Icahn boosts offer to Dell shareholders
Activist investor Carl Icahn has raised his stake in computer maker Dell and told investors that the company would offer them $14...
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Activism, M&A Archive
Icahn scouts for new CEO for Dell as buyout proxy battle continues
Activist investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management have already started to shortlist candidates to become the new...
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Icahn and Blackstone each top takeover proposal by Dell founder
Activist shareholder Carl Icahn and Blackstone Group have both offered takeover proposals to computer maker Dell that could thwart...
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Icahn signs confidentiality deal with Dell
Carl Icahn has agreed a confidentiality deal with PC maker Dell that allows him to look at the company’s private accounts...
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Strategic buyers back in the hunt
With M&A activity posting a four-year low, fee-starved investment bankers were glad to close out a dismal 2012. The total volume...
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Issuers to keep on spinning
Breaking up’s not so hard to do, noted IR magazine’s December 2011 cover as it reflected on the increasing number of spin-offs...
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Activist considers Misys bid
A US activist investor has joined the bevy of companies chasing British IT firm Misys.ValueAct – Misys’ largest shareholder with a...
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Investors see profit from spin-offs
Around the globe, laboriously assembled conglomerates are now dividing like mature amebas into their constituent parts. Examples...
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Down but not out
The number of poison pill defenses in place at US firms has been steadily falling over the last 10 years. In 2001 there were 2,218...
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Icahn ups bid in war of words with Clorox
Carl Icahn has improved his bid for Clorox and rebuked the company’s management for defending its performance.Yesterday, Icahn...
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