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Nelson Peltz is still trying to get seats on Disney’s board–but Bob Iger is no easy target for the activist investor’s 25th attempt to take control of the company
Commentary

Nelson Peltz is still trying to get seats on Disney’s board–but Bob Iger is no easy target for the activist investor’s 25th attempt to take control of the company

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian
February 6, 2024
Disney CEO Bob Iger speaks on stage
Newsletters

Disney’s activist drama holds 4 lessons for corporate boards 

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January 9, 2024
Pershing Square hedge fund investor Bill Ackman
Politics

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman shifts crosshairs to MIT president after Harvard’s Claudine Gay bows to pressure and steps down

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January 3, 2024
Dump the U.K. stock market for the U.S., major activist investor tells companies looking to increase their value
Finance

Dump the U.K. stock market for the U.S., major activist investor tells companies looking to increase their value

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December 18, 2023
Disney names Morgan Stanley CEO to its board as Bob Iger prepares for fight with billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz
Leadership

Disney names Morgan Stanley CEO to its board as Bob Iger prepares for fight with billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz

By Thomas Buckley and Bloomberg
November 30, 2023
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Retail

Bed Bath & Beyond investor slams the board chair for allegedly accusing reality star colleague Marcus Lemonis of a ‘secret nefarious plot’ and refusing his help

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November 21, 2023
CEO in name only: How to tell if you’re a CE-No, and what to do about it 
Leadership

CEO in name only: How to tell if you’re a CE-No, and what to do about it 

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November 21, 2023
‘The wizard vs. the illusionist’: Bob Iger faces another challenge as ex-Disney employees join activist investor Nelson Peltz in a personal vendetta against the iconic CEO
Commentary

‘The wizard vs. the illusionist’: Bob Iger faces another challenge as ex-Disney employees join activist investor Nelson Peltz in a personal vendetta against the iconic CEO

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian
November 7, 2023
Carl Icahn calls short-seller report ‘misleading’ as his firm halves dividend—and his wealth falls another $2.7 billion
Finance

Carl Icahn calls short-seller report ‘misleading’ as his firm halves dividend—and his wealth falls another $2.7 billion

By Devon Pendleton and Bloomberg
August 4, 2023
Mid adult businesswoman looking at colleague during meeting in board room in office
Newsletters

Boards have ‘a cultural distaste for confronting the CEO,’ says a Columbia Business School professor. Here’s why that’s a problem—and how they can get past it

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August 1, 2023
Illumina CEO Francis deSouza resigns after proxy battle with Carl Icahn
Finance

Illumina CEO Francis deSouza resigns after proxy battle with Carl Icahn

By Tiago Ramos Alfaro and Bloomberg
June 11, 2023
Carl Icahn bet on America to fail. Instead he lost $9 billion
Finance

Carl Icahn bet on America to fail. Instead he lost $9 billion

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May 19, 2023
Photo of Carl Icahn
Finance

After coming for Jack Dorsey and Adani, short-seller Hindenburg  goes after Carl Icahn and accuses him of a ‘Ponzi-like’ corporate setup

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May 2, 2023
The evolving role of the board of directors in a post-pandemic world
Leadership

The evolving role of the board of directors in a post-pandemic world

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April 4, 2023
A picture of Isaac Perlmutter
Leadership

Months after backing an activist campaign against Bob Iger’s Disney, Marvel Entertainment chairman Ike Perlmutter is out

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March 29, 2023

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