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Icahn sells a bunch of Netflix shares, still thinks company is undervalued
When Carl Icahn invested in Netflix a year ago, he raised the possibility of a sale. Now, he’s turned into the company’s biggest fanboy, and is cashing in on Netflix’s soaring stock.
Dell claims victory in its fight for its right to go private
The take-private deal, valued at just under $25 billion, was approved by shareholders, according to a preliminary count.
Carl Icahn cries uncle on Dell
Financier Carl Icahn gives up the ghost on his bid for Dell, citing the near impossibility of prevailing given new voting rules.
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Judge rains on Icahn’s parade; Dell vote to proceed
It looks like the scheduled September 12 shareholder vote on Michael Dell’s proposal will take place after all.
Business as usual: Dell deal delayed (again)
Dell’s special board committee agreed to consider a sweetened offer for the company and postpone the shareholder vote on it but don’t expect Carl Icahn to simmer down.
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Deal or no deal, Michael Dell says he’ll stick around …
… but he won’t agree to sell off assets or to borrow money to pay off investors, he tells the Wall Street Journal.
Trouble in Texas: Dell postpones go-private vote
Dell calls — then adjourns — special shareholder meeting that was to vote on Michael Dell-Silver Lake Partners’ $24.4 billion buyout offer.
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As Dell buyout looms, a new backer gives Michael Dell a boost over Carl Icahn
In a move that surprised some, Institutional Shareholder Services came out in favor of Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners’ $24.4 billion buyout proposal.
Dell acknowledges two more bids
Dell’s future remains up in the air, with now not one but three potential deals officially on the table. The board’s special committee deemed both the new Blackstone Group and Carl Icahn bids worthy of consideration.
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Reports: Blackstone and Icahn jumping into fight for Dell
It looks like the Blackstone Group and Carl Icahn will be in the mix to take control of Dell — coming up with offers to rival the bid from Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners.
Carl Icahn and HP — match made in heaven?
Unconfirmed reports have it that the Carl Icahn, the infamous corporate raider, is buying up Hewlett-Packard shares. Investors think Icahn and HP’s board are meant for each other.
Falcone is out, but LightSquared’s 4G chances still slim
LightSquared’s lenders view the company’s CEO and principle financial backer Philip Falcone as the biggest threat to whatever remains of LightSquared’s chances to get its nationwide LTE network. To remove that threat, Falcone is removing himself as CEO, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Icahn Continues To Invest Heavily In Motorola
Carl Icahn is not being conservative about his opinion that Motorola (NYSE: MOT) will be a more valuable company once it has been split into…
Icahn Now Largest Shareholder In Motorola
Billionaire and investor activist Carl Icahn, who was quick to offer his opinions during Motorola’s restructuring, has increased his stake i…
Icahn’s Yahoo Stake Now Below One Percent
Looks like the Carl Icahn era is now officially over at Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO). The activist investor has once again slashed his stake in the co…
Carl Icahn Ups Stake In Motorola To 8.75 Percent
Carl Icahn, the shareholder activist who has raised hell on boards including Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) and Lions Gate Entertainment, has increased…
Icahn Buys More Take-Two Shares
Activist investor Carl Icahn has increased his stake in video game developer Take-Two Interactive (NSDQ: TTWO), according to an SEC filing (…
Icahn Gets Three Seats On Take-Two’s Board
A month after purchasing a 11.3 percent stake in Take-Two Interactive (NSDQ: TTWO), activist investor Carl Icahn is using his leverage to ch…
Take-Two’s Stock Rises On Icahn News, But Analysts Split On Long-Term Implications
Let the games begin. Take-Two (NSDQ: TTWO) Interactive’s shares jumped up by 12 percent today, buoyed by the news that activist investor Car…
Is Take-Two In For The Yahoo Treatment? Icahn Takes An 11 Percent Stake
Activist investor Carl Icahn has a new company on his radar: Take-Two Interactive (NSDQ: TTWO). Fresh off the company’s poor fiscal Q4 earni…
Carl Icahn Done Squatting on Yahoo's Board
Activist investor Carl Icahn has resigned from the board of Yahoo, and is praising both CEO Carol Bartz, who just presided over…
For Plasma TVs, Being Better Isn’t Enough
It really doesn’t matter much whether or not plasma HDTVs have better image quality than competing LCD models. It’s a bit like…
Icahn Makes Countermove On Lions Gate
Carl Icahn didn’t get his seats on the board of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp., but now he’s found a different way to gain sway over the com…
Lions Gate, Icahn Halt Talks; He May Push For Sale Of Library Or Company
The board of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. is the latest to tussle with financial agitator Carl Icahn over its direction — and now the boa…
Add zoom lens to your BlackBerry Storm & Bold- chuckles ensue
I find the camera on the BlackBerry Storm (s rimm) to be pretty decent for a phone camera, but there are no…
Icahn: No MSFT-YHOO Search Deal — For Now; Opposes Sale To Miller
Activist investor and Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) director Carl Icahn is throwing more cold water on speculation that the company is about to sell it…
Is Yahoo Stock a Bargain?
