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  • Saturday, 2 July, 2022
    On Wall StreetPatrick Temple-West
    Abortion and other ESG issues rise up the AGM agenda

    Despite a high profile defeat for Carl Icahn on animal welfare, activists scored notable wins in shareholder votes

  • Friday, 1 July, 2022
    Corporate governance
    Shareholders back away from green petitions in US proxy voting season

    Support drops after activists filed a record 389 environmental and social proposals

  • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
    Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
    Bed Bath & Beyond ousts chief as home-goods retailer’s sales drop 25%

    Shares plunge on quarterly results for US company ‘sinking in a sea of red ink’

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    Toshiba Corp
    KKR takes back seat in Toshiba bidding process

    Move leaves rival Bain in lead position to take Japanese conglomerate private

  • Monday, 20 June, 2022
    Trian Fund Management LP
    Activist shareholder Nelson Peltz in tussle with insurgent investors

    Group of asset managers demands changes on board of Trian Investors 1 fund to ‘restore trust’

  • Monday, 13 June, 2022
    US financial regulation
    US unions accuse hedge funds of claiming ‘false’ alliance in battle against SEC rules

    AFL-CIO says they do not support activist investors opposed to post-Archegos transparency drive

  • Monday, 13 June, 2022
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    Countryside up for sale after shareholder pressure

    UK housebuilder starts sales process just weeks after rejecting bid from US fund

  • Tuesday, 7 June, 2022
    Toshiba Corp
    Toshiba chief willing to sell company ‘to make it great’

    Taro Shimada is presiding over potential sale of one of Japan’s best-known companies

  • Monday, 6 June, 2022
    LexCountryside Properties
    Countryside/In-Cap: friendly capitalism goes hostile in pursuit of housebuilder Premium content

    Board should push for higher bid despite the company lacking a permanent chief or turnround plan

  • Thursday, 2 June, 2022
    News in-depthToshiba Corp
    Toshiba agrees ceasefire with investors but fight is far from over

    Group hopes way is clear for biggest take-private deal in Japanese history after years-long battle

  • Thursday, 2 June, 2022
    Jamie Dimon
    Stakeholder capitalism is ‘not woke’, says JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon

    Chief executive pushes back against criticism of corporate America’s environmental and social agenda

  • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
    LexElaine Moore
    The Lex Newsletter: tech shareholder meetings are an annual waste of time Premium content

    The balance of power in tech groups is set to slowly shift

  • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
    Moral Money
    US investors shy away from corporate climate proposals Premium content

    Plus, Australian software billionaire turns green corporate raider

  • Tuesday, 31 May, 2022
    LexUnilever PLC
    Unilever/Trian: Nelson will up the ante and tidy the pantry Premium content

    The veteran consumer industry investor can help with striking deals

  • Tuesday, 31 May, 2022
    Unilever PLC
    Activist investor Nelson Peltz to join board of Unilever

    Trian Fund Management has 1.5% stake in consumer goods group

  • Monday, 30 May, 2022
    Countryside Properties
    US investor launches £1.5bn bid for Countryside

    Jeffrey Ubben’s In-Cap goes public after board of UK housebuilder rebuffs offer twice

  • Monday, 30 May, 2022
    Tech billionaire wins activist fight against Australia’s biggest polluter

    Top executives quit after Mike Cannon-Brookes forces energy group AGL to cancel coal plant spin-off

  • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
    Carl Icahn loses proxy fight with McDonald’s over pig welfare

    Billionaire activist had sought two board seats at fast-food chain in campaign to end caging of sows

  • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
    Moral Money
    Is the Davos crowd serious about climate action? Premium content

    Plus, a hectic day of shareholder votes in the US

  • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
    Toshiba Corp
    Toshiba shakes up board by agreeing to appoint activist-backed directors

    Private equity firm MBK Partners joins bidding war for Japanese conglomerate

  • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
    Twitter Inc
    Twitter shareholders vote against Silver Lake’s Durban in board role

    Private equity co-chief offers resignation after investors issue rare rebuke amid Elon Musk takeover saga

  • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
    LexWendy's Co
    Wendy’s/Peltz: billionaire weighs taking a bite out of burger chain Premium content

    Fast-food company can make improvements without a take-private bid

  • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
    Moral Money
    A ‘launch pad’ to China’s green economy? Premium content

    Plus, prepare for a new set of ESG standards coming down the track and annual meetings get testy

  • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
    Due Diligence
    Is there really a climate coup? Premium content

    Plus, a crypto king becomes ‘the most hated man in Korea’ and a billionaire bromance fuels a $44bn takeover

  • Tuesday, 24 May, 2022
    Oil & Gas industry
    Shell suffers drop in investor support for climate strategy

    Annual meeting delayed by almost three hours as protesters disrupt proceedings

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