) announced the appointment of Amy L. Change, CEO and founder of startup Accompany Inc., to its board of directors, effective Oct. 17 ...
Goldberg Law Firm PC announced it had filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of investors who acquired shares in Chesapeake Energy Corp ( CHK ) between Feb. 27, 2015, and Sept. 28, 2016. The complaint alleges that shareholders were harmed when share value dropped after news broke of the Department of Justice subpoenas...
EDT Chesapeake Energy Corp ( CHK ), the second largest domestic gas producer behind Exxon Mobil Corporation ( XOM ), may face potential investor backlash on the news of a Department of Justice probe into potential antitrust violations related to its practices of royalty payments for oil and gas reserves...
The U.S. lags behind other countries when it comes to the share of women on large companies' boards, according to data compiled by the OECD.....
Read about the high-stakes corporate battle between activist shareholder Ralph Whitworth and globally renowned video game producer Electronic Arts...
Read about the nearly two-year public feud between activist investor Nelson Peltz, head of Trian Fund Management, and iconic soft drink maker PepsiCo.
Read about a health care company that attracted activist investors Carl Icahn, Barry Rosenstein and Ralph Whitworth at the same time.
Learn about Elliott Management's 2013 activist investor involvement with Hess Corporation. Find out what the hedge fund changed about Hess's management...
Learn about the activist investor campaign launched against DuPont by a hedge fund. See how the activist campaign led to the announcement of a large merger...
Learn about Starboard Value LP's investor activism with Staples Inc. Find out what strategies were encouraged by Starboard and if the activism was successful...
Find out how hedge fund ValueAct Capital managed to turn a 0.8% position in Microsoft stock into a CEO change, a place on the board of directors and dividends...
After six consecutive quarters of declining sequential revenue growth, Ben Baldanza is out as chief executive of Spirit Airlines (NASDAQ: SAVE), giving way to board member Robert Fornaro. Spirit announced the change as "effective immediately" in a press release dated Jan...
While Apple stock may continue to be a safe haven for investors and mutual funds, it will likely also remain a great source of frustration in 2016...
Read about the difficulty Pershing Square Capital Management has had in 2015. Learn about Bill Ackman's campaign against Herbalife...
Find out what fiduciary duties a board of directors owes to the company and its shareholders, including the duties of care, good faith and loyalty...
Find out about the mergers and acquisitions (M&As) that Indra Nooyi made to help Pepsi grow from a beverage giant to a diversified drinks and snack foods company...
This again? Just when you thought it was safe to go into a Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ: CBRL) for some Sunday homestyle chicken, the bitter feud between the restaurant chain and activist investor Sidar Biglari breaks out again. The Hatfields and McCoys got nothing on these two...
Yum! Brands' (NYSE: YUM) newest board member is already making his presence felt. Just five days after hedge fund operator Keith Meister of Corvex Management was appointed to the board of directors, the owner of Taco Bell, KFC, and Pizza Hut announced it was spinning off its operations in China...
Find out about the stocks Bill Gates has in his portfolio. Learn about the close personal and business relationship Gates has with Warren Buffett...
Understand what a hedge fund is and why hedge fund managers make so much money. Learn about the top 5 highest paid hedge fund managers...