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1. Review and Analysis of 2018 U.S. Shareholder Activism
  
  Explore corpgov.law.harvard.edu Apr 5 2019 BoardBlogs
  
  ...ng with broad discovery, deposition and documentary requests, which some commentators viewed as an attempt by Third Point to gather embarrassing documentation that it could use in connection with its proxy fight. Althoug...
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2. This Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Says the United Technologies Split Doesn't Go Far Enough
  
  Explore Fool.com Feb 28 2019 BoardNews
  
  ...oubt that come with a complex transaction would only serve to slow the process down. My bet is that while UTC CEO Gregory Hayes might be open to discussions about a deal, it would take a blockbuster offer for him to pull...
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3. The Road Ahead for Shareholder Activism
  
  Explore corpgov.law.harvard.edu Feb 13 2019 BoardBlogs
  
  ...panies targeted in 2018 were Citigroup (targeted by ValueAct), PayPal (Third Point), and United Technologies (Third Point and, separately, Pershing Square).(go back) 8Institutional investors own in the aggregate 80% of t...
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4. Daniel Loeb's Third Point exits Alibaba, Microsoft, and Netflix
  
  Explore Yahoo Finance Feb 10 2019 BoardNews
  
  ... Point’s independent directors. The hedge fund also provided “constructive input” in the selection of the new CEO. Other top buys include Shire (SHPG) and Salesforce (CRM). The also fund initiated a new position in Cigna...
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5. Dan Loeb Cuts DowDuPont Target as ‘Value Gap’ Lingers Into Split
  
  Explore BNN Bloomberg Feb 6 2019 BoardNews
  
  ...re than five years ago, calling for the chemical maker to be broken up and later demanding the ouster of then-CEO Andrew Liveris. The shares did well after Liveris and Breen in late 2015 agreed to merge their companies a...
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6. Campbell Soup Names its New CEO, with Nod From Third Point
  
  Explore MarketWatch Dec 20 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...xy fight with activist investor Third Point, and the agreement included Third Point's being involved with the CEO search. Consistent with the terms of the agreement, "Third Point provided constructive input into the CEO ...
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7. Billionaire's Battle With Campbell Soup Ends With Truce
  
  Explore Yahoo Finance Dec 5 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...ournal recently reported Campbell is interested in hiring Mark Clouse, former CEO of rival Pinnacle Foods, as CEO. The company has said it intends to name a new CEO by the end of the year. Whoever the next chief executiv...
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8. United Technologies to Announce its Intention to Separate into 3 Companies
  
  Explore Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance Nov 26 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...ted Technologies. At the time, the company said it "disagrees with several of the assertions contained in the Third Point letter" but "is always open to the input of shareholders." Last week, the industrial giant receive...
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9. Breaking News: Campbell Soup Reaches Deal to End Proxy Fight With Activist Loeb
  
  Explore BNN Bloomberg Nov 26 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...Campbell has also invited Third Point to present views at two board meetings and two meetings with Campbell’s CEO within the next 12 months, the company said. A settlement, which comes before Campbell’s annual general me...
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10. Campbell Soup Nears Deal with Third Point to End Board Challenge
  
  Explore Stock Market Quotes and News Nov 26 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...eats. The potential settlement looks similar to an offer Campbell proposed to Third Point earlier this month. Third Point had rejected the company's offer to name as directors marketing expert Sarah Hofstetter, president...
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11. Campbell Adds Comscore's Hofstetter to Board
  
  Explore adage.com Nov 26 2018 BoardMoves
  
  ...and chairwoman of 360i; and Kurt Schmidt, former director and CEO of pet food maker Blue Buffalo Company Ltd. Third Point will also give its input on the ongoing search for a new CEO, Campbell said, adding that the final...
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12. Campbell Soup's Activist Fight Going Down to the Wire Over Two Nominees
  
  Explore CNBC.com Nov 21 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...hird Point brought Toler into the limelight when it put his name forward to act as Campbell's interim CEO. If Third Point didn't know, said Lawrence Cunningham, a professor at George Washington University, "someone's goi...
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13. ISS Rules for New Campbell Board Members
  
  Explore ww2.cfo.com Nov 15 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...ew days. Last week, interim Campbell’s interim CEO, Keith McLoughlin, said the company proposed adding two of Third Point’s nominees but Third Point rejected that idea. Campbell remains a family company with descendants ...
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14. Campbell Soup Offers to Add Two Third Point Nominees to Board
  
  Explore SHARENET Nov 10 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...f five includes Third Point executive Munib Islam, Comscore's Sarah Hofstetter, pet food maker Blue Buffalo's CEO Kurt Schmidt, Hostess Brands' former CEO William Toler and Bozoma Saint John, a former Uber executive. The...
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15. Hedge-Fund Billionaire Dan Loeb Reportedly Discloses a Stake in American Express
  
  Explore Stock Market Data Today Nov 9 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...r said. Loeb has been known for putting pressure on companies that he thinks are underperforming. In October, Third Point called on shareholders to replace Campbell Soup's board of directors. And in July, he called for t...
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16. Feud Over Campbell Soup’s future Could Break up the 149-Year Old Soup Company
  
  Explore WTKR.com Oct 28 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...misled shareholders when it asked them for their proxy vote without offering details on the strategic review. Third Point also called a number of the descendant board members’ qualifications and judgment into question. T...
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17. Third Point Sues Campbell Soup, Accusing it of Misleading Investors
  
  Explore CNBC.com Oct 26 2018 BoardNews
  
  ... to investors saying that Third Point's proposed directors were not qualified to oversee the company and that Third Point had not presented any new ideas or specific strategic plan. "Third Point has, at best, a superfici...
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18. 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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19. Battle Between Campbell and Third Point Heats Up, No Concessions on the Table
  
  Explore Home - The Globe and Mail Oct 18 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...ef executive of the company, which has flatly rejected Third Point’s arguments, told Reuters on Thursday that Third Point seemed uninterested in compromise. “Right now, I don’t know exactly what we would talk about with ...
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20. '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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21. 'Mmm, Mmm Bad?' Campbell Soup hit with critical video from activist investor Third Point
  
  Explore cbs8.com Oct 18 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...ther take control of Campbell Soup and influence a sale, this time through the board of directors. Hedge fund Third Point CEO Daniel Loeb is serving up a saucy video criticizing Campbell Soup's corporate leadership as pa...
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22. Campbell Heirs to Vote for Own Board, Third Point Calls Move a 'Stunt'
  
  Explore Channel NewsAsia Oct 17 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...ho invented condensed soup and ran Campbell nearly a century ago. Former Hostess Brands CEO William Toler and Third Point partner Munib Islam as well as marketing experts have also been nominated. Each side is now fighti...
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23. Campbell Soup: Heirs to Vote for Own Board, Third Point Calls Move a 'stunt'
  
  Explore Stock Market Quotes and News Oct 17 2018 BoardNews
  
  ...ho invented condensed soup and ran Campbell nearly a century ago. Former Hostess Brands CEO William Toler and Third Point partner Munib Islam as well as marketing experts have also been nominated. Each side is now fighti...
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24. Shareholder Activism: 1H 2018 Developments and Practice Points
  
  Explore corpgov.law.harvard.edu Oct 14 2018 BoardBlogs
  
  ...ve to activist interest, companies should ensure that they have and make public their succession plans if the CEO is approaching retirement age. Given increased liquidity, review plans for capital allocation and return. ...
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