Sentences with phrase «led by activist investor»

Opponents led by activist investor Barry Rosenstein's Jana Partners had contended that splitting EQT's natural gas production and transportation businesses would better reward EQT shareholders.

The 69 - year - old railroad veteran stormed into Canadian Pacific in June 2012 after a proxy battle led by activist investor Bill Ackman and has made good on his promise to repair the underperforming company.

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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.

Huntsman abandoned its $ 20 billion merger with Clariant under pressure from activist investors led by Keith Meister's Corvex (through a vehicle called «White Tale»).

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.

Management Corporate Boards Led by investors such as Carl Icahn, Bill Ackman and Jeff Smith, and targeting companies from DuPont to PepsiCo, campaigns by activist investors have become a common occurrence in the United States in the past few decades.

Since last year, Americans Elect, a non-profit 501c4 organization led by investor and activist Peter Ackerman, has been quietly laying the foundation for a 2012 Internet - based political convention to pick a «centrist» ticket that will, if all goes to plan, get on all fifty state ballots and compete in a serious way with Barack Obama and whomever the GOP nominates next year.

The dissidents appear to be led by Dr. Roderick Wong, and include noted activist investor Robert.