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Bill Ackman spilled details about the time he was at the mercy of another activist investor—only to be saved by a ‘handshake’ deal with Jamie Dimon’s bank

Bill Ackman spilled details about the time he was at the mercy of another activist investor—only to be saved by a ‘handshake’ deal with Jamie Dimon’s bank

By Press Room23 February 2024

Elliott Investment Management targeted Pershing Square Holdings in 2017, when Paul Singer’s firm privately tried to force fellow activist Bill…

Banner week for billionaire investor Carl Icahn – a total of four board seats at JetBlue and American Electric Power will go to deputies as Icahn celebrates his 88th birthday

Banner week for billionaire investor Carl Icahn – a total of four board seats at JetBlue and American Electric Power will go to deputies as Icahn celebrates his 88th birthday

By Press Room17 February 2024

The corporate raider Carl Icahn might be on a new streak as of today, his 88th birthday. JetBlue Airways announced…

JetBlue, reeling from kiboshed Spirit merger, has a new suitor in corporate raider Carl Icahn who’s looking to get his mojo back

JetBlue, reeling from kiboshed Spirit merger, has a new suitor in corporate raider Carl Icahn who’s looking to get his mojo back

By Press Room13 February 2024

Misery loves company and after facing steep stock price declines of more than 50% each, activist investor Carl Icahn and…

‘No hormones, ever,’ Shake Shack says about its chicken. Activist shareholders say that’s true for every other chicken sold in the U.S., too

‘No hormones, ever,’ Shake Shack says about its chicken. Activist shareholders say that’s true for every other chicken sold in the U.S., too

By Press Room7 February 2024

“No hormones, ever” is what Shake Shack said about the crispy fried chicken in its sandwiches. A shareholder group says…

With Harvard’s Claudine Gay gone, billionaire speculator Bill Ackman shifts crosshairs to MIT president

With Harvard’s Claudine Gay gone, billionaire speculator Bill Ackman shifts crosshairs to MIT president

By Press Room3 January 2024

Harvard president Claudine Gay may be gone but billionaire investor Bill Ackman has already aimed his ire at a new…