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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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Minerals Ltd. HBM-T is stepping down less than a year after reclaiming the top job in a bitter proxy battle. Peter R.
Diversified asset manager and financial services firm GAMCO was very active last month. According to a recent Catalyst...
This week, activist hedge fund manager Steel Partners revealed that it had increased its holdings in Adaptec Inc.
have more access. Currently, shareholders are able to nominate directors, but they can only do so through a proxy...
European pension funds to help improve long-term corporate governance standards in Japan, after the failure of several...
system at the turn of this century, as shareholders found it inconvenient to attend corporate meetings.
After a long-running proxy battle, activist shareholder Warren Lichtenstein said Monday his holding company had amassed...
After a string of disastrous investments and his departure from Yahoo!'s (YHOO) board last Friday, it's time for Carl...
HealthSouth could become the first US company to reimburse activist stakeholders for the expenses incurred while...
JSM Indochina, an Aim-listed property fund that primarily invests in retail and residential properties in Vietnam and...
less the case today, and thats why its very good for shareholders going forward. To be sure, a proxy battle like...
year ago. The fund is the subject of a 24.2 million takeover bid by Laxey Partners, the activist shareholder.
From this week's Hedge Fund Solutions Catalyst Research Report we are highlighting Sandler Capital Management's...
the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (a trade union and, through its pension fund, an...
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NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Hedge fund Steel Partners, engaged in a proxy battle with Adaptec Inc (ADPT.
Steve Wynn and his chief operating officer are pushing back from the table. Since the end of July, Steve Wynn has sold...
From this week's Hedge Fund Solutions Catalyst Equity Research Report, we are highlighting the Biotechnology Value...
The OZ Master Fund, Och-Ziff Capital Management\'s flagship fund, gained 2.39 during September, outperforming the hedge...
Adaptec Inc. (NASDAQ: ADPT), a technology data storage manufacturer, issued a strongly worded letter last week to its...
Toscafund, the activist hedge fund run by Martin Hughes, has sold half of its stake in Aberdeen Asset Management to...
From this week's Catalyst Equity Research Report, we are highlighting their update on the Shamrock Activist Value...
and Post Office pension schemes, has spent the past year lobbying in Europe and the US to promote shareholder activism.
s board publicly support federal climate policy. Bruce Freed, the president of the Center for Public Accountability, a...
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