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Hedge Fund Claims Success in Board Fight at Agrium

Posted: April 8, 2013 at 10:50 am

Jana Partners said this morning that it “appears” as if two of its candidates have been elected to the board of directors of fertilizer maker Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU). Jana, ...
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Einhorn Bites Apple, but Not Too Hard

Posted: February 22, 2013 at 6:11 pm

A federal court in New York ruled late today that David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital has clearly demonstrated its case against a plan from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) that would have ...
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Wet Seal Caves In

Posted: October 5, 2012 at 11:01 am

Specialty retailer The Wet Seal Inc. (NASDAQ: WTSLA) announced this morning that it had reached an agreement with private equity firm Clinton Group that resulted in four of the retailer’s ...
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Forest Labs Continues to Reject Icahn, Who Continues to Fight Back

Posted: July 31, 2012 at 9:08 am

With the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting set for August 15, Forest Laboratories Inc. (NYSE: FRX) continues its proxy fight with activist investor Carl Icahn, who has proposed a slate of ...
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Icahn Tries End-around in Proxy Fight with Forest Labs CEO/Chairman

Posted: July 12, 2012 at 10:06 am

Activist investor Carl Icahn has sent a letter to the non-executive members of the board of directors of Forest Laboratories Inc. (NYSE: FRX) asking them avoid a protracted proxy fight ...
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