23.03.2016
- J. Michael Pearson has stepped down as CEO of Canada-based Valeant Pharmaceuticals two months after returning from a medical leave, as the company’s stock continues to bleed. One...
05.03.2015
- DuPont has rejected a request from activist investor Nelson Peltz and his hedge fund Trian to use a universal ballot in an upcoming vote on candidates for the chemical producer's...
25.02.2015
- With activist investors continuing to make headlines in the chemical industry, especially in the US, the struggles of Dow, DuPont and Botox producer Allergan are cases in point -...
02.08.2013
- Hedge fund manager William Ackman unveiled his biggest bet ever on Wednesday, a $2.2 billion play on Air Products that the billionaire trader kept secret for two months. The...
09.10.2012
- Procter & Gamble's CEO stood behind the company's plan for increasing profit and sales at a drama-free annual meeting notable for the absence of William Ackman, the activist...
