Sentences with phrase «activist campaign»

Our success depends on your help — financially and as part of our grassroots activist campaign.

In the U.S., Tims had secured the services of Wachtell with the activist campaign and so it was just a natural extension to use them for this too, she adds.

Represented David H. Batchelder of Relational Advisors in connection with D.E. Shaw's activist campaign and appointment of him to the board of Lowe's Home Improvement

Brown concluded, «These are just the latest threads in the unraveling of a political activist campaign.

Like the old Wall Street's Endangered Species reports, I'll be seeking undervalued industrial companies where a catalyst in the form a buy - out, strategic acquisition, liquidation or activist campaign might emerge to close the gap between price and value.

LCV Capital Management and Raging Capital Management are running an activist campaign against ModusLink Global Solutions (TM) Inc (NASDAQ: MLNK) calling on MLNK to immediately implement a $ 50 to $ 75M share repurchase program and align executive compensation with performance.

They define «confrontational activist campaign» very narrowly, including only campaigns beginning with the filing of a 13D notice in which the activist's clear purpose is to redirect managements» efforts without working with or communicating with management:

We think it's a good candidate for an activist campaign for a number of reasons:

LCV Capital Management and Raging Capital Management are running an activist campaign against ModusLink Global Solutions (TM) Inc (NASDAQ: MLNK) calling on MLNK to immediately implement a $ 50 to $ 75M...

Forbes has a great article on Carl Icahn's activist campaign at Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) called Is Icahn Trying To Nickel And Dime Oshkosh?

-- And if you haven't done so already, I also urge you to please email me at [email protected] to confirm support for my activist campaign (& please include your exact Argo shareholding).

Dr. Eric Jackson's Ironfire Capital LLC, an «equity long biased and event - driven activist investment firm», has sniffed the value and launched a ««friendly» activist campaign targeting the company to unlock shareholder value».

Dr. Eric Jackson's Ironfire Capital LLC had launched a ««friendly» activist campaign targeting the company to unlock shareholder value».

We think it's a good candidate for an activist campaign for a number of reasons: It's lar...

These are not situations for which I have considered the underlying value proposition, just interesting situations from the perspective of the activist campaign or the Schedule 13D.

Sometimes even the best activist campaign can't beat an overly entrenched and crooked management.

Taking part in an activist campaign allows you to fight for what you believe in and connect with those who feel the same.

No matter your political affiliation or beliefs are, you can find an activist campaign or event on Meetup.

A billboard in Times Square that accuses NYC construction unions of racial bias has co-opted the name of a growing activist campaign, declaring that black workers matter.

Previously, MPs had monopolised that right but after a left - wing activist campaign (including a young Jon Lansman, founder of Momentum), a new electoral college was formed.

Doubling as an activist campaign to pressure companies to make changes, NCOSE produced a watch list, which includes several household companies used by millions of Americans daily.

Despite some structural changes to the executive remuneration framework, the activist campaign suggests a first strike for the Company at this year's AGM will remain a very real possibility.

Following a multi-year period of underperforming shareholder returns, amid a slump in comparable store sales and hampered by relatively high expenses, the Company would appear to be vulnerable to an activist campaign.

Even if an activist campaign ends up adding value for everyone, taking from the poor and giving to the rich may not be the best way to start it.

In other words, boards not subject to an activist campaign were more likely to increase board diversity.

For an understanding of the agency - based model in practice, there is no better place to look than an activist campaign.

He stepped down as CEO of CN Rail in 2009; a few years later, he became a major figure in Bill Ackman's activist campaign to oust CP's management.

Their move follows an activist campaign by hedge fund Starboard Value LP, which is pushing Yahoo to consider a deal with AOL and unlock Yahoo's valuable stakes in Asian Web companies.

One of the hedge fund managers behind an activist campaign at United Airlines explained why he's bullish on the company, now officially called United Continental Holdings (ual).

Yahoo had to deal with some nasty shareholder activist campaigns, and several readers asked about your thoughts on activism.

«I think it's a concerted effort that there is too much money to be made here and (they're) not going to be deterred by the structural or cultural defences (anymore),» said Chris Young, who works with companies on the receiving end of activist campaigns at Credit Suisse in New York.

But the manager, known for his vocal activist campaigns, has largely blamed his recent underperformance on the same phenomenon.

Elliott declined to comment on the use of private investigators in its activist campaigns.

«I don't know if anyone has any more experience than he does prosecuting activist campaigns,» says Chris Young, head of contested situations at Credit Suisse, who has known Cohn since the latter started at Elliott.

In the past five years, Elliott has launched activist campaigns at more than 50 companies — 19 this year alone — in at least a dozen countries.

And Elliott has lately sought to clone its winning strategy: It's on track to launch about 50 % more activist campaigns this year than in 2016 — nearly three times as many as any other major activist fund — including, in October, two in a single day.

Pollock belongs to the younger generation of Elliott principals that has doubled down on activist campaigns.

That opens the door for activist campaigns.

Overall, cash returned to shareholders is much lower today — even with the recent surge instigated by activist campaigns — than in decades past when the economy enjoyed much more robust growth.

Those stories repeat elsewhere and explain why many activist campaigns to wrestle more shareholder cash from hoarding or profligate CEOs are succeeding.

Activist investors are also pushing for more distributions, with 2015 marking an all - time high for the number of activist campaigns.

Posters here are claiming, quite sincerely, that activists campaigning FOR human rights ought to have just stayed home if their feelings might be hurt by people who disagree with them.

A site that's designed to wave a red flag in front of a bull, for a fire - up - the - activists campaign for instance, should have a different tone than one that's aimed at journalists, Hill staff and or uncommitted voters.

With the Ashanti Regional activists campaigning for the reinstatement of Kwabena Agyepong following up press conferences in Kumasi with latest ones in Accra, a spillover of the campaign on to social media has seen Kwabena Agyepong being touted as an Ashanti who is being demonized by the Akyem President, Akufo - Addo.

McDonnell was quoted as having joked that activists campaigning in her Wirral West seat were arguing «Why we are sacking her?

Campbell said among the activists campaigning in Eastleigh were substantial numbers of young people, including «students, quite a few of whom, of course, have felt rather alienated because of our decision on tuition fees».

Activists campaigning to close the Yarl's Wood detention centre surrounded the building and created a wall of noise around the controversial site.

I'm pretty confident that Caroline Noakes can win Southampton North and Romsey, but I know Labour activists campaigned for the Lib Dems there last time just to keep us out.

Activist campaigns drive public concern in Japan and other Asian countries about the safety of polystyrene instant noodle cups.

Relying upon the values and teachings that are learned on the mat to inform activist campaigns is profoundly problematic.