Bulldog Investors Returns To Using Proxy Contests

From Activist Insight Bulldog Investors LLC didn’t run a proxy contest in the first half of 2013, but all of a sudden two have come along at once. The activist, still one of the busiest around but less aggressive in recent years, announced last month that it would nominate directors at two companies – Firsthand Technology […] Read more »

Icahn’s Apple Campaign Winds Up A Notch On Board Financial Expertise

From Activist Insight   Ten weeks have passed since Carl Icahn announced his investment in Apple on Twitter and certainly a lot has happened since. The initial ‘pop’ added $30 to the stock overnight, not the most dramatic movement in Apple’s share price this year, but certainly one of the better upward ones. To date, […] Read more »