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Investor activism

  • Tuesday, 31 December, 2024
    Japanese business & finance
    Activists push Japan Inc to its ‘great tipping point’, says Suntory head

    Critical mass of shareholder activists forcing companies to adjust

    Takeshi Niinami is shown standing with arms crossed, smiling, and wearing a tie and pinstriped suit
  • Friday, 20 December, 2024
    Boohoo.Com PLC
    Boohoo shareholders reject Mike Ashley’s attempt to join board

    Billionaire sportswear tycoon had called for overhaul at fast-fashion retailer

  • Thursday, 19 December, 2024
    Leo Lewis
    Corporate Japan is steeling itself for hostile interest

    The volume of shareholder activism and dealmaking by private equity has mushroomed

    Tourists and locals crossing the street at night, Tokyo, Japan
  • Wednesday, 18 December, 2024
    Boaz Weinstein takes aim at seven UK investment trusts

    US hedge fund trader cites poor performance and outlines plans to put forward his firm Saba as new manager

    Boaz Weinstein
  • Monday, 16 December, 2024
    Hedge funds
    Activist investor Bluebell closes hedge fund

    London-based firm shuts fund after struggling to raise money from investors

    Danone products on a supermarket shelf
  • Friday, 13 December, 2024
    LexMacy's Inc
    Activists go shopping at Macy’s (again) Premium content

    It is not clear that selling or spinning off retail group’s most valuable assets will help

    Shoppers outside Macy’s flagship department store in Midtown Manhattan, New York
  • Friday, 13 December, 2024
    Citadel LLC
    Hedge fund Citadel poaches second Elliott portfolio manager in London

    Move by Pawel Serej indicates Ken Griffin’s hedge fund may adopt more activist tactics

    Ken Griffin, founder and chief executive of Citadel
  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
    Boohoo.Com PLC
    Two shareholder advisers side with Boohoo in Mike Ashley row

    Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services advise against giving retail tycoon board role

    Mike Ashley
  • Monday, 9 December, 2024
    Macy's Inc
    Activist investors call on Macy’s to hive off real estate properties

    Barington Capital and investment partner Thor urge measures to revive US department store chain’s flagging share price

    Shoppers with purchases in Macy’s bags in Manhattan, New York
  • Thursday, 5 December, 2024
    Japanese business & finance
    US dealmaker Lichtenstein considers return to a less hostile Japan

    Financier sparked backlash with takeover attempts but country has become more receptive to foreign funds

    Warren Lichtenstein
  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
    Lex
    Toxic shareholder relations are a red flag for company performance

    Disputes between company boards and their biggest investors can drag on and on

    A trade worker exits a Topps Tiles Plc superstore
  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2024
    Pfizer Inc
    Pfizer promotes oncology chief to lead R&D as activist Starboard circles

    Chris Boshoff played role in drugmaker’s acquisition of Seagen, which has been criticised by investor

    Pfizer’s logo outside the company’s headquarters in Manhattan, New York
  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2024
    LexTokyo Gas Co Ltd
    Elliott’s Tokyo Gas property push should not get Lost in Translation Premium content

    With Japan’s hotel market booming, now would be a good time for the group to consider selling the Park Hyatt Tokyo

    The Park Hyatt Tokyo
  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2024
    Investment Banking
    ‘Trump bump’ makes Paul Taubman Wall Street’s newest billionaire

    Stock surge at boutique PJT Partners values Blackstone co-founder Stephen Schwarzman’s stake at over $900mn

    Paul Taubman
  • Tuesday, 19 November, 2024
    Elliott Management Corp
    Elliott Management bets on Japan property with 5% stake in Tokyo Gas

    US activist investor plans to push Japanese company to offload some of its $9bn real estate portfolio

    Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson in the film ‘Lost in Translation’
  • Monday, 18 November, 2024
    Healthcare
    Activist investor Glenview secures 4 board seats at CVS Health

    Drugstore operator’s concession follows recent replacement of its chief and leadership overhaul in its insurance unit

    A sign reading ‘CVS Pharmacy’ outside a store in Pasadena, California
  • Monday, 18 November, 2024
    ESG investing
    Vanguard says shareholders can vote for profits over ESG issues

    Asset manager gives investors greater say on proxy votes as it tries to navigate backlash to ‘woke’ policies

    Vanguard logo
  • Saturday, 16 November, 2024
    Corporate governance
    Shareholder advisers fear clamp down in new Trump administration

    Conservative groups and lawmakers eye restrictions on proxy firms as new era in Washington emboldens their critics

    Elon Musk and Donald Trump
  • Thursday, 14 November, 2024
    ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
    Berlusconi family company steps up campaign against Germany’s ProSieben

    MediaForEurope says it wants broadcaster to make ‘radical choices’

    The late Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
  • Wednesday, 13 November, 2024
    Due Diligence
    Elliott’s $164bn corporate break-up target Premium content

    Plus, an activist takes a stake in Nissan and the $20bn Verizon-Frontier deal goes down to the wire

    A Honeywell International navigator on display
  • Tuesday, 12 November, 2024
    Honeywell International Inc
    Elliott pushes to break up Honeywell after taking $5bn stake

    US activist investor wants to split the conglomerate’s aerospace and automation businesses

    Honeywell company logo on a headquarters building
  • Tuesday, 12 November, 2024
    Nissan Motor Co Ltd
    Nissan shares jump after activist investor takes stake

    Hedge fund Effissimo Capital is known for high-profile campaigns against big Japanese companies

    Workers wearing helmets and protective gear are seen assembling a vehicle on the production line at the Nissan Tochigi plant in Japan
  • Tuesday, 12 November, 2024
    Due Diligence
    Citadel poaches Elliott’s golden boy Premium content

    Plus, hedge funds fight over a financial lifeline for Thames Water and India’s once-hot IPO market loses momentum

    Nabeel Bhanji speaking at this year’s Due Diligence Live conference in October
  • Monday, 11 November, 2024
    Citadel LLC
    Citadel poaches Elliott Management veteran Bhanji

    London-based portfolio manager worked on some of activist hedge fund’s most high-profile campaigns

    Nabeel Bhanji
  • Tuesday, 29 October, 2024
    Pfizer Inc
    Pfizer CEO defends performance after Starboard activist criticism

    Drugmaker boosts full-year sales and profit forecasts after reporting better than expected earnings

    Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla speaking
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