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Icahn, CVR Lose Malpractice Case Against Wachtell Lipton Law Firm
...ire investor Carl Icahn accused the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen Katz of malpractice related to his 2012 hostile takeover of CVR Energy Inc. U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan said CVR failed to show that Wachtell...Read Full Article -
Can Leslie Moonves’ Audacious Strategy Swing the Votes in CBS’ Favor?
... not from an external foe but from within. CBS chairman and […] Sumner Redstone seized control of Viacom in a hostile takeover in 1987. He then made sure that no other corporate raider could take it from him, dividing th...Read Full Article -
Despite 34% Cut, AstraZeneca Shareholders Still Don't Like CEO Soriot's £9.4M Pay
...oking to tie Soriot’s pay more closely to the financial targets he set back when he was scrambling to avoid a hostile takeover by Pfizer, namely the £45-billion-by-2023 revenue target he quoted to investors at the time. ...Read Full Article -
Canada -- Looking for a Few More Good People: Why Independent Directors are in Short Supply
...of crisis, such as when a whistleblower exposes the company to scandal, shareholders sue or the board faces a hostile takeover or proxy battle. In other words, when the shit hits the fan, independent directors are expect...Read Full Article -
Whitbread Shares Soar as Activist Investor Builds Stake
...ies to agitate for change and, it claims, create value for shareholders. Recently, it backed Melrose's £8.1bn hostile takeover of engineering group GKN. It is also pressing BHP Billiton to get rid of the mining giant's d...Read Full Article -
Qualcomm Shareholder Vote Shows Lackluster Support After Failed Broadcom Bid
...port for Qualcomm’s board of directors took a nose dive this year compared with the prior year, as Broadcom’s hostile takeover attempt fueled shareholder frustration with the San Diego company’s lagging performance. The ...Read Full Article -
Carlyle to Acquire Akzo Nobel's Chemicals Unit for $12.5 Billion
...ong business as a whole.” The sale caps a turbulent period for the Dutch manufacturer marked by a $29 billion hostile takeover attempt last year by rival PPG Industries Inc. and the attention of activist investor Elliott...Read Full Article -
Broadcom-Qualcomm: What's the Fallout of Epic Takeover Battle?
...r happens next, Qualcomm must come to grips with the business headwinds that made it vulnerable to Broadcom’s hostile takeover in the first place. More from CFIUS? As the debate over balancing free trade with national se...Read Full Article -
US Asks Qualcomm to Delay Board Meeting for Review of Broadcom Deal
...a takeover bid by Broadcom, a Singapore-based rival, would threaten national security. Broadcom is pursuing a hostile takeover of Qualcomm, which would be the largest technology deal in history, creating a giant chip mak...Read Full Article -
Qualcomm-Broadcom Saga Headed to Dramatic Vote on Tuesday
... six alternative candidates to challenge Qualcomm’s existing directors in hopes of advancing its $117 billion hostile takeover bid. Election results will be announced at Qualcomm’s annual meeting on Tuesday at the compan...Read Full Article -
A Secretive U.S. Group That Can Stop Mergers is Looking at Broadcom's Attempted Hostile Takeover of Qualcomm
...in the fact that Broadcom has failed to strike a deal with Qualcomm and has resorted to what is essentially a hostile takeover by putting forward a slate of six Broadcom nominees for Qualcomm's 11-member board. If the si...Read Full Article -
Proxy Adviser Supports 4 Broadcom Nominees to Qualcomm's Board to Spark a Negotiated Sale
...ns soon. Qualcomm, whose technologies power cellular connections in most smartphones, has been embroiled in a hostile takeover battle with rival chip maker Broadcom since November. Broadcom originally nominated 11 candid...Read Full Article -
Qualcomm's Need to Up NXP Offer Gets Real With Broadcom Takeover Bid Looming
...t tries to close the planned $47 billion purchase of NXP Semiconductors NV while fending off a record-setting hostile takeover bid from Broadcom Ltd. Over the next two weeks, Qualcomm is facing a series of events -- earn...Read Full Article -
Qualcomm Creates Severance Plan for Workers Should Broadcom's Hostile Takeover Succeed
... regulators on Dec. 22. It was unanimously adopted by the company’s board of directors. Qualcomm contends the hostile takeover attempt by Broadcom may “result in the loss or distraction” of valuable employees, as well as...Read Full Article
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