Hedge fund Starboard Value has filed a shareholder resolution to do away with the dual-class shares that allow Rupert Murdoch to control News Corp, the
September 06, 2024
Two Wall Street bankers are joining Jasper Street Partners to build the firm's practice helping clients defend against activist investors by identifying
September 03, 2024
Elliott Investment Management now holds 10% of Southwest Airlines' common stock, crossing the threshold that allows the hedge fund to call a special meeting
September 02, 2024
Elliott Investment Management and Southwest Airlines will meet early next month for the first time to discuss potential changes at the airline, both
August 26, 2024
Elliott Investment Management has launched a boardroom battle at Southwest Airlines seeking to replace 10 of 15 directors, as the hedge fund pushes to oust
August 13, 2024
Elliott Investment Management on Monday said in a regulatory filing that it has a 7% beneficial ownership in Southwest Airlines, giving a breakdown of what
August 05, 2024
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman scrapped the launch of Pershing Square USA on Wednesday, days before the fund was slated to begin trading on the New York Stock
July 31, 2024
JPMorgan Chase on Tuesday tapped veteran bankers Alfredo Porretti and Darren Novak to co-head its global shareholder engagement and M&A capital markets
July 30, 2024
The New York Stock Exchange said on Friday that the debut of billionaire investor Bill Ackman's new U.S. fund, Pershing Square USA, has been delayed, without
July 26, 2024
Bill Ackman said his new U.S. listed fund, Pershing Square USA, will be dramatically smaller than the $25 billion people initially said he could raise, citing
July 25, 2024
Enhabit investors elected one of AREX Capital Management's director nominees after the activist investor called on them to replace seven of the home health and
July 25, 2024
Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis said on Thursday Enhabit shareholders should elect three AREX Capital Management director candidates to the nine-member board.
July 18, 2024
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) said on Thursday Enhabit shareholders should elect three AREX Capital Management director candidates to the nine-member board
July 12, 2024
Investment firm Anson Funds Management has amassed a stake in Five9 and is urging the U.S. call center software company to consider a sale, people familiar with the
July 11, 2024Bill Ackman's firm Pershing Square Capital Management will put $500 million into its new U.S.-listed investment holding company, the hedge fund manager said
July 10, 2024
Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman kicked off fundraising for a new U.S.-listed closed-end fund on Tuesday, an effort people familiar with the matter say could bring in
July 09, 2024
Jana Partners, the activist investor that has successfully pushed for the sale of multiple companies, has built a stake in Rapid7 and is urging the
June 26, 2024Activist investors mounted campaigns at a record number of companies globally during the first six months of 2024 but have been less successful in breaking
July 01, 2024
Activist hedge fund Staboard Value has amassed a stake in Alight and has nominated four people to the U.S. benefits services provider's board of directors in a push
February 21, 2024A former partner at ValueAct Capital Management, one of Wall Street's best known activist investment firms, will start his own firm, according to people familiar
March 09, 2024Hedge fund AREX Capital Management is seeking seven board seats at Enhabit, arguing that new directors are needed to help reverse poor financial performance at the
May 24, 2024BlackRock won a fight with hedge fund manager Boaz Weinstein last week when shareholders voted at four of its closed-end funds, data showed, keeping the
June 28, 2024
BlackRock held onto board seats at six closed end funds last week after investment firm Saba Capital Management did not secure enough votes to replace
June 25, 2024
ValueAct Capital, which has pushed for changes at companies ranging from Salesforce to Microsoft, returned 39% last year, an investor familiar with the
January 10, 2024
Cloud communications company Twilio has appointed a partner at Sachem Head Capital Management to its board, it said on Monday, as it faces pressure from
April 26, 2024
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