Posts Tagged ‘wall street journal’
Hedgies and Pols Descend on Las Vegas for SALT Conference – Wall Street Journal (blog)
Hedgies and Pols Descend on Las Vegas for SALT ConferenceWall Street Journal (blog)... who is facing pressure from lenders in connection with his gamble on a new national wireless network; Third Point's Daniel Loeb, who's engaged in a very publ... Read the rest of this entry »
Is Tencent a Good Facebook Proxy? – Wall Street Journal (blog)
Is Tencent a Good Facebook Proxy?Wall Street Journal (blog)Without many company-specific developments, analysts searching for an explanation are pointing to the ebullience surrounding Facebook Inc.'s initial public offering, scheduled for later thi... Read the rest of this entry »
Is China’s Tencent a Good Facebook Proxy? – Wall Street Journal (blog)
Is China's Tencent a Good Facebook Proxy?Wall Street Journal (blog)Without many company-specific developments, analysts searching for an explanation are pointing to the ebullience surrounding Facebook Inc.'s initial public offering, scheduled f... Read the rest of this entry »
Dealpolitik: What’s H Partners Up to at Sealy? – Wall Street Journal (blog)
Dealpolitik: What's H Partners Up to at Sealy?Wall Street Journal (blog)H Partners, the owner of 15.3% of Sealy, has given that company's directors and KKR, its controlling stockholder, a public spanking on governance, strategy and performance.... Read the rest of this entry »
Dealpolitik: Yahoo’s Political Lesson— It’s About the Other Guy – Wall Street Journal (blog)
International Business TimesDealpolitik: Yahoo's Political Lesson— It's About the Other GuyWall Street Journal (blog)This week, Yahoo gave a glimpse of its strategy to defeat dissident Dan Loeb's proxy fight to replace four Yahoo director... Read the rest of this entry »
Loeb to Yahoo: Stop Ignoring Me Or Your Problems Will Get Worse – Wall Street Journal (blog)
Loeb to Yahoo: Stop Ignoring Me Or Your Problems Will Get WorseWall Street Journal (blog)Therefore, Loeb, no muppet, is taking it to the public and says he'll officially propose an alternative proxy. And now he is suggesting that Gary Wilson, a for... Read the rest of this entry »
Proxy Adviser ISS Looking Into Alleged Employee Kickback – Wall Street Journal (blog)
Proxy Adviser ISS Looking Into Alleged Employee KickbackWall Street Journal (blog)By David Benoit Institutional Shareholder Services, a provider of proxy voting services for corporations, is investigating whether an employee was selling, for cash and o... Read the rest of this entry »
Dealpolitik: Is HP Setting a Trend for Proxy Access? – Wall Street Journal (blog)
Dealpolitik: Is HP Setting a Trend for Proxy Access?Wall Street Journal (blog)For years, the SEC and Congress (through Dodd-Frank) have been pushing for “proxy access” for shareholders. Proxy access refers to the ability of shareholders of a public... Read the rest of this entry »
Jacobs Engineering Hoping for Say-on-Pay Support – Wall Street Journal (blog)
Jacobs Engineering Hoping for Say-on-Pay SupportWall Street Journal (blog)The advisory say-on-pay vote, required at large public companies by the Dodd-Frank reform law for the first time last year, has been criticized as toothless, but proxy experts sa... Read the rest of this entry »
Canadian National Railway Files Case Against Former CEO – Wall Street Journal
Globe and MailCanadian National Railway Files Case Against Former CEOWall Street JournalMr. Ackman is seeking a proxy vote, which will take place at the company's annual meeting May 17 in Calgary, to replace Canadian Pacific directors to achieve hi... Read the rest of this entry »