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Despite a high profile defeat for Carl Icahn on animal welfare, activists scored notable wins in shareholder votes
Support drops after activists filed a record 389 environmental and social proposals
Shares plunge on quarterly results for US company ‘sinking in a sea of red ink’
Move leaves rival Bain in lead position to take Japanese conglomerate private
Group of asset managers demands changes on board of Trian Investors 1 fund to ‘restore trust’
AFL-CIO says they do not support activist investors opposed to post-Archegos transparency drive
UK housebuilder starts sales process just weeks after rejecting bid from US fund
Taro Shimada is presiding over potential sale of one of Japan’s best-known companies
Board should push for higher bid despite the company lacking a permanent chief or turnround plan
Group hopes way is clear for biggest take-private deal in Japanese history after years-long battle
Chief executive pushes back against criticism of corporate America’s environmental and social agenda
The balance of power in tech groups is set to slowly shift
Plus, Australian software billionaire turns green corporate raider
The veteran consumer industry investor can help with striking deals
Trian Fund Management has 1.5% stake in consumer goods group
Jeffrey Ubben’s In-Cap goes public after board of UK housebuilder rebuffs offer twice
Top executives quit after Mike Cannon-Brookes forces energy group AGL to cancel coal plant spin-off
Billionaire activist had sought two board seats at fast-food chain in campaign to end caging of sows
Plus, a hectic day of shareholder votes in the US
Private equity firm MBK Partners joins bidding war for Japanese conglomerate
Private equity co-chief offers resignation after investors issue rare rebuke amid Elon Musk takeover saga
Fast-food company can make improvements without a take-private bid
Plus, prepare for a new set of ESG standards coming down the track and annual meetings get testy
Plus, a crypto king becomes ‘the most hated man in Korea’ and a billionaire bromance fuels a $44bn takeover
Annual meeting delayed by almost three hours as protesters disrupt proceedings
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