[qi:109] Carl Icahn, a hedge fund investor and corporate rabble-rouser, has bought 7 million shares of Yahoo (s YHOO) for $67 million.…
Icahn Increases Yahoo Holdings By Nearly 7 Million Shares
Apparently no one told Carl Icahn this was supposed to be a slow news day … the Yahoo director added nearly 7 million shares to his holdin…
Good Luck, Carl: Yahoo’s New Board To Meet Next Week: Report
Yahoo’s (NSDQ: YHOO) newly reconstituted board will meet for the first time next week, giving activist investor Carl Icahn his first chance…
Patricof: On Carl Icahn’s Settlement — And New Responsibilities — With Yahoo
Ed: This is a guest post by our former investor and board member Alan Patricof. It first appeared on HuffingtonPost.
Well, we finally have…
How Carl Icahn Spent Last Weekend; Settlement Reached At 5:00 AM Monday
While you were enjoying a nice summer weekend, Carl Icahn spent last weekend hammering out a settlement with the Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) board. N…
Yahoo’s Settlement Conditions: Icahn Group Must Retain 30 Million Shares; Must Not Disparage Company
Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) has filed a few details with the SEC pertaining to its settlement with Carl Icahn. Foremost: Icahn and his associates mus…
Icahn Gets To The Table: Where To Now?
Why did Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) agree to give Icahn three seats on its board, when by all accounts it was cruising to a victory on August 1? Perh…
Yahoo Settles With Carl Icahn; Icahn To Control 3 Of 11 Seats; Jonathan Miller Likely On
So much for an exciting battle… Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) has announced a settlement with Carl Icahn that will see Icahn himself elected to the c…
Yahoo Keeps its Enemies Closer
Jerry Yang, Yahoo’s CEO, may be learning something about the hard-driving style of management it takes to go it alone after an…
Blow To Icahn: Legg Mason To Support Incumbent Yahoo Slate
Icahn’s proposed Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) board slate may be toast. Legg Mason, a holder of 60.7 million shares (4.4 percent), has decided to supp…
Updated: Yahoo Unveils Proxy Page
In a filing with the SEC, Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) notes this morning that it has put up a new proxy page at proxyfacts.yahoo.com with the followi…
Yahoo Spells Out Latest Rejection; Icahn Goes Back To Proxy Fight, Says Yahoo Misled Investors
In a new slideshow filed with the SEC, Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) has put out the exact details of the fresh offer from Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and I…
Yahoo To Microsoft/Icahn: Just Make Us An Offer Today
Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) has responded to the fresh rumblings from Icahn and Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), by saying that it’s been willing to enter int…
Icahn: ‘Sorry, Can’t Talk Yahoo Proxy Fight On My Blog — But Stay Tuned For Comments On Management’
As everyone knows, Carl Icahn launched his own blog IcahnReport.com recently, though after a few early posts on subjects like the myth of co…
Icahn: Still Waging Proxy Fight; Still Wants Microsoft Deal And Severance Plan Revoked
The real news here may be that Carl Icahn hasn’t given up yet on his uphill battle to install a slate of candidates on Yahoo’s (NSDQ: YHOO)…
Updated: Icahn: Yahoo’s Google Deal ‘Might Have Merit’, ‘May Be Better Than Microsoft’
Could Carl Icahn have actually been placated by Yahoo’s picking Google over his favoured candidate, Microsoft? The proxy marshall told Reute…
Oow, Eew, Ouch…Yahoo!
Yahoo, once known for great products and their ability to connect to the common man, now makes news of the wrong kind by tussling with Microsoft and waging a war of words with investors like Carl Icahn that lead to sharp declines in their market valuation. Against such a bleak backdrop, talent exodus continues and signs-up arch rival Google as an advertising supplier. What next? Perhaps, an anti-trust investigation. Continue Reading.
