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Activist Ups Pressure on EZchip Semiconductor to Scuttle Mellanox Deal
2015-10-23 18:03:33| Semiconductors - Topix.net
Industry watchers suggest the investor has a favorable card up its sleeve. Activist Raging Capital Management issued a letter to its fellow shareholders Thursday after the markets closed and urged them to vote against the pending $811 million acquisition of EZchip by Mellanox at the Nov. 12 annual shareholder meeting.
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Justice Denied for Murdered Thai Activist Who Defended His Community Against Coal
2015-10-23 17:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The recent Thai Supreme Court acquittal of three men who masterminded the murder of environmental activist Charoen Wat-aksorn, shows a skewed justice system that puts capitalism in front of community. But this is not the only case of the forced silence of environmentalists. On June 21, 2004, Charoen Wat-aksorn, a 37-year-old pineapple farmer from Bo Nok village in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, some 240 km [150 miles] south of Bangkok, was returning by bus to his hometown. He had just been in the...
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Activist stunts make good headlines, but no long-term difference
2015-10-20 15:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Imagine the scene: the chairman of Shell UK, Erik Bonino, sitting alongside Lee-Anne Barraclough, Shells VP of communications, over a Pret a Manger takeaway at Shells offices in London. They look out the window at the giant mechanical polar bear thats been parked there since the morning, I think we need to back out of the Arctic this reputational damage is destroying us, they bemoan, over the echoes of Emma Thompson shouting through a loudspeaker in the background. The reality, of course,...
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This Activist Investor's Picks Are Lagging but Are Poised for Long-Term Growth
2015-10-19 05:07:08| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Jeff Ubben of ValueAct Capital is one of the around 40 billionaire investors that we follow at Insider Monkey. His approach to investing is particularly interesting, because Ubben is an activist and prefers to hold a large, but concentrated equity portfolio, with positions in a relatively small number of companies.
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Activist Investing Daily: Elliott And EMC
2015-10-12 22:10:25| Semiconductors - Topix.net
Elliott Management owns just under 2% and the buyout price won't be a huge premium to where they were buying shares. The board met yesterday to discuss the details - of which - there are two Elliott-related directors.
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