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Svea Herbst-Bayliss

Svea Herbst-Bayliss

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Exclusive-Trian's big Disney bet drove fund's 2023 underperformance - source

A $3 billion bet on Walt Disney by Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management was largely responsible for the investment management firm's underperformance last year

Exclusive-Trian's big Disney bet drove fund's 2023 underperformance - source
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Exclusive-Activist hedge fund Starboard targets benefits services provider Alight

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

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Former ValueAct partner Haggart to launch activist firm, sources say

A 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

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Explainer-How Bill Ackman's SPARC differs from a SPAC

Bill Ackman's new investment vehicle, Pershing Square SPARC Holdings Ltd, marks a departure from special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), which have

Explainer-How Bill Ackman's SPARC differs from a SPAC
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Analysis-Exxon Mobil's megadeal to test climate-aware shareholders

Exxon Mobil's $60 billion bid for Pioneer Natural Resources would expand the top U.S. oil producer's footprint in the country's

Analysis-Exxon Mobil's megadeal to test climate-aware shareholders
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Peltz's Trian up 3% this year even as Disney bet soured

Nelson Peltz's Trian Fund Management returned nearly 3% in the first nine months of the year, investors said on Tuesday, as his bet on Walt Disney Co

Peltz's Trian up 3% this year even as Disney bet soured
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Exclusive-Activist hedge fund Starboard eyes Rupert Murdoch's News Corp -sources

Starboard Value, the activist hedge fund run by Jeffrey Smith, has bought shares of News Corp, according to people familiar with the matter, a move that could

Exclusive-Activist hedge fund Starboard eyes Rupert Murdoch's News Corp -sources
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Executives leave BlackRock, ISS to lead governance at Longacre Square

Two executives who helped make recommendations in some of America's biggest proxy contests and contested mergers left BlackRock and Institutional

Executives leave BlackRock, ISS to lead governance at Longacre Square
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Top Citigroup industrials banker to join Jefferies -sources

Investment bank and capital markets firm Jefferies has hired industrial banker Francis Tucci from Citigroup for a senior role, according

Top Citigroup industrials banker to join Jefferies -sources
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Wall Street strategist and '10 Surprises' author Byron Wien dies at 90

Byron Wien, who guided investors on what to buy and sell and authored a widely anticipated yearly list of "10 Surprises" as one of Wall Street's most

Wall Street strategist and '10 Surprises' author Byron Wien dies at 90
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Bayer investor urges rethink after latest glyphosate defeat

Bayer investor Union Investment called on Wednesday for the German company to reconsider its litigation strategy for glyphosate and a key U.S.

Bayer investor urges rethink after latest glyphosate defeat
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Elliott Management sues US SEC for records on swaps rules

Elliott Investment Management, one of the world's biggest hedge fund firms, on Friday sued the U.S.

Elliott Management sues US SEC for records on swaps rules
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Cerberus owns 10% of Frontier Communications, held talks to boost stock - filing

Alternative investment firm Cerberus Capital Management is now Frontier Communications Parent Inc's second-largest stakeholder, with 10% in the

Cerberus owns 10% of Frontier Communications, held talks to boost stock - filing
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Greenlight's Einhorn worries about markets, eyes higher oil prices - letter

Hedge fund manager David Einhorn, whose Greenlight Capital gained 27.7% in the first nine months of 2023, said he is "worried about the direction of the

Greenlight's Einhorn worries about markets, eyes higher oil prices - letter
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Investors expand bets on tech stocks as sector still fuels market gains -filings

Several hedge funds expanded their bets on big technology stocks including Amazon, Microsoft and Meta Platforms even as these companies stumbled some during

Investors expand bets on tech stocks as sector still fuels market gains -filings
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Trian reports new position in Allstate, increased stake in Disney

Trian Fund Management said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday that it owns 3.6 million shares in insurer Allstate Corp and had raised its stake in Walt

Trian reports new position in Allstate, increased stake in Disney
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Salesforce's strong stock price wooed some investors during third quarter - filings

Boasting a booming share price, Salesforce attracted more investor cash during the third quarter even as one of the software company's early public critics

Salesforce's strong stock price wooed some investors during third quarter - filings
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Exclusive-ValueAct takes stakes in Recruit and Expedia, says they are poised for strong growth

ValueAct Capital Management has bought stakes in job search site Indeed's parent Recruit Holdings and in online travel services provider Expedia Group and

Exclusive-ValueAct takes stakes in Recruit and Expedia, says they are poised for strong growth
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Citigroup employees expect management reshuffle, layoffs on Monday-sources

Citigroup employees expect further announcements about management changes and layoffs on Monday in the next phase of the

Citigroup employees expect management reshuffle, layoffs on Monday-sources
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Analysis-Big investors say US markets rally could prove short-lived

The recent rally that has lifted U.S. stocks and bonds is more of a year-end rebound than a turning point, according to

Analysis-Big investors say US markets rally could prove short-lived
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Elliott takes $1 billion stake in US oil refiner Phillips 66, urges board revamp

Elliott Investment Management has taken a $1 billion stake in Phillips 66 and is urging the U.S. oil refiner and pipeline operator to revamp its

Elliott takes $1 billion stake in US oil refiner Phillips 66, urges board revamp
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Activist investor Ubben shutting down Inclusive Capital-sources

Jeff Ubben, one of Wall Street's most prominent activist investors, is shutting down Inclusive Capital Partners three years after starting the firm designed

Activist investor Ubben shutting down Inclusive Capital-sources
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Exclusive-Activist investor Blackwells plans Wendy's board challenge-sources

Activist hedge fund Blackwells Capital is preparing to challenge Wendy's Co's board of directors in a push for improvements to the fast food chain's financial

Exclusive-Activist investor Blackwells plans Wendy's board challenge-sources
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Jana Partners calls for strategic review, possible sale at Frontier Communications -letter

Activist investment firm Jana Partners is urging Frontier Communications to begin a strategic review, including a possible sale of the telecommunications company,

Jana Partners calls for strategic review, possible sale at Frontier Communications -letter
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Icahn aims to remove Illumina's legacy directors - letter

Activist investor Carl Icahn said on Monday that he plans to oust directors at Illumina, signalling plans to mount a second board challenge at the gene-sequencing

Icahn aims to remove Illumina's legacy directors - letter

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