Activist funds set their sights on microcaps
Smaller companies find themselves subject of attention as search grows to unlock share price gains
Activist investors accelerate efforts to build influence in Asia
Hedge fund efforts to shift policy are rubbing off on regular shareholders
Hedge funds culled as performance sags
First quarter saw further closures as pressure mounts on fees
Hedge funds: Overpriced, underperforming
The industry has ballooned thanks to pension funds. Now institutional investors are taking a look at costs and returns
Big shot activists start stalking small-cap quarry
Wealthy businessman take up hedge fund cudgels to battle for better performance
Daniel Loeb warns of hedge fund ‘killing field’
Big losses on disastrous market bets to fuel industry shakeout
Seven & i names Daniel Loeb-backed executive to lead conglomerate
Head of 7-Eleven Japan unit named as group president in decision seen as a victory for shareholder activists
7-Eleven chief Toshifumi Suzuki quits after Loeb defeat
Founding father of Japanese convenience store empire resigns after clash with US activist
Daniel Loeb presses Japan’s Seven & i on succession plans
Activist investor Third Point wants retailer to select new CEO based on merit
Drivers of change: Fanuc
Previously secretive robot maker Fanuc has improved transparency for investors and the public alike
The so-called death of event-driven investing
The activists’ playbook for juicing shareholder returns is not working, says Stephen Foley
Liveris to leave Dow Chemical by mid-2017
Chief executive to stand down after DuPont deal is completed
Dealmakers claim 2015 boom is different
Cheaper debt and stronger balance sheets drive merger record
Give Marissa Mayer a chance to make Yahoo work
The company remains a blur of services and assets of different values, writes Philip Delves Broughton
Dow races to fend off Loeb with DuPont merger
Scramble to seal historic all-stock $120bn tie-up as truce with activist investor expires in days
Argentina investors await Macri reforms
Market gains must be franked by new ‘pro-investment’ government
Rolls-Royce needs to quietly give activist investor the brush-off
ValueAct’s softly-softly approach is no reason for British engineer to grant it a seat on board
