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‘Elizabeth Warren is right’: Activist investor Jeff Ubben quits his $16 billion hedge fund to launch an ESG firm, citing companies that ‘aren’t working for society or nature’
The activist investor hopes to use his new fund to "prove that there's a return" in impact investin…
Ben Winck
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Activist investor ValueAct has reportedly amassed a $1.2 billion stake in Citigroup
The activist isn't looking to shake up management and supports CEO Michael Corbat, according to the…
Alex Morrell
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One of America's top activist investors is leaving his $16 billion hedge fund to start a socially responsible investment firm — and it represents a broader push toward stakeholder capitalism
Jeff Ubben's move is part of a larger trend of leaders saying that the role of a company is to bene…
Marguerite Ward
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ValueAct has made a big bet on private equity giant KKR, and the stock is popping
"The AuM at this company is on a huge ramp," Mason Morfit, who made the presentation on behalf of V…
Matt Turner,Rachael Levy
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Microsoft Just Cleared The Way For Activist Hedge Fund ValueAct To Get A Seat On The Board
It is the Friday before a long Labor Day weekend. Relatively few people will see this news. Today w…
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Men like this are capitalism's unlikely heroes
Private-equity barons say their model of concentrated ownership makes more sense. Some governments …
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George Lucas says he has 'full faith and confidence' in Disney CEO Bob Iger amid proxy fight
The support from Star Wars creator George Lucas, who is one of Disney's largest individual sharehol…
Dominick Reuter,Madeline Berg
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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek sure sounds like he's blaming his 1,500 job cuts on fake work and amateur execs
Ek was surprisingly blunt about why he was axing staff and losing his CFO.
Hasan Chowdhury
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Disney's fight with Nelson Peltz is about to come to a head. Here's where things stand.
The lengthy proxy battle between Disney CEO Bob Iger and Nelson Peltz will come to a head when shar…
Madeline Berg
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Disney's Bob Iger is back on top
Disney's Bob Iger announced a strong start to 2024, including strong earnings and new partnerships,…
Madeline Berg,Lucia Moses,Ash…
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State Bank of India defends exposure to the Adani Group as short-selling report roils markets
Indias largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) said on Friday that its exposure to the Adani Gro…
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'It was devastating': Inside the 'bloodbath' at 7-Eleven, where nearly 900 corporate jobs were just cut
"People were crying and shocked — people who were total superstars last year," one employee said. "…
Áine Cain
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C-Suite exits and investor unrest: Citigroup is undergoing its most significant changes in half a decade
There's no sign that Citi has had a gun to its head on any of these moves, even given the fact that…
Alex Morrell
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Nikola plummets 21% after company files to sell 24 million shares
Shareholders that filed to sell up to 53.4 million shares include BlackRock, Fidelity, and ValueAct…
Matthew Fox
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A look inside the huge hedge fund that just went big on Morgan Stanley
"First, security selection is determined on a bottom-up, case-by-case basis, considering the risk a…
Rachael Levy
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The $19 billion hedge fund targeted by the government is fighting back
We have consolidated our investments in Halliburton Company ("Halliburton") and Baker Hughes Incorp…
Julia La Roche
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The US government is going after a $19 billion hedge fund
On Nov. 17, 2014, Baker Hughes and Halliburton - two of the three largest providers of oilfield pro…
Julia La Roche
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Citi has quietly undergone a massive restructuring over the past year. Here are the businesses it overhauled and the executives who departed.
While the changes started unfolding in earnest after activist ValueAct Capital unveiled its stake i…
Alex Morrell
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This private investor document perfectly shows why people are sick and tired of hedge funds
On February 19, 2014, Morfit, members of Valeant's senior management and its audit and risk committ…
Linette Lopez
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Valeant is calling in a hedge fund executive at its most testing time
During the second quarter, the fund sold about 4.49 million shares. TheWall Street Journal reported…