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Articles mentioning both Nestle and Third Point

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1. Activist Dan Loeb Calls on Sony to Spin Off Its Semiconductor Business
  
  Explore Yahoo! Finance Jun 14 2019 BoardNews
  
  ...nvested into entertainment, it added. This is the second time Loeb has agitated for changes at Sony. In 2013, Third Point bought a stake and proposed a partial spin off and initial public offering of the company’s entert...
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  Mentions: Nestle Japan stake
2. The Road Ahead for Shareholder Activism
  
  Explore corpgov.law.harvard.edu Feb 13 2019 BoardBlogs
  
  ...ught). Also, amidst ongoing pressure at Nestle from Third Point, T. Rowe was quoted in a newspaper article on Nestle’s governance as continuing to be supportive of Nestle’s board and management; and, after Elliott commen...
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3. Hedge-Fund Billionaire Dan Loeb Reportedly Discloses a Stake in American Express
  
  Explore Stock Market Data Today Nov 9 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...lled on shareholders to replace Campbell Soup's board of directors. And in July, he called for the food group Nestle to divide into three units, spin-off non-core businesses, and appoint an outsider with food and beverag...
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  Mentions: Nestle American Express stake
4. Nestlé Investors' Disquiet Grows
  
  Explore Stock Market Quotes and News Oct 24 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...Bulcke at the last vote. A Third Point spokeswoman said the firm has "no present plans to oppose Mr. Bulcke." Third Point would like its adviser on the Nestlé stake, Jan Bennink, to be added to the board, according to pe...
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5. 'Change the Board': Hedge-Fund Billionaire Dan Loeb Lays out his Plan to Turn Around Campbell Soup
  
  Explore Stock Market Data Today Oct 18 2018 BoardNews
  
  ... says the company's entire board should be replaced. Campbell Soup is rallying Thursday, up almost 2%, after Third Point, the hedge fund owned by the billionaire Dan Loeb, called on shareholders to replace the company's...
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6. Nestle Puts Skin-Health Unit Up for Possible $8 Billion Sale -
  
  Explore BNN Bloomberg Sep 20 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...rd Point hedge fund has called on the company to increase shareholder returns. In a January letter, Loeb said Nestle’s foray into dermatology seems unrelated to its core business and should be unwound. Nestle Skin Health...
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7. Hedge Fund Third Point Calls for Sale of Campbell Soup
  
  Explore Home - The Globe and Mail Aug 9 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...’s Third Point hedge fund and Strawbridge together own a 8.42 percent stake in the 150-year-old company, with Third Point holding 5.65 percent, according to the filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Th...
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8. Hungry for Growth, Food Makers Seek New Flavor of CEO
  
  Explore SHARENET Aug 9 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...acquisitions and divestitures and restructured parts of the business as he contends with activist shareholder Third Point. Sean Connolly, 53, took over the helm at Conagra Brands in 2015 and has already moved the group's...
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9. Even With an Activist, Campbell Soup’s Prospects May Not Be Hot
  
  Explore Financial Investment News Aug 1 2018 BoardBlogs
  
  ...an "opportunistic" stake, given how far the shares have fallen. He notes that Third Point built a 3% stake in Nestle (NSRGY) in June of last year, and that Loeb called for “urgency” over “incrementalism" as he urged the ...
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10. Nestle (Partly) Shows How to Answer an Activist
  
  Explore Bloomberg Jul 26 2018 BoardBlogs
  
  ...ted first-half sales growth that beat analysts expectations... Now that's how to answer an activist investor. Nestle SA, under pressure from Dan Loeb's Third Point, on Thursday reported first-half sales growth that beat ...
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11. Nestle Counts on Better Second Half to Keep Third Point at Bay
  
  Explore The Edge Markets Jul 26 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...esults. Packaged food groups have seen sales slow as health-conscious consumers switch to fresh, local foods. Nestle has also come under pressure from New York-based hedge fund Third Point, run by investor Daniel Loeb, a...
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12. Loeb Presses Nestle to Fix Strategy, Sell L’Oreal Stake
  
  Explore Free Malaysia Today Jul 2 2018 BoardNews
  
  .... Nestle has repeatedly resisted calls to sell the L’Oreal stake. Loeb faces obstacles in his attempt to spur Nestle to change, according to James Edwardes Jones, an analyst at RBC Capital Markets. He said Third Point’s ...
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13. Dan Loeb's Third Point calls for Nestle Changes
  
  Explore MarketWatch Jan 22 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...more is needed. A representative for Nestl wasn't immediately able to comment... Activist investor Dan Loeb's Third Point LLC is keeping pressure on Nestlé SA, saying the giant consumer company needs to do more to realig...
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