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ACTIVIST SHAREHOLDER

Activist shareholders are investors who use their ownership stakes in publicly traded companies to influence strategic changes in the hopes of increasing shareholder value. The goals of activist shareholders vary from financial (i.e., increasing value) to non-financial (i.e., moving to sustainable practices). Prominent activist shareholders include pension funds, such as Calpers and Calsters, as well as hegde fund managers like Carl Icahn, Bill Ackman and Chris Hohn.

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Women Matter 2010: Increasing Shareholder Valuemore

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I'd like you to join me on December 25th, 2010, for a history-making restaurant franchise boycott. The executives at...

Shareholder Activism in a Post-Lehman Worldmore

CFA Magazine May 2010, Vol. 21, No. 3: 10-11.

ABA Business Law Section Spring Meeting: Shareholder Activism 2010...more

...the uptick in shareholder activism as the economy recovers from the past two years.�� So far this proxy season there...

Shareholder activism at Lagard��re: Under siegemore

...management and strategy following activist campaigns. Colony Capital, a property fund based in...

Paulson Backs New Mall Bidmore

The battle for mall operator General Growth Properties is shaping up as a proxy battle between two hedge fund titans.

Lagardere Holder Wyser-Pratte: Aim To Review Co Strategymore

PARIS -(Dow Jones)- French media-to-defense conglomerate Lagardere SCA's (MMB.FR) activist shareholder Guy Wyser-Pratte...

Global M&A Markets In Nascent Recovery: JP Morganmore

...by chief executives in the economy and their ability to fund and execute ... uptick in hostile deal activity and...

Icahn raises bid for Lions Gatemore

Activist shareholder increases offer for movie studio to $7 a share from $6

Icahn increases offer for Lions Gate; shares jump - Yahoo! Newsmore

Billionaire activist shareholder Carl Icahn on Thursday raised his hostile bid for independent studio Lions Gate...

Proxy Battle Forming at Denny'smore

DENN), but I'm always always sympathetic to any proxy battle. ... Shareholder voting rights allows for

When Shareholder Activism Goes Wrongmore

Proposed new guidelines could backfire on investors.

Blockbuster Board Seat Proxy Battlemore

...press release in response, "We are disappointed Mr. Meyer is pursuing a costly and disruptive proxy contest.

Winning the Gunfight at the Proxy Corral; Four Steps to Prepare for Sh...more

Blockbuster board set for proxy battlemore

The co-founder of DVDXpress, which merged with Redbox last year, has initiated a proxy battle with Blockbuster, hoping...

The Conference Board Launches Shareholder Activism Resourcesmore

The report and web portal offer practical guides for public companies, active-value asset managers, and advisers.

Quote of the Day: Mark Mobius On Shareholder Activismmore

...simply exercising your rights as a shareholder. ``We pursue shareholder activism in ... taking a shareholder activist

Activist shareholder targets Pasadena's Ameron, calls CEO's pay...more

A New York hedge fund is trying to shake things up ... a name for itself as an activist shareholder since

Shareholder Activism through the Proxy Process (ECGI Finance Working.....more

This paper provides evidence on the corporate governance role of shareholder-initiated proxy proposals.

Icahn ups ante in play for Lions Gate - MOVIES: Activist shareholder.....more

Activist shareholder Carl Icahn raised the stakes Friday in his yearlong dispute with Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.

Icahn circles Lions Gatemore

Studio calls activist shareholder's $6-a-share hostile bid ‘financially inadequate'

Icahn Moves For Lions Gatemore

Activist shareholder Carl Icahn raised the stakes in his year-long dispute with Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.

Icahn Makes Hostile Takeover Bid For Lions Gatemore

Mitchell Jaworski – AHN News Reporter Santa Monica, CA, United States (AHN) – Carl Icahn, a well-known activist...

Carl Icahn Launches Hostile Bid For Lions Gate (The Huffington Post)more

NEW YORK — Activist shareholder Carl Icahn raised the stakes in his yearlong dispute with Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.

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