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Activist Investors

The strategies and impacts of these influential market players. Comprehensive profiles of key activist investors, exploring their investment tactics, corporate challenges and the broader implications for the companies they target. Critical examinations of how activist campaigns reshape industries, influence shareholder value and drive corporate governance changes. Data-driven insights, case studies and expert commentary that illuminate the successes and controversies surrounding activist investing. An essential resource for understanding this dynamic force in the financial world. Read more about Finance.

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Ryan Cohen’s ‘Sell on eBay to Buy eBay’ Stunt Puzzles Investors

GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen grabs attention with an unsolicited bid to acquire eBay and then selling personal collectibles on eBay to fund the deal. But serious investors question how the $56 billion deal will actually work out.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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GameStop’s Activist Investor CEO Ryan Cohen Makes $56B Bid for eBay

Ryan Cohen is betting big on eBay with a $56 billion offer, but doubts about funding and strategy are already weighing on the deal.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Paul Singer’s Toyota Campaign Tests the Limits of Japan’s Corporate Tradition

By forcing Toyota to raise its takeover bid for Toyota Industries, Paul Singer delivered a major activist victory in Japan’s corporate stronghold.
By Ivan Castano
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David Ellison Sweetens Paramount’s WBD Offer With a Washington Playbook

By Georgia Fearn
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Why Bill Ackman Is Making a $2B Bet on Mark Zuckerberg’s A.I. Vision

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Bill Ackman’s Big Bet on Uber Wins Praise from CEO Dara Khosrowshahi

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Hedge Funds’ New Approach to Shareholder Activism: Podcasting

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Paul Singer

Paul Singer’s Elliott Management Gears Up for Leadership Shakeup at Southwest Airlines

By Shreyas Sinha
Chairperson of Indian conglomerate Adani Group, Gautam Adani

New York Short Seller Hindenburg Takes Aim at an India Regulator Amid Adani Saga

By Shreyas Sinha
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Chipotle’s Turnaround CEO Brian Niccol Joins Starbucks as the Coffee Chain Faces Rising Activist Pressure

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Hedge Fund Mogul Paul Singer Goes After $400B Worth of Companies

By Shreyas Sinha
GameStop

Activist Investor Ryan Cohen Takes the Helm of GameStop As Its Unpaid CEO

By Sissi Cao
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Activist Investor Scott Murray Urges Getty Images to Enter AI Partnerships

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Short Seller Hindenburg Targets Block, Jack Dorsey’s Fintech Company

By Sissi Cao
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Gautam Adani’s Crisis Deepens With Modi-Backed Probe and Stock Downgrades

By Sissi Cao
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The ‘Carl Icahn Strategy’ of Purging Employees Leads a Xerox Executive to Sue Over His Ouster

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Activist Investor Ryan Cohen Buys a Stake in Nordstrom and Pursues Board Shakeup

By Rachyl Jones
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Gautam Adani Loses His Title as Asia’s Richest Person After Hindenburg Report

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Salesforce

Billionaire Paul Singer is the Latest Activist Investor to Take a Stake in Salesforce

By Ellen Chang
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The Adani Group Is Just the Latest Target for Nathan Anderson’s Hindenburg Research

By Sissi Cao
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Asia’s Richest Man Gautam Adani Lost $28 Billion Last Week After Hindenburg Report

By Sissi Cao
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Billionaire Gautam Adani Accused of “Brazen Stock Manipulation” by U.S. Research Firm

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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A Conservative Investor in Apple Wants to Keep Race, Sex, and Politics Out of Hiring

By Courtney Vinopal
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Apple Has Displaced Tesla As the No.1 Shorted Stock on Wall Street

By Sissi Cao
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