Sentences with phrase «activist funds»

Morgan Lewis represents all types of onshore and offshore private investment funds, including credit / distressed credit funds, private equity funds, mezzanine funds, funds of funds, secondary funds, infrastructure funds, real estate funds, cleantech funds, venture capital funds, master - feeder funds, hedge funds, activist funds, and corporate governance funds.

Activist Funds: Covered here (and this post may also prove interesting).

The structure of this deal should further magnify moves activist funds, like Ackman's Pershing Square, make.

This issue of Barron's carries a brief article on activist hedge funds and makes mention of activist Jeff Ubben and his firm ValueAct Capital, which is regarded as one of the elite activist funds b...

This issue of Barron's carries a brief article on activist hedge funds and makes mention of activist Jeff Ubben and his firm ValueAct Capital, which is regarded as one of the elite activist funds because it has averaged gains of 144 percent in companies where they filed 13D forms.

Activist funds should still be considered: But in terms of sheer size, the larger funds are obviously forced to stick with the standard playbook (M&A, debt & share buybacks)-- those tools, and management's desire to co-operate & implement, are really just another bull market phenomenon.

If Mr. Rahim can garner the support from the two activist funds and drive cost cutting while providing better leadership at the firm, shareholders could be rewarded.

There has also been a lot of local debate about whether global activist funds will increasingly eye entering the Australian market.

«There are not many of those situations in Australia,» Mr Gidney said, noting JPMorgan's analysis suggested there were about 15 companies in the ASX 100 that may attract the attention of global activist funds.

A separate Bloomberg News analysis of the same period found that five of the biggest U.S. activist funds sought 174 board positions on Standard & Poor's 500 companies in the same period but nominated women only seven times.

Among the topics on the agenda: the evolution of shareholder activism and research findings about activist funds» returns, the amended Shareholder Rights Directive (EU) 2017/828, litigation and its effectiveness as tool for activist investors, and what can an issuer do to adequately address activists» new challenges.

Industry experts say Elliott appears to be acting on a plan to open up a region that until recently was regarded as less fertile ground for activist funds.

A Whole Foods Market stockholder is reported to have met with activist funds to plan a push for changes or a possible sale, Bloomberg reported Friday.

But, four sources familiar with Elliott's thinking said Europe offered a lot of scope, as fewer activist funds operated there than in the United States, and European companies have been subject to the attentions of activists for less time.

SEOUL, May 1 - U.S. activist fund Elliott.

MILAN, April 23 - A judge ruled in favor of an appeal by Telecom Italia and its leading investor Vivendi to block a vote on some board director replacements proposed by activist fund Elliott at an April 24 shareholders meeting, a court document showed.

The activist fund has built a stake of 9 percent in TIM to try to shake up the way Vivendi has been running Italy's...

The comment is oddly elliptical and passive given that Pessina is a shareholder controlling 13 % of the company's stock, with allies KKR and activist fund JANA Partners holding sway over another 4.7 % and 1.1 %, respectively.

Activist fund Corvex Management six months ago built up a stake in the maker of Activia yogurt and Evian water, as European consumer - goods companies come under pressure to boost profit amid slow growth in mainstream brands.

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The activist fund Marcato Capital, fresh off a proxy battle with Buffalo Wild Wings, has taken a stake in a construction equipment maker it says is poised to grow after strategic re-positioning.

The activist fund recently came off a bitter proxy contest at restaurant group Buffalo Wild Wings, where it won three board seats and led to the resignation of CEO Sally Smith.

That, in turn, came after calls from U.S. activist fund Elliott Management for...

PARIS, April 17 - France's Vivendi is asking Telecom Italia investors to trust its long - term strategy ahead of a leadership showdown against activist fund Elliott.

The activist fund argues it was dilutive and the company did not get sufficient shareholder approval.

Now, activist fund Land & Buildings Investment Management is trying to stop at least part the transaction.

That, in turn, came after calls from U.S. activist fund Elliott Management for parent Hyundai Motor Group to cancel treasury shares and increase dividends.

The activist fund has since then built up a 9 percent stake and is asking for changes at the board at a shareholders vote on April 24.

MILAN, April 30 (Reuters)- Activist fund Elliott sought to reassure Telecom Italia chief Amos Genish on Monday that it would work with him to set company strategy, after he said his position would be «untenable» if Elliott succeeded in overhauling the board.

Filings with regulators show that eight of Paul Elliott Singer's activist fund's 15 disclosed...

Filings with regulators show that eight of Paul Elliott Singer's activist fund's 15 disclosed positions in the first four months of 2018 were in Europe, compared to three out of eight in the same period of 2017.

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.

MILAN, April 23 (Reuters)- A judge ruled in favor of an appeal by Telecom Italia (TIM) and its leading investor Vivendi to block a vote on some board director replacements proposed by activist fund Elliott at an April 24 shareholders meeting, a court document showed.

Despite what activist fund Trian would have shareholders believe, DuPont under Kullman has delivered impressive returns.

The decision comes as activist fund Elliott, which has built a potential holding of 5.7 percent in the former phone monopoly, has challenged the way TIM's biggest shareholder, France's Vivendi, manages the group.

In Italy, Telecom Italia chief Amos Genish said that his position in the firm would be «untenable» if activist fund Elliott gets the majority of the board seats during a shareholder vote Friday, Reuters reported.

If it sides with Elliott, the activist fund could take control from top shareholder Vivendi.

SEOUL / LOS ANGELES South Korean prosecutors are looking into U.S. activist fund Elliott Management to see if it violated disclosure rules during the fund's 2015 purchase of shares in Samsung C&T Corp, an official with the prosecution said on Thursday.

The activist fund has bought 6 pct of Telecom Italia, according to reports.

Holders of a quarter of the Dutch paint maker's shares think it should engage with hostile bidder PPG, claims activist fund Elliott.

Telecom Italia CEO Amos Genish said his position at Italy's biggest phone group would be «untenable» if activist fund Elliott manages to win the majority of board seats at a shareholder vote.

French media group Vivendi and activist fund Elliott Advisors — respectively the largest and second - largest investors in Telecom Italia — are heading for a showdown at upcoming shareholder meetings scheduled for April 24 and May 4.

The activist fund has a new lever to oppose the South Korean group's ruling Lee family over a $ 9 bln merger.

The activist fund manager has proposed a slate of three director nominees, including himself.

His views were shared by many other portfolio managers who turned belligerent about CP's Board and wondered why no activist fund had yet spotted the opportunity offered by CP.

We've been following AVGN (see earlier posts here and here) because it's a net cash stock (i.e. it's trading at less than the value of its cash after deducting all liabilities) and it has a specialist biotechnology activist fund Biotechnology Value Fund (BVF) pushing it to liquidate and return its cash to shareholders.

We've been following AVGN (see earlier posts here, here, here, here, here and here) because it's a net cash stock (i.e. it's trading at less than the value of its cash after deducting all liabilities) and specialist biotechnology activist fund BVF has been pushing it to liquidate and return its cash to shareholders.

We've been following AVGN (see earlier posts here, here and here) because it's a net cash stock (i.e. it's trading at less than the value of its cash after deducting all liabilities) and it has a specialist biotechnology activist fund Biotechnology Value Fund (BVF) pushing it to liquidate and return its cash to shareholders.

If you're intrigued by the strategy, there's still the 13D Activist Fund (DDDAX) which has also lost money on that period but a lot less money.

Jackson is the founder of Ironfire Capital, an activist fund manager that uses «Internet - based social networking tools to gather information and amplify the impact of current focus campaigns,» and is perhaps best known for his campaign against Yahoo! Inc (NASDAQ: YHOO).