Following the takeover Takada will join the ranks of the world’s top 10 drugmakers and will gain expertise in rare diseases, at the cost of a mountain-load of debt. On Wednesday, shareholders of Takeda Pharmaceutical approved the $59 billion takeover… Read More ›
Paul Polman will be succeeded by Alan Jope, the head of Unilever’s beauty business. Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever stated, its CEO Paul Polman will now be retiring. The move comes less than two months after the company had a… Read More ›
The move is part of a broader push aimed at enhancing shareholder’s value and can be attributed to Elliot Management’s pressure on the South Korean tech giant. On Friday, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd disclosed it will be cancelling its shares… Read More ›
The Elliot Management-backed move, will boost shareholder’s return. The buyback will include common and preferred stocks. On Friday, Hyundai Motor Co stated, it would spend $228.3 million (255 billion won) to buyback its common and preferred stocks so as to… Read More ›
The deal assumes significance since it marks Sazerac’s new market focus on premium brands and also because it continues to maintain consistence across Diageo’s spirits, as the two have entered into a long-term supply contracts agreement. U.S. based Sazerac is… Read More ›
Companies are likely to increase their return to shareholders vide buybacks and dividends, opine strategists at Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs is of the opinion, S&P 500 companies are likely to boost their cash spending by 13% to $3 trillion next… Read More ›
Defending its management of Telecom Italia (TIM), Elliott stated TIM’s board has only partially adopted its recommendations. Vivendi, TIM’s top shareholder, and Elliott have fought to control Tim’s board. In the article below, Elliott defends its stands and points out… Read More ›
In a lawsuit aimed at Volkseagen, shareholders representing 1,670 claims, have sued the carmaker over inadequate disclosures; they have argued that if they would have known of dieselgate they would have the opportunity to sell or not buy VW’s shares…. Read More ›
The development assumes significance since it marks the first signs of dissatisfaction among foreign funds which had bought into Toshiba in 2017. On Friday, the Wall Street Journal has reported citing sources familiar with the matter at hand, King Street… Read More ›
Here is how major shareholders voted in Tesla’s Annual General Meeting when a proposal was put to a vote to split Elon Musk’s role as CEO and Chairmanship of Tesla Inc. According to BlackRock’s filing with the U.S. Securities and… Read More ›
