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A shake-up of US telecoms group is long overdue
Shares rise after activist discloses acquisition and dubs telecoms group ‘disappointing’
US activist is the busybody offering uninvited advice — but it may be just what the Japanese group needs
Decision raises hopes group will accede to activist’s calls and offload more of its holdings
Recent hostile battles show how woefully unprepared companies are for insurgent shareholders
Proxy groups have been at forefront of battles between companies and investors
Watchdog’s guidance puts advisory firms on notice while avoiding heavy-handed new regulation
Big shareholders push for new leadership and for parts of tobacco business to be sold
Investor revolts see blue-chip bosses’ median package slip from £4m to £3.4m
Hostile takeovers and other corporate actions once deemed taboo stage comeback
Activist hedge fund manager has often styled himself after Oracle of Omaha
Steven Barg joins activist hedge fund which he used to advise companies on how to beat
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Hedge fund up 18% for year to end of July due to strong performance by P&G and Sysco
Swede has mandate to transform the group that has faced calls to break itself up
The activist investor had lobbied against UTC’s proposed merger with Raytheon
Activist’s campaign should give managers at German online ads business a wake-up call
US activist investor accuses online classifieds group of ‘shocking’ lack of ambition
TPL agrees to consider corporate revamp after hedge funds pressed for change
Japanese electronics group cuts revenue forecast on weak outlook
Research shows executives are tempted take short-cuts to hit quarterly numbers
They will say it’s governance when really it’s strategy, and it’s getting personal too
Latest example of advisers using tech to help clients ward off investors agitating for change
Investor accuses water and waste group of underperforming and demands shake-up
Grannies have become tech savvy — and are shopping around
