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Mickey's Boardroom Brawl: When Wall Street Met Main Street at the Happiest Proxy Fight on Earth
Bibbidi, Bobbodi, Back the Heck Up: Â Trian Partners and Disney just had this epic face-off, and it's totally changing the game for proxy...

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Sep 19, 20242 min read
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Activist-Proofing Your Company
Tips for Being Prepared and Minimizing Disruption Directors & Boards asked Ken Squire, founder and president of 13D Monitor, how to be...

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Aug 7, 20242 min read
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Activist Investing Takes Japan by Storm
A New Era of Shareholder Empowerment Activist investing in Japan is in high gear these days. The country, once seen as a tough and...

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Jun 28, 20242 min read
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Norfolk Southern Refuses to Be Derailed
Norfolk Southern Corp. is not one to shy away from a challenge! The railroad operator recently gave some friendly advice to activist...

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Apr 26, 20242 min read
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Activist Investors: Friend or Foe?
MacMillan Spills the Beans (and Gives Bob Iger a Wake-Up Call) In a recent chat with Yahoo Finance, Stephen MacMillan, the CEO of Hologic...

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Apr 26, 20242 min read
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Will Activist Investor Cure Bayer’s Aches & Pains?
Bayer, the German pharmaceutical and life sciences company, is currently facing a plethora of challenges that are threatening to derail...

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Apr 3, 20242 min read
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STB Chairman Goes Off the Rails Defending Norfolk Southern
Outgoing Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chairman, Martin J. Oberman, is not holding back when it comes to criticizing activist...

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Apr 3, 20242 min read
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Disney Family Casts Activist Investor as the Villain
The descendants of Walt Disney and his brother, Roy O. Disney, have spoken out about the ongoing battle between two activist investment...

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Mar 25, 20242 min read
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Is it an Activist Campaign or Short-Term Trading Play?
Aozora Bank Ltd., a Japanese lender, had a significant surge in its shares — the most extensive since March 2020 — following a report...

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Mar 22, 20241 min read
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Nuveen is a No-Go for Saba
On February 16, 2024, the SEC's Division of Investment Management gave a no-action letter to three Nuveen closed-end funds. This means...

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Mar 22, 20241 min read
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Activist Investor Trying to Trap the Mouse
Disney’s tussle with activist investor Nelson Peltz rages on. He's trying to secure two board seats for himself and former Disney CFO Jay...

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Mar 21, 20241 min read
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Icahn Zaps AEP Board
The recent shake-up at American Electric Power Co. (AEP) is kind of a big deal. Julie Sloat, who was CEO for less than 14 months, got the...

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Mar 16, 20241 min read
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Corporate Deals to Watch | March 2024
Event-Driven gurus, Paul Hoffmeister and Thomas Kirchner of CEDA, host a monthly call that we never miss. On a live webinar every month,...

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Mar 14, 20241 min read
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Activist Investors Trying to Rain on Macy's Parade
Macy's said it plans to close roughly 150 underperforming stores over the next three years - the struggling retailer's latest effort to...

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Mar 13, 20241 min read
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Three Activists in the News (and Their Targets)
Activist investors are busy at work, trying to drive up value for their targeted investments. We've briefly highlighted a few that made...

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Mar 11, 20242 min read
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Ancora Holdings Wants a Ticket to Ride
Atlanta-based railroad company, Norfolk Southern, is currently facing a challenge from activist investors seeking to seize control of the...

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Feb 29, 20241 min read
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Mine of the Times
Interesting news from the Financial Times. According to the report, activist investor Elliott Investment Management has launched a new...

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Feb 27, 20241 min read
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2023: A Record Year for Activism
According to a report by Lazard, Ltd., 2023 was a record year for the number of activist investor attacks globally, with an impressive...

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Feb 9, 20241 min read
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Activists Targeting Small-Cap Companies
Shareholder activists are finding more success targeting smaller-cap companies than mid and large-cap ones this year. The reasons for...

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Jan 9, 20241 min read
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Engaged Capital Collecting on Collections
Engaged Capital, a well-known activist investor, recently acquired a significant stake in the debt collection company, PRA Group, and is...

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Jan 1, 20241 min read
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