Tag: activist investors
Brenntag takes step towards possible split after hedge fund attack
Brenntag headquarters in Essen The chemical dealer is being harassed by activist investors. (Photo: IMAGO/Rupert Oberhäuser) Dusseldorf A few weeks after the sharp confrontation with activist investors, the chemicals dealer…
Activist investor fails at Brenntag: Now there is a risk of litigation
Dusseldorf The activist investor Primestone has failed in the election of the new supervisory board members of the chemicals dealer Brenntag. On Thursday, the majority of shareholders elected the two…
German funds oppose activist investors
Dusseldorf Shortly before the hard-fought supervisory board election at the Dax group Brenntag, German funds are behind the company. The investment companies Union, Deka and DWS each told the Handelsblatt…
How activist investors want to hijack Brenntag
Brenntag headquarters in Essen The Dax group is threatened with a leadership crisis. (Photo: IMAGO/imagebroker) Dusseldorf At the general meeting of the Dax group Brenntag next Thursday, there will be…
How the new boss wants to stir up the Bayer group
Bill Anderson The American stands for a new management style at Bayer. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf At the start Bill Anderson stays true to his style. This Thursday, the American will…
How the new CEO wants to stir up Bayer
Future Bayer boss Bill Anderson The American will take over as CEO at the end of June. (Photo: Bayer AG) Dusseldorf On Tuesday evening, the future Bayer boss appeared before…
How activist investors are putting pressure on corporations like Bayer
Dusseldorf Whoever shouts the loudest wins: there seems to be a lot of truth to this sentence. At least when it comes to activist investors. Their strategy, broken down to…
Activist US funds are increasing the pressure again
burning day The hedge fund Engine Capital is calling for the trade in specialty chemical products to be separated from bulk chemical distribution. (Photo: Brenntag AG) Dusseldorf, New York Activist…
Activist funds target Bayer
Bayer Cross in Leverkusen: The group has halved its stock market value since the Monsanto takeover. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf In the new year, Bayer AG is increasingly being targeted by…
German companies increasingly as a target
Target of uncomfortable investors: Fresenius The American hedge fund Elliott has entered the health care group. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf In the coming year, European companies will have to adapt more…
German companies increasingly as a target
Fresenius headquarters in Bad Homburg The American hedge fund Elliott has entered the health care group. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf In the coming year, European companies will have to adapt more…
Hedge funds attack German companies
Dusseldorf Europe and especially Germany are becoming more important for “activist” investors. At the beginning of the year, the trend of 2021 intensified. Hedge funds are primarily looking for European…
Financial institutions are particularly common targets for activist investors
Aareal Bank in Wiesbaden Petrus Advisers has been calling for the sale of the software subsidiary Aareon for a long time. The bank strictly rejects this. (Photo: PR) Frankfurt In…