Activist Investor

AutoCAD-Maker Autodesk Receives $500M Investment From Starboard Value, Activist Investor Demands Changes: Report (UPDATED)
Activist Investor Nelson Peltz Sells Entire Disney Stake For $1B After Losing Proxy Battle (UPDATED)
WATCH: Andrew Left Is Back — The Man Who Bet Against GameStop Returns To Benzinga Live
Activist Investor Nelson Peltz Sells Entire Disney Stake For $1B After Losing Proxy Battle (UPDATED)
WATCH: Andrew Left Is Back — The Man Who Bet Against GameStop Returns To Benzinga Live
Disney Stock In Focus For April 3 Shareholder Meeting: Does Settlement With DeSantis, New 52-Week High Throw Cold Water On Nelson Peltz's Activist Battle?
Disney Activist Battle Rages On With Stock At 52-Week Highs: Can Nelson Peltz 'Restore The Magic'?

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Disney's Kingdom Shaken As Activist Investor Stirs Up Boardroom With Bold Stock Play
Disney is set to report fourth quarter earnings, but has a potential activist investor battle brewing in the background.
Nelson Peltz Bolsters Disney Stake, Seeks Board Positions As Share Prices Tumble: WSJ
Peltz's firm, Trian Fund Management, which has become one of Disney's most significant investors with a stake exceeding $2.5 billion, is said to be pursuing multiple board positions.
Andrew Left Says He Should Be Rewarded For Exposing Bad Companies, Not Punished: 'While You Were Watching Netflix, I Was Up All Night Working'
In 2021, shares of GameStop Corp (NYSE: GME) soared in one the most epic stock market stories that saw retail traders take on short sellers and hedge funds betting
Here's How Much Ryan Cohen Made From His Bed Bath & Beyond Stake And What Happened After For The Retailer And Investor
Interest in retailer Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (NASDAQ: BBBY) stock rose in 2022 helped by the investment by a famous figure. Many investors started following activist investor Ryan Cohen into the name after he disclosed a stake i
Activist Investor Elliott Makes Multibillion-Dollar Investment In Salesforce: WSJ
Activist investor Elliott Management Corp has reportedly picked up a multi-billion dollar stake in cloud software firm Salesforce Inc (NYSE: CRM), the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
'When I Find Things I Have A Lot Of Conviction In, I Go All-in': Ryan Cohen's Stake In Alibaba And History Of Activism
Activist investor Ryan Cohen has made a name for himself for investments in several companies that became popular with retail traders, including GameStop Corp (NYSE: GME) and Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBB
Ryan Cohen Takes Stake In Alibaba — Nudges Board To Boost Share Buybacks By Another $20B: WSJ
Activist investor Ryan Cohen has reportedly acquired a stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: 
New Disney CEO Bob Iger Is Cutting The Fat - And Fast. Is ESPN Next? 1 Analyst Weighs In
Media giant The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is making a major change in a move that it hopes could help its stock price rebound and also keep fans happy after years of major concerns. The move could also see the company make major changes to its structure and business segments.
GameStop Shares Pop Tuesday On A Tweet From Ryan Cohen, Here's Why
Activist investor Ryan Cohen is a person who can move the markets with a tweet.
5 Things This Disney Activist Investor Wants: ESPN Spinoff, Hulu Buyout And 'Preserve This Policy'
Activist investor Dan Loeb issued a letter to The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) CEO Bob Chapek and the company’s Board of Directors Monday.
PayPal Stock Takes Off Following Report Of Elliott's Stake Build: What Investors Need to Know
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PYPL), which has seen its fundamentals deteriorate, could be caught in the vortex of shareholder activism.
Chewy, GameStop, Bed Bath & Beyond: How Have Ryan Cohen's E-Commerce Bets Performed?
Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (NASDAQ: BBBY) were surging Monday on the heels of news that Ryan Cohen took a stake in the company and is pushing for changes. Here’s a look at how Cohen’s biggest e-commerce bets have fared.
100% Upside? What A Wizards Of The Coast Spinoff Could Mean For Hasbro
An activist investor group is putting pressure on toy company Hasbro Inc (NASDAQ: HAS) to spinoff one of its fastest growing segment. Here are the details of the proposal and how it could be a good idea for the company.
Should Macy's Sell Teslas And Get Into Cryptocurrency? This Activist Investor Says So
Retailer Macy’s Inc (NYSE: M) has been one of the best-performing sector stocks over the last year, with shares up 285%. The stock has been a popular target for activist investors over the year pushing for the company to unlock value.
$90M Activist Investment Seeks Changes At Forward Air
A group of investors is looking to shake things up at expedited trucking company Forward Air (NASDAQ: FWRD), according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
How To Invest Like Nelson Peltz
Activist investor Nelson Peltz is one of the most well-known investors of his generation. The moves by Peltz into companies are widely followed and typically send stocks trading higher.
Elliott Management Makes New $890M Push To Buy McDonald's Supplier Aryzta: Bloomberg
Elliott Management Corp. is putting renewed pressure on Swiss baking company Aryzta AG (SWX: ARYN) to sell.
How To Invest Like Carl Icahn
Carl Icahn is one of the most noted activist investors of the last 50 years.
Activist Investor Nelson Peltz Says He Is Putting New Capital To Work
Activist investor and Trian Partners CEO Nelson Peltz told CNBC on Thursday's "Halftime Report" he bought shares of unnamed companies that were "beaten down too much."
Coronavirus Sell-Off A Major Opportunity For Activist Investors
The recent market volatility and coronavirus-induced sell-off create an ideal opportunity for activist investors, who are value investors at their core, CNBC contributor and 13D Activist Fund founder Kenneth Squire
Activist Investors Go Dormant As COVID-19 Depresses Economy
Activist investors turned passive in the last month as the coronavirus threatened to claim corporate victims. Activist campaigns fell from 42 in January and February to just 16 in March — representing the slowest growth rate since 2013, according to Lazard. Investments in such campaigns have contracted to 2016 levels, and previously launched efforts have been called off.
Activist Investor Seeks Changes To YRC Board
Red Robin Responds To Activist Investor Vintage Capital