Tag: activist
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…
Activist hedge funds prefer to target German corporations
burning day After talks with Brenntag management failed, the hedge fund Primestone Capital announced that it would nominate its own candidates for the Supervisory Board for the Annual General Meeting…
Activist hedge funds prefer to target German corporations
Spring weather in Frankfurt am Main After a period of relative calm in the corona pandemic, attacks by activist shareholders are picking up steam again. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The dispute…
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…
WSJ Announces Activist Investor Elliott’s Entry into Salesforce
Salesforce The software provider is currently suffering from collapsing sales figures and the departure of several managers. (Photo: Reuters) san francisco Activist investor Elliott Management Corp. has, according to a…
Activist shareholders are making a comeback in 2023
Frankfurt The calm should finally be over in 2023 – activist investors are preparing a new wave of campaigns against listed companies. Management and supervisory boards must be prepared for…
Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Detained
Climate and environmental activist Greta Thunberg was detained in a demonstration attended by thousands of people in Germany. The action was aimed at preventing the expansion of a coal mine.…
Largely quiet night in Lützerath – activist Neubauer criticizes the actions of the police
Evacuation of Lützerath The eviction by the police is expected to continue this Thursday. (Photo: dpa) erkelenz In the lignite mining town of Lützerath, it was largely quiet on the…
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…
New activist investor from the USA gets involved
Bayer plant in Wuppertal Bayer shares rose by almost four percent to 52.48 euros at the beginning of the week. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Bayer AG has a new activist US…
Large demo in Lützerath – climate activist Neubauer probably wants to take part
Action training in Lützerath Numerous demonstrators traveled to Lützerath on Sunday to protest against coal mining. (Photo: Getty Images) Dusseldorf A few days before a planned evacuation of the village…
Large demo in Lützerath – climate activist Neubauer probably wants to take part
Demo in Lützerath A village walk is planned for this Sunday. (Photo: Getty Images) Dusseldorf A few days before a planned evacuation of the village of Lützerath in North Rhine-Westphalia,…
Activist investor Elliott gets involved – share increases
Paul Singer (archive image) The entry of his investment company at Fresenius awakens price fantasies among investors. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt The activist investor Elliott has joined the health care group…
Jeff Bezos Reacts to an Activist
Jeff Bezos, the owner of Amazon, received a harsh response to the activist who criticized the health of Queen Elizabeth. Bezos shared the woman’s tweet and criticized heavily. One of…
Activist shareholders fail with demand for spin-off
Dusseldorf RWE boss Markus Krebber actually has every reason to be in a good mood. After all, he can present good figures to the shareholders at his first general meeting…
Activist Romanova says Putin is abducting Ukrainians to Russian prison camps – Politics Abroad
As BILD early February reported, Kremlin tyrant Vladimir Putin (69) is also planning to set up prison camps for Ukrainians after an invasion of Ukraine, many people did not even…
Greenpeace boss Jennifer Morgan – From activist to climate official
Berlin For Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens), the fact that the American Jennifer Morgan will be special representative for international climate policy at the Federal Foreign Office is a “dream…