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1. Activist Elliott Management to Push Nielsen Holdings to Sell
  
  Explore wsj.com Aug 13 2018 BoardNews
  
  Activist investor Elliott Management Corp. has taken a big stake in Nielsen Holdings PLC and plans to push the TV-ratings company to sell itself. The New York hedge fund owns more than 8% of Nielsen, worth at least $640 million, people familiar with the matter said Sunday. Elliott, which has been launching campaigns at a blistering pace this year, could unveil the new effort as soon as Monday. Multiple...
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2. Carl Icahn Said Unlikely to Lobby Dell to Sweeten VMware Deal
  
  Explore MarketWatch Jul 3 2018 BoardNews
  
  A profit of about $200 million could be enough to get Carl Icahn to stop fighting Michael Dell. Icahn is unlikely to push Dell Technologies Inc. to sweeten its deal to buy back shares that track Dell’s interest in VMware Inc. VMW, -1.02% , after reaping a paper profit of around $200 million on the tracking stock and VMware’s publicly traded shares, according to people familiar with the matter...
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3. SandRidge Energy Adopts ‘Poison Pill’ After Carl Icahn Increases Stake
  
  Explore wsj.com Nov 27 2017 BoardNews
  
  SandRidge Energy Inc.’s board has adopted a so-called poison pill that would make it more difficult for activist investor Carl Icahn, who recently disclosed a 13.5% stake in the oil and gas producer, to increase his stake as he criticizes SandRidge’s plan to buy Bonanza Creek Energy Inc...
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4. The Wall Street Journal: ADP to File SEC Complaint Against Bill Ackman as Proxy Fight Heats Up
  
  Explore wsj.com Oct 31 2017 BoardNews
  
  Human-resources software firm Automatic Data Processing Inc., locked in a proxy battle with William Ackman, says it will file a complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission over what it calls “false and misleading” claims the activist investor made this week...
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5. Two Tenet Board Members Resign, Setting Up Potential Proxy Fight
  
  Explore wsj.com Aug 18 2017 BoardNews
  
  Two members of Tenet Healthcare’s board of directors, who represent the company’s largest institutional shareholder, have resigned their posts, citing “irreconcilable differences” over significant matters involving the company...
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