HONG KONG (Reuters) – Activist investing in Asia is rising steadily, driven more by local players rather than headline-grabbing foreign firms, as the region’s regulators pay greater attention to corporate governance, according to research from JP Morgan (JPM.N... More »
(Reuters) – Hedge fund Elliott Advisors has become the second activist investor to call for Whitbread (WTB.L) to split its hotel and coffee shop businesses after emerging as the largest shareholder in the British company. Elliott, which disclosed a 6 percent s... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Gatemore Capital Management has built a stake in Wincanton and called on the British logistics company to break itself up by selling one of its two divisions, according to a letter sent by Gatemore to its own investors. The asset management ... More »
TOKYO (Reuters) – Activist investors in Japan may be struggling to get companies to embrace their proposals but are optimistic that management is warming to shareholder activism that will likely shape more of Corporate Japan’s decision making. Activist investm... More »
Activist investor White Tale on Monday demanded three seats on Clariant's board and an independent strategic review of the Swiss speciality chemicals group after thwarting its plans to merge with U.S. peer Huntsman in a $20 billion deal. More »
Protesters hold an image of land-rights activist Tep Vanny as they demonstrate in support her, in front of the Phnom penh Municipal Court during her verdict in central Phnom Penh, Cambodia, February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Samrang Pring A Cambodian court convicted a... More »
Billionaire activist-investor Carl Icahn gives an interview on FOX Business Network’s Neil Cavuto show in New York, U.S. on February 11, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo U.S. chief executives, already wrestling with a steady flow of activist investors... More »
Tensions between Ultratech, Inc (UTEK.O) and one of its largest shareholders got so high that by the spring, the chief executive was calling the investor a “cockroach” and refusing to meet with him. More »
