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    • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
      Illumina Inc
      Illumina chief’s pay nearly doubles ahead of clash with Carl Icahn

      Francis deSouza was awarded $26.7mn in total pay last year despite drop in genome sequencer’s market value

    • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
      Atos SE
      Airbus drops deal with Atos digital unit after pressure from Chris Hohn

      Shares in IT company plummet after plane maker bows to demand from hedge fund boss to end interest in Evidian

    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
      News in-depth
      Activist investors smoke out South Korea’s undervalued companies

      Campaign at tobacco maker underlines rise of funds taking on the old guard to unlock higher share prices

    • Monday, 27 March, 2023
      Elliott Management Corp
      Elliott scraps plans to nominate directors to Salesforce board

      Rare retreat for activist investor comes after software group posted better than average earnings

    • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
      Cellnex Telecom SA
      Hedge fund activist Chris Hohn calls for shake-up of Cellnex board

      Billionaire’s TCI group wants chair and two directors to step down, citing lack of progress over hunt for new chief

    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
      Illumina Inc
      Carl Icahn takes aim at genome sequencer Illumina over Grail deal

      Company’s shares jump after activist investor launches proxy battle

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      The Restaurant Group PLC
      Wagamama owner to close 35 sites as pressure by activist investors grows

      Shares in The Restaurant Group fall after the company denies speculation over an imminent asset sale

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      Moral Money
      Hedge fund discovers its carbon ‘playground’ Premium content

      Also in today’s newsletter, bosses win bigger bonuses for hitting environmental goals

    • Monday, 6 March, 2023
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Activist investor threatens to push for removal of The Restaurant Group boss

      Warning follows TRG’s refusal to grant a board seat to Hong Kong hedge fund

    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
      Salesforce.com Inc
      Salesforce’s Benioff pledges to put profits first amid activist face-off

      Software company’s shares jump on better than expected results after Elliott raised pressure with board nominees

    • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
      Moral Money
      Asia factory workers press Nike over missing pay Premium content

      Also in today’s newsletter, there’s more to shareholder proposals than winning the vote

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      Union Pacific Corp
      Union Pacific to replace chief after hedge fund urges change

      Soroban says freight rail operator lagged behind rivals under Lance Fritz’s leadership

    • Sunday, 26 February, 2023
      Bayer AG
      Bayer embraces activist Ubben with place on its sustainability council

      But high-profile shareholder may not be satisfied with informal position

    • Monday, 20 February, 2023
      Airbus SE
      Hedge fund boss Chris Hohn demands Airbus drop deal with Atos cyber spin-off

      TCI says buying minority share in Evidian looks like ‘politically motivated bailout’

    • Monday, 20 February, 2023
      Inside BusinessSujeet Indap
      The appeal for executives of having private equity owners

      Research on CEO hiring highlights the advantages of running an unlisted firm

    • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
      The Restaurant Group PLC
      The Restaurant Group rejects Oasis push for board seat

      Activist investor accuses the Wagamama owner of mismanaging the company

    • Wednesday, 15 February, 2023
      Capricorn Energy
      Capricorn terminates NewMed merger after activist pressure

      Energy group formerly known as Cairn scraps second combination deal in less than 6 months

    • Monday, 13 February, 2023
      Moral Money
      The seeds of a shareholder revolution Premium content

      Plus, misconduct claims at Activision

    • Friday, 10 February, 2023
      Spotify Technology SA
      Activist investor ValueAct takes stake in Spotify

      Investment revealed weeks after music streaming group announced job cuts and widening losses

    • Friday, 10 February, 2023
      Dai Nippon Printing Co Ltd
      Dai Nippon Printing shares soar after response to activist Elliott’s demands

      Biggest-ever rise in stock after 146-year-old conglomerate announces record buyback plan

    • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
      Walt Disney Co
      Nelson Peltz calls off Disney proxy fight

      Activist investor abandons battle after media group announces restructuring plan

    • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
      LexWalt Disney Co
      Iger/Peltz: pre-emptive cuts help House of Mouse win by a whisker Premium content

      The Disney chief’s smoking of the peace pipe with the activist investor may be the easy part

    • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
      LexUnilever PLC
      Unilever: battling the matrix would bring marginal improvement Premium content

      Consumer goods group’s underwhelming growth may be about to change

    • Monday, 6 February, 2023
      Jonathan Guthrie
      How Elliott became the McDonald’s of activism

      Hedge fund group has shown its reach and capacity with campaigns in Germany, Japan and US

    • Friday, 3 February, 2023
      Walt Disney Co
      Billionaire Disney insider becomes pivotal figure in Peltz’s proxy fight

      Marvel chair Isaac Perlmutter owns large stake and is supporting activist push for board seat

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