Posts Tagged ‘proxy fight’
Loeb Says He’ll Fight Yahoo as Long as It Takes – CNBC.com
CNBC.comLoeb Says He'll Fight Yahoo as Long as It TakesCNBC.comIn rare public comments about his ongoing proxy fight with Yahoo, Third Point founder Dan Loeb called the company “bloated” and “not focused,” but added that the tech giant is a... Read the rest of this entry »
Yahoo’s CEO takes a credibility hit in proxy battle (GigaOM)
Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson has been using a resume with a false claim for more than a decade. Activist shareholder Daniel Loeb unveiled Thompson's lack of a computer science degree during a proxy fight, saying it raises issues about his credibility and t... Read the rest of this entry »
CP Rail proxy fight: Attack! Counterattack! Reassure customers when the dust … – Toronto Star
Toronto StarCP Rail proxy fight: Attack! Counterattack! Reassure customers when the dust ...Toronto StarAs the proxy fight between Pershing Square Capital Management and Canadian Pacific Railway, one of the country's oldest companies, counts down t... Read the rest of this entry »
Portals Battle Activist Investors – Adweek
AdweekPortals Battle Activist InvestorsAdweekAn embattled CEO like Yahoo's Scott Thompson or AOL's Tim Armstrong isn't likely to welcome a proxy fight. But maybe they should. B. Riley analyst Sameet Sinha said proxy fights—when investors ... Read the rest of this entry »
Roche jeers at Illumina’s boasts as proxy fight escalates – FiercePharma
Roche jeers at Illumina's boasts as proxy fight escalatesFiercePharmaThe competing press releases, the public correspondence, the CEO statements--a PhD candidate could spin all that into a respectable dissertation on human nature in corporate dealm... Read the rest of this entry »
Starboard Value Keeps Up Proxy Fight with AOL – Hedge Fund Net
Globe and MailStarboard Value Keeps Up Proxy Fight with AOLHedge Fund Netby Ricardo Kaulessar , Editor New York-based activist hedge fund Starboard Value is reportedly still going forward with its proxy fight with AOL. MarketWatch reported that Starboa... Read the rest of this entry »
ISS Sides With Illumina in Proxy Fight Against Roche – New York Times (blog)
ISS Sides With Illumina in Proxy Fight Against RocheNew York Times (blog)By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED An influential shareholder advisory firm said on Friday that investors in Illumina should side with the genetic analysis provider as it tries to fend of... Read the rest of this entry »
Is Yahoo Proxy Fight a Bellwether for Shareholders in 2012? – Law.com
Is Yahoo Proxy Fight a Bellwether for Shareholders in 2012?Law.comA major difference, though, are the resources required to mount a full-on proxy fight—which generally necessitates hiring lawyers, paying filing fees at the SEC, and funding a public r... Read the rest of this entry »
Town’s prayer controversy stirs British cultural war – The Seattle Times
Town's prayer controversy stirs British cultural warThe Seattle TimesThe move to ban public prayers in Bideford, England, has erupted into a national proxy fight over the question of whether Christianity should hold a privileged place in a modern, ... Read the rest of this entry »
Town’s prayer controversy stirs British cultural war (Seattle Times)
The move to ban public prayers in Bideford, England, has erupted into a national proxy fight over the question of whether Christianity should hold a privileged place in a modern, diverse and highly secular society.Source : Seattle TimesExplore : Chris... Read the rest of this entry »