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Dow, DuPont, Yahoo moves show how influence of activist investors shapes corporate decisions

2015-12-12 00:54:30| Chemicals - Topix.net

Behind the $130 billion merger of Dow and DuPont and the impending breakup of Yahoo were large investment firms that were agitating for change. These firms, known as activist investors, buy enormous numbers of shares in companies they think are not performing well and then use that power to influence corporate strategy.

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