Sentences with phrase «against activist shareholders»

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

Not exact matches

The settlement did not resolve the activists» claims against Fujifilm, which the shareholders have criticized for aiding previous Xerox management.

Activist shareholder Carl Icahn rallied against the corporate governance system in American business in a Wall Street Journal editorial published Wednesday.

A tech - savvy and surefooted negotiator, Cohn has since led more than 30 shareholder campaigns against the likes of Compuware, BMC Software, and lately EMC, becoming one of the most powerful and effective activists in the finance industry.

That put him on the opposite side of the table from activist investor Carl Icahn, who turned into Herbalife's largest shareholder even as Ackman mounted a campaign against the company.

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

Despite the fact that the majority of shareholders oppose the activist shareholder proposals, because of the current regulatory regime, public companies must dedicate time, and money to defend against them.

Lagardere shareholders reject activist demandsShareholders in Lagardere SCA (MMB.FR) voted Thursday against motions proposed by activist investor Amber Capital to change the group's corporate governance.

Against this backdrop, activist investment firm JCP Investment Management took up a significant minority stake in Fiesta over the past year, and JCP is now spearheading a shareholder group that is pushing for a boardroom shakeup.

Following discouraging market share losses in fiscal 2017, shareholders voted — against management's recommendation — to add activist investor Nelson Peltz to the board of directors late last year.

According to the New York Post, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) is preparing for a potential proxy battle against activist investors, including Starboard Value, by hiring advisers who specialize in defense against «cage - rattling shareholders.»

Telecom Italia shareholders will decide whether the activist hedge fund Elliott Management has the power to revamp the board against controlling stakeholder, the French entertainment group Vivendi.