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Sachem Head's Ferguson says replacing CEO among tough jobs for activists
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoInvestor Scott Ferguson, who runs Sachem Head Capital Management, said one of the toughest tasks...
An Activist Investor Is Pushing VF Corp. to Refresh Its Board and Halt Acquisitions
Footwear News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAn activist investor with a stake in VF Corp. has outlined a plan it says can increase shareholder...
Activist investor Starboard has sizable stake in Splunk
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoStarboard's Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Smith plans to discuss the investment at Tuesday's 13D...
Carl Icahn sues Illumina board for violating 'fiduciary duties'
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoThe publicly available version of the complaint did not contain further details, but Icahn told the...
Starboard says Rupert Murdoch's News Corp should break up
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoNEW YORK (Reuters) -Activist hedge fund Starboard Value's CEO Jeff Smith said on Tuesday that Rupert...
What an Activist Investor Wants From VF Corp.
Sourcing Journal via Yahoo News· 8 months agoActivist investor Engaged Capital has VF Corp. in its line of sight. On Tuesday, the Newport Beach, Calif.-based hedge fund laid out a pathway that would...
Activist Starboard focusing on profitability at Salesforce, Splunk and Wix
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoNEW YORK (Reuters) -Activist investor Jeffrey Smith said on Tuesday his investment firm Starboard...
Starboard's Smith pushes for separation of divisions from News Corp
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoStarboard Value's Jeff Smith said on Tuesday that News Corp. investors are not receiving the full value of the company's various divisions and that spinning off the Dow Jones news division and ...
Daniel Loeb's Third Point takes stake in Colgate-Palmolive, urges pet food spinoff
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 2 years ago(Reuters) -Daniel Loeb's Third Point has built a significant position in toothpaste maker...
Activist investor looks to unseat Forward Air board, CEO
FreightWaves via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoActivist investor Ancora said it will move to remove Forward Air’s board and CEO if a Tennessee...