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Articles from Carl Surran

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1. Texas Pacific Land Trust Tries to Fend Off Activist Investor, Delays Meeting
  
  Explore Stock Market News & Financial Analysis Mar 25 2019 BoardNews
  
  Texas Pacific Land Trust (NYSE: TPL ) says it will postpone by two weeks until May 22 the date of a special meeting where shareholders will vote to fill an open trustee spot, taking a step to fight off a large investor seeking to install its own trustee and begin selling off TPL's portfolio. TPL wants shareholders elect an independent trustee, while ~23% owner Horizon Kinetics and its partners say they will seek to nominate Eric Oliver, president of the SoftVest hedge fund...
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  Mentions: Hedge Fund Delaware NYSE
2. Bristow's Deal for Columbia Helicopters Opposed by Activist Investor
  
  Explore Stock Market News & Financial Analysis Jan 9 2019 BoardNews
  
  Bristow ( BRS -3.4% ) is lower after activist investor Global Value Investment comes out against the proposed financing of the company's planned acquisition of Columbia Helicopters. Under the proposed financing, Global Value estimates that 33M-33.5M BRS shares would be issued in order to consummate the acquisition, representing a 93% dilution...
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  Mentions: Investment Activist Investors acquisition
3. Halliburton Shareholders Vote Down Executive Compensation plan - Halliburton Company HAL)
  
  Explore Stock Market News & Financial Analysis May 22 2018 BoardNews
  
  Halliburton ( HAL ) shareholders have voted against the company’s executive compensation for the first time. HAL says it is disappointed by the non-binding vote as executive retention is especially important during a CEO transition period, noting that other oilfield services companies have tended to aggressively recruit its executives for their own leadership teams; HAL says more than 25 of its former executives left the company to become senior execs at similar companies...
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  Mentions: Executive Compensation Halliburton
4. Ackman Backs Push to Split United Technologies Into Three Parts
  
  Explore Stock Market News & Financial Analysis May 15 2018 BoardNews
  
  United Technologies ( UTX -0.4% ) is trading at a hefty discount and the company's businesses would thrive as three standalone companies , Bill Ackman says in arguments that back the case made last week by activist shareholder Third Point. UTX is “one of the last remaining conglomerates,” Ackman says...
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  Mentions: Bill Ackman Berkshire Hathaway stake
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