Yahoo: Severance Plan Not ‘Nuts’; Not Easily Revoked; And It Wouldn’t Cost Microsoft $2.4 Billion
Following the latest twist in the shareholder lawsuit against Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), and Carl Icahn’s continued jabs, Yahoo has filed an FAQ wi…
Yahoo Files Proxy; Simplifies Case For Voting Against Icahn
Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) has filed its definitive proxy statement with the SEC, once again urging shareholders to vote for the home team, as oppos…
Icahn To Yahoo (Again): I Do Have A Credible Plan; Google Leaving You In The Dust
The spat between Icahn and Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) really should be taking place in the comments section of a blog, given how repetitive and unpr…
Updated: Yahoo’s Response: Icahn Has ‘No Credible Plan’; Yang Tells Staff To Ignore Rhetoric
No, you’re the inaccurate one. Following Icahn’s morning missive outlining his post-proxy plan, Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) has responded with a shor…
Updated: Icahn: Yahoo Should Hang $34.375 Pricetag On Itself; Lays Out Plan If He Wins Proxy
It’s the battle of the dueling public letters: Carl Icahn isn’t buying Yahoo’s (NSDQ: YHOO) recent argument that Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has…
Yahoo To Icahn: “Your Letter Seriously Misrepresents And Manipulates The Facts”
Earlier today, we wrote about how Carl Icahn sent a letter to the Yahoo board, expressing
Icahn To Yahoo’s Board: Severance Plan A ‘Doomsday Machine’ Worthy Of James Bond
He promised it was coming in yesterday’s interview with the Wall Street Journal, and now he’s delivering. Carl Icahn has sent an open letter…
Icahn Seeks Yang’s Removal At Yahoo; Yahoo ‘Not Aware’ Of $40 Offer
This is not much of a surprise, given that he’s proposing a totally new board slate, but Carl Icahn is pushing to have Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) CE…
Yahoo Urges No Vote on Icahn’s Slate; Other Mysterious Contenders
Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) has urged its shareholders to reject the slate of directors proposed by Carl Icahn, according to an SEC filing it did lat…
Carl Icahn Files Preliminary Yahoo Proxy: Share Purchases Started Monday After Withdrawn Bid
So far, things aren’t going exactly as planned in Carl Icahn’s attempt to bring Microsoft and Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) together, nonetheless, the…
MSFT-YHOO-Icahn: A Search Ad Deal? A Search Acquisition?
Microsoft and Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) couldn’t make their breakup stick, but maybe they’re not yet ready to move in with each other. A day after…
As Icahn Storms The Gates, Yahoo Sends Google Ad Smoke Signals Again
Every time things heat up at Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), they seem to play the Google (NSDQ: GOOG) card. In the days before it went into failed nego…
Yahoo Responds To Icahn: You’re Wrong; We’re ‘Crystal Clear’
The Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) board’s response to Carl Icahn just came over the transom in the form of a letter from Roy Bostock, chairman of the b…
Updated: Arbitrageur John Paulson Discloses 50 Million Share Stake In Yahoo
“Blue Horseshoe Loves Yahoo.” As Carl Icahn officially launches a proxy throwdown at Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), Reuters reports that the Paulson Fu…
Icahn To Launch Proxy Fight, Nominate Full Yahoo Board Slate: Report
Carl Icahn has decided to fight a proxy battle with Yahoo and file a full board slate, Reuters is reporting, citing sources. The names could…
Icahn Watch: Yahoo Shareholders Wait For The Next Move
What are Yahoo shareholders doing today? They’re hitting reload on their browsers every second looking for some word on what Carl Icahn plan…
Icahn Ups Stake In Motorola To 7.6 Percent
Activist investor Carl Icahn has raised his stake in Motorola (NYSE: MOT) to 7.6 percent from 6.4 percent according to and SEC filing on Wed…
Motorola’s “Truce” With Icahn Just “Window Dressing”?
How much does Motorola (NYSE: MOT) management hate Carl Icahn? USAToday has a lengthy interview with CEO Greg Brown over all the usual talki…
Motorola Finally Makes Carl Icahn Offer He Can’t Refuse; Two Handpicked Directors, Role As Advisor
In what may be a bid to keep their dirty laundry in house, Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has struck a deal with Carl Icahn in which his handpicked ca…
Icahn Questions Motorola Break-Up; Calls The Board A “Country Club”
Carl Icahn, the activist Motorola (NYSE: MOT) shareholder, who is embroiled in a proxy battle with the company, sent a letter to the board o…
Icahn Questions Motricity Investment; Has Faith In The Technology
Activist investor Carl Icahn, who poured about $100 million into Motricity last year, said that he now questions the decision following the…
Motricity Raising $185 Million; Icahn Investing Again
Following this morning’s news that Motricity is buying InfoSpace’s mobile services business, comes the expected news on its funding: it is p…
