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Elliott Management Makes $160-Per-Share Takeover Offer For Athenahealth
Monday, May 7, 2018 - 10:13am | 400Read More...Activist investor Elliott Management confirmed Monday it is working to fully acquire athenahealth, Inc (NASDAQ: ATHN). What Happened CNBC's David Faber reported Monday morning that Paul Singer's Elliott Management, already an 8.9-percent owner of Athenahealth, is prepared to pay $155 to $...
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KeyBanc Upgrades Akamai Technologies As Focus Turns To Margin Expansion
Thursday, March 15, 2018 - 8:58am | 427Read More...An activist investor campaign that's targeting margin expansion at Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) led KeyBanc Capital Markets to drop its bearish stance on the cloud services company. The Analyst KeyBanc's Brandon Nispel upgraded Akamai...
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Elliott's Paul Singer Calls Cryptocurrencies A 'Brilliant Scam'
Tuesday, February 20, 2018 - 2:24pm | 579Read More...Billionaire investor Paul Singer thinks that "FOMO" has now trumped "WTHIT" — two acronyms he's used to describe the cryptocurrency market. What You Need To Know In a letter obtained by Business Insider, Singer, the founder of the $34-billion hedge fund Elliott...
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KeyBanc: Despite Activist Involvement, An Akamai Takeover Is Unlikely
Thursday, January 11, 2018 - 10:50am | 407Read More...After a lackadaisical first-half in 2017, Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) shares picked up beginning in September. At the company's current valuation, a KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst is bearish. The Analyst KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Brandon Nispel downgraded Akamai...
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Activist Investor Likely To Push Akamai For Cost Cuts, But Is That The Right Move?
Wednesday, December 27, 2017 - 3:53pm | 346Read More...Elliott Management and Elliott International disclosed a joint 6.5-percent ownership stake in Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) Dec. 15. The Analyst Morgan Stanley's Keith Weiss maintained an Underweight on Akamai and increased the price target from $46 to $52. The...
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Credit Suisse Upgrades Akamai After Elliott Management Disclosure
Monday, December 18, 2017 - 1:24pm | 439Read More...The bull versus bear debate surrounding Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) has been settled after activist investor Elliott Management disclosed a 6.5-percent stake in the company, according to Credit Suisse. The Analyst Credit Suisse's Brad Zelnick upgraded Akamai's stock...
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Ex-Alcoa CEO Kleinfeld Lands A New Job In Saudi Arabia
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 - 1:36pm | 356Read More...Klaus Kleinfeld abruptly resigned from his post as CEO of Arconic Inc (NYSE: ARNC) (formerly Alcoa Inc.) after writing an unauthorized letter to activist investor Elliott Management. The hedge fund viewed the letter as being "a threat to intimidate or extort a senior officer." Kleinfeld's apparent...
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A Timeline Of Arconic's Rancorous Battle With Elliott Management
Tuesday, May 23, 2017 - 2:25pm | 425Read More...A proxy battle between Arconic Inc (NYSE: ARNC) and Elliott Management, an activist investor and major shareholder, ended on Monday. As part of an agreement between the two entities, Elliott will nominate three cirectors and Arconic will elect two members on May 25. Deutsche Bank's Jorge...
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'Downtown' Josh Brown: 15 Things That Might Happen If The Market Loses 20%
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - 8:36am | 522Read More..."Downtown" Josh Brown, CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management and CNBC contributor, penned a commentary on what investors can expect to happen to stocks if the market tumbles 20 percent. The last time the S&P 500 index tumbled 20 percent from peak-to-trough happened in October 2011. More...
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Arconic CEO Resigns After 'Unauthorized' Letter To Hedge Fund
Tuesday, April 18, 2017 - 1:20pm | 668Read More...Shares of Arconic Inc (NYSE: ARNC) were trading down Tuesday after an initially positive market reaction to the departure of CEO Klaus Kleinfeld. Kleinfeld resigned Monday after sending an unauthorized letter to activist stakeholder Elliott Management, according to Arconic’s announcement of...
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25 Interesting Facts About Forbes' 25 Highest-Earning Hedge Fund Managers
Tuesday, March 28, 2017 - 4:17pm | 1379Read More...Forbes was out with its compilation of the 25 highest-earnings hedge fund managers and traders. In the same vein, Benzinga is presenting readers with interesting facts about the 25 successful hedge fund managers/traders. 1. James Simons Of Renaissance Technologies Corp. The flagship fund of...
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Paul Singer's Latest 13F Shows Big Changes In Apple, Western Digital
Tuesday, February 14, 2017 - 6:52pm | 240Read More...On Tuesday, hedge fund manager and philanthropist Paul Singer's Elliott Management Corporation filed its quarterly 13F with the SEC, which is a disclosure of the fund's assets as well as its stake in those companies. Comparing the filing to the fund's previous 13F shows an 122 percent...
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Cantor Raises Target On Cognizant To $67 Following Elliott's Value Enhancement Plan
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - 12:53pm | 306Read More...Cantor Fitzgerald raised its price target on the shares of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (NASDAQ: CTSH) following activist investor Elliott Management's "Value Enhancement Plan" for the company. Analyst's Take On Fund's Plan For Cognizant Dwelling on the plan, analyst Joseph Foresi said...
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Cognizant Shares Rally Amid Activist Letter; How Is Elliott's Track Record?
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - 10:13am | 624Read More...Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (NASDAQ: CTSH) shares were on a tear following the release of a letter by Elliott Management that outlined a three-part "Value Enhancement Plan," which envisages a nice bump up in its stock price to $80–$90 by the end of 2017, up 50–69 percent in...
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Does Elliott's Thesis On Cognizant Address All The Headwinds?
Monday, November 28, 2016 - 5:02pm | 594Read More...Activist shareholder pressure may begin to stifle Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp (NASDAQ: CTSH) in the coming days. Elliott Management, among the largest shareholders in the company by virtue of its 4 percent stake in the company, Monday sent a letter to the company's board, consisting of...
















