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Conference Board Working Group on Hedge Fund Activism

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It’s Official: Hug It Out

Public companies urged to work with activist hedge funds.
By Robert J. Rosenberg
October 24, 2008
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The Ferocious, Well-Heeled Battle Against the SEC’s New Rules on Hedge Fund Activism

A new institute with hedge fund backing joins Elliott, Pershing Square, Third Point, and others in opposing tougher disclosure rules for stock and swaps positions.
By Michelle Celarier
June 21, 2022
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The Anti-Activists

There’s a new playbook on activist hedge funds.
By Robert J. Rosenberg
April 21, 2008
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Roepers's Brand of Activism

Atlantic Investment Management president Alexander Roepers calls himself a "constructive activist," taking big stakes in companies and working for change behind the scenes. Not one to be a board activist, he says, "Once you're on it, you cannot sell."
By Jaye Scholl
July 23, 2008
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Christopher Hohn Rethinks Activism

After years of stellar returns, hedge fund activist Chris Hohn's flagship fund lost 12 percent through June this year. Now Hohn, who sparked the sale of ABN Amro and recently battled CSX, tells Alpha that he'll be less activist going forward.
By Loch Adamson
September 18, 2008
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The Gentleman Activist

So long, poison-pen letters; hello, collaboration: Cliff Robbins – who cut his teeth in the ruthless world of 1980s leveraged buyouts – has emerged, however ironically, on the “nice” side of activism.
By Imogen Rose-Smith
June 13, 2017
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