Sentences with phrase «activist shareholders»

We briefly explore the impact of blockchain technology on this secrecy, which is fundamental to the strategy of activist shareholders.

In these instances in which a group effectively controls the company, there will be little noise from activist shareholders.

The target received a thumbs - up from Dutch activist shareholder group Follow This.

He also advises directors on their legal obligations and duties and advises boards of directors on governance related matters and dealing with activist shareholders.

His comments were in support of his shareholder proposal to end all political activist shareholder proposals.

Without an aggressive activist shareholder base, I think management would have just drained this company for as long as possible.

He also provides advice regarding strategy in takeover and activist shareholder matters and other contests for corporate control.

We want our companies to better use their resources to grow, and create more jobs — not fight politically motivated activist shareholders.

It's a another biotech net / net with an interesting spin dynamic and an entrenched activist shareholder base.

Given the firm's leading position, rock solid balance sheet, and an ever - growing activist shareholder base, we expect the dividend hikes to continue.

All of a sudden activist shareholders, securities regulators, and the courts seemed ready to place in - house counsel under closer scrutiny.

May 2 - Xerox Corp said its CEO and several board members will step down to settle a suit brought by activist shareholders who had opposed a $ 6.1 billion deal with Japan's Fujifilm Holdings.

Fujifilm Holdings Corp slid 5.4 percent after Xerox Corp said its CEO and several board members will step down to settle a suit brought by activist shareholders who had opposed a $ 6.1 billion deal with Fujifilm.

Xerox said its CEO and most of its board will step down to settle a suit by activist shareholders Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason.

In summary, we have a compelling investment thesis (German property), great underlying property fundamentals and valuations, a good margin of safety with a Net LTV of 58 %, and a potential catalyst in the form of activist shareholders on the share register and, most importantly, the board.

Rick also has significant experience in representing both corporations as well as activist shareholders in proxy contests and governance disputes.

Many large companies usually have a number of shareholder proposals, and there are some individuals, known as activist shareholders, who simply buy shares of a company to get certain proposals on the agenda.

Indeed, shareholder policy preferences can shift very rapidly when activist shareholders arrive on scene and demand sweeping changes in core policies.

Once a gentile club that resolved its problems in quiet, behind closed doors, corporate Italy is increasingly becoming prey for activist shareholders.

Whole Foods hired the advisory firm Evercore Partners earlier this year to defend itself from pressure by activist shareholder Jana Partners, which announced in April it had amassed an 8.3 percent stake and pushed for changes to the Whole Foods board of directors.

Well, for one thing because I think the value of the company is greater than the MBO offer, but more importantly, there are some large activist shareholders who hold this same view!

Our lunch meetings typically focus on the best ways to solve particular challenges, from engaging activist shareholders to honing messaging skills and applying new accounting rules.

HOFFMAN: Usually hairpin turns like this are delayed by turf wars, fights in the boardroom, activist shareholders circling in and calling everyone morons.

Gretchen Morgenson of The NYTimes reports in Elect a Dissident, and You May Win a Prize that a new study of 120 «hybrid» boards (those formed when activist shareholders won one or more...

With the arrival of activist shareholder Bill Ackman in Canada, panel moderator and Ohio State University law professor Steven Davidoff kicked off the session with a discussion about the current climate for activists and how to deal with them.

Jana, a leading activist shareholder, and CalSTRS, one of the nation's largest public pension plans, delivered a letter to Apple on Saturday asking the company to consider developing software that would allow parents to limit children's phone use, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.

The appointment of Dauman is also like waving a red flag in front of Viacom's critics — including activist shareholders such as Mario Gabelli and SpringOwl Asset Management.

A report from activist shareholder Spring Owl Investments that called for Dauman's removal due to the underperformance of the stock seemed like it was shouting into the wind.

When Blodget opened the discussion to the panel he had assembled, Columbia University's Joseph Stiglitz remarked, «I want to emphasize that it was, in this period, not only activist shareholders but Milton Friedman,» the late economist and fellow Nobel laureate, who was to blame for this prevailing ideology.

Amazon's $ 13.7 billion deal for Whole Foods Markets came together swiftly after the upscale grocer battled activist shareholders over its future earlier this year.

As CEO of Calgary - based Canadian Pacific Railway, Green is being pressured to leave the corporate swamp by activist shareholder William Ackman, who wants the struggling railway placed in the hands of industry legend Hunter Harrison, former head of CP's Montreal - based rival, Canadian National Railway Co..

Prominent corporate lawyer Martin Lipton says that settling might be the better way to go for DuPont and other companies battling against activist shareholders.

LSE (ldnxf) has been looking for a new leader since former banker Xavier Rolet abruptly left in November following an ignominious public spat between activist shareholder TCI Fund Management and LSE's board.

Activist shareholders increasingly go after big game, with stakes in companies worth 26 pct of the S&P 500's capitalization.

On the eve of a special shareholders» meeting last May by Taseko Mines Ltd. (TSX: TKO), activist shareholder Raging River Capital LP threw in the towel.

For instance, activist shareholders seeking significant influence or control might be treated as fiduciaries for the corporation or restricted in their ability to sell or hedge the value of their shares.

This is a great tool against would - be activist shareholders wanting to shake up management (or worse).

Consider that in January, Citigroup C, -0.07 % delved deep into its pay structure after demands from activist shareholder Arjuna Capital.

It's about keeping corporate managements apprised of what activist shareholders and corporate raiders are doing.

While activist shareholder Sandon Capital has been a voluble opponent of the deal, arguing Tabcorp is getting a very good asset in the Tatts lotteries business, there are enough big shareholders who own stock in both companies that are in favour of the transaction to make a favourable vote likely.

Earlier this year activist shareholders asked Apple AAPL, +0.18 % to make iPhones less addictive to children.

This system — an outgrowth of postwar reconstruction — was designed to strengthen business relationships and keep investors around for the long haul, but also had the effect of dissuading activist shareholders and creating a drag on asset efficiency.

And even if current management is the reason for a poor occupancy level, one can hope to benefit ultimately from a low original entry price, new activist shareholders appearing or even a takeover bid from a better managed (or financed) company.

Gemfields is the v definition of an informed activist shareholder!

It has GBP 28.5 mio of Cash (and no Debt) vs. a GBP 52.1 mio Mkt Cap, an even better 11.3 % dividend yield (covered for 5 years), and yes, it has a lurking great catalyst in the form of a key activist shareholder.

«Problems could arise if activist shareholders, who are already revolting over excessive pay packages, decide they want to use this vote as an opportunity to attack directors that they think are taking advantage of their position by accepting overly lavish entertainment or gifts,» he says.

With significant advances in data mining and machine learning, the market could identify activist shareholders as the buyers of shares through pattern recognition, as well as de-anonymization and re-identification strategies offered by specialist research firms.