Sentences with phrase «hostile takeover attempt»

But Pyott would make an ironic choice to run Valeant, given he was one of the most vehement critics of the company and Ackman in 2014, when Valeant teamed up with the hedge fund manager in an unsuccessful hostile takeover attempt of Allergan.

In other Ubisoft news, the company finally managed to fend off a years - long hostile takeover attempt by French media conglomoerate Vivendi.

Qualcomm is likely to make aggressive moves to keep shareholders happy in the next two quarters while the company faces a possible hostile takeover attempt from Broadcom, research firm Nomura said Tuesday.

While Melbourne - based BHP Billiton (ASX: BHP) is one of the largest diversified natural resources companies in the world, Canadians will remember the name from its now - infamous hostile takeover attempt of PotashCorp in August 2010.

«Though now with Broadcom's hostile takeover attempt analogous to a «gun to the head,» we expect the company to more aggressively focus on driving shareholder value in order to remain a standalone franchise.»

Both Gannett and Tribune Publishing are settling in for a protracted battle, as Gannett marches forward in an increasingly hostile takeover attempt of Tribune (POLITICO: «Tribune's anti-Gannett strategy: Tronc, the Lagos Gambit and stalling»).

For now, Bitcoin looks like it has survived its initial hostile takeover attempt, in my opinion, and the unintended effect is it just may have kicked off the next wave in its own bull market.

Wiedeking led a failed hostile takeover attempt of Volkswagen, and later opposed the merger of the two carmakers.

On the other hand, if Simon and Westfield are successful in their takeover attempt, that could inspire more hostile takeover attempts, says Morgan Stanley REIT analyst Matthew Ostrower.

The sale marks the end of a turbulent period for the company following a hostile takeover attempt by rival PPG Industries and friction with activist investor Elliott Management.

And on Aug. 1 it filed a lawsuit accusing Valeant and Pershing Square Capital of using fraud and insider trading to further their hostile takeover attempt of the California - based drug company.

In 2012 Ackman was instrumental in a proxy fight that installed Hunter Harrison as CEO of Canadian Pacific Railway; he is currently involved in a hostile takeover attempt of of Botox maker Allergan by Quebec's Valeant Pharmaceuticals.

Broadcom's stock rose 4 % in after - hours trading on Friday to $ 264.21 after the Wall Street Journal reported of Intel's interest in acquiring Broadcom, which engaged in a hostile takeover attempt of mobile chip maker Qualcomm.

Qualcomm sends a second letter to shareholders urging them to reject Broadcom's hostile takeover attempt, this time focusing on regulatory roadblocks.

Allergan (AGN), maker of Botox, continued its fight against the hostile takeover attempt by Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX) recently in a press release reiterating its belief that VRX's acquisition - driven business model is unsustainable.

Once he'd defeated Gannett's hostile takeover attempt of his newly named Tronc, Ferro seemed to cease being the center of the news industry storm.

His first big stumble came when its hostile takeover attempt of Allergan, done with Ackman, failed.

This happens to be a hostile takeover attempt, but the next one might just be an activist fight for board seats or management changes.

We first highlighted Valeant's corporate governance issues in June 2014, during its hostile takeover attempt of Allergan.

In late 2002 and early 2003, the global organization — recently spun off from Bass Group — faced bloated overhead costs in the competitive hotel industry, experienced a decline in business and vacation travel because of the worldwide economic downturn and the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), underwent a brand name change (from Six Continents), and battled a hostile takeover attempt by British entrepreneur Hugh Osmond.

Bob Iger became Disney's CEO in 2005, following a rough five years for the company that included a hostile takeover attempt, a shareholder revolt, and...

That was a motivating factor behind a 2011 hostile takeover attempt that would have handed Liffe to ICE and the NYSE equities exchange to Nasdaq.

A hostile takeover attempt by fellow French multimedia company Vivendi, who formerly owned another industry leading developer and publisher Activision Blizzard, is underway.

What follows is despair, desperation, malaria, elation, big investment bankers, a hostile takeover attempt, political maneuverings, heartbreak, pride, and a surprising twist.

A whirlwind of ruthless ambition, power struggles, greed and deception ensues as Tourneuil's brutal ascent is jeopardized by a hostile takeover attempt from a large American hedge fund led by Dittmar Rigule (Gabriel Byrne), erotic distractions from international supermodel Nassim (Liya Kebede), and adversaries with an agenda for destruction.

Insiders in each company own enough common stock to thwart easily any hostile takeover attempts.

Then things changed again around here with a hostile takeover attempt, and our e-discovery efforts were back - burnered for a few years, and we just kept going with what we had.

A hostile takeover attempt by fellow French multimedia company Vivendi, who formerly owned another industry leading developer and publisher Activision Blizzard, is underway.

Qualcomm's board may be busy dealing with rival chipmaker Broadcom's hostile takeover attempt but for the rest of the company, it is business as usual.

Though senior - level management was likely distracted in the past year by Simon's hostile takeover attempt, Citigroup Smith Barney analyst Jonathan Litt says Taubman's underperformance in leasing, development and asset management indicates a personnel shift is needed to revive the REIT's internal growth.

Still in the process of fending off Simon's hostile takeover attempt, Taubman announced this morning an agreement that could force Simon out of its joint venture interest in the highly profitable Forum Shops at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.

Still in the process of fending off Simon's hostile takeover attempt, Taubman announced this morning an agreement that could force Simon out of its joint...

Still in the process of fending off Simon's hostile takeover attempt, Taubman announced this morning an agreement that could force Simon out of its joint venture interest in the highly...

And everyone is waiting for the other shoe to drop regarding the hostile takeover attempt of Taubman Centers.

But with Brookfield's commitment and with Westfield's entry into the picture, General Growth will certainly be in a better position to fend off Simon's hostile takeover attempts, according to Sullivan.