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Vivek Ramaswamy files 13D on Buzzfeed $BZFD: "The Reporting Person will seek to engage in a dialogue ... about numerous operational and strategic opportunities to maximize shareholder value, including a shift in the Company's strategy." https://t.co/VUqxpeJoGi
$MASI proxy accidentally makes it impossible to nominate directors: "If you wish to submit a proposal that is not to be included in the proxy materials ... no later than March 12, 2024, but no earlier than April 11, 2024." https://t.co/YR98nnzKP1 (this is a joke, clearly a typo)
When does 7+4= 2.6? In 2017, when Aberdeen and Standard Life merged, the market cap was £11 billion. Now it's £2.6 billion. With a dividend yield of 10% and a £145 million short by hedge funds, abrdn looks like a prime activist target for a break up.
https://t.co/MeToNYsaKS
1/ Just published our thoughts on $RILY's 4Q23 earnings report on Bloomberg for those of you with access to the Terminal. For those who don't, here's the same information in a thread:
In today's Bloomberg Deals, activism is taking hold in Australia, plus opposition to Swisscom's bid for Vodafone's Italian business and a Galderma IPO soon @HarryBrumpton and Sarah Gill https://t.co/EPY0bmzwkN
Some fascinating colors buried in a 3-hr podcast, so I dug it out here: Elliott targeted Pershing Square in 2017, when Paul Singer’s firm privately tried to force fellow activist Bill Ackman to liquidate his listed company. h/t @adamkommel
https://t.co/PzRKaUJsd1 via @wealth
@BillAckman discloses that in 2017 Elliott Associates took a large stake in Pershing Square Holdings, shorted the underlying securities, then privately urged Ackman to liquidate -- this was not publicly known until now
https://t.co/rOK5akpeHe
Thank you @lexfridman! I had a great three-hour conversation with Lex. I don't normally get nervous before interviews, but I wasn't sure how I could fill the time. Lex made it easy. I hope you enjoy it.
The @X link to the interview cuts off at 3 hours with 26 minutes remaining. Perhaps @lindayaX can fix this.
In the meantime, please use this @YouTube link:
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