First, let's examine what the activist investor can actually accomplish, and think about why it wanted a stake in Pfizer in the first place. Starboard's mission statement is "to invest in deeply ...

With a lifetime track record that includes collegiate athletics and leading the activist investment group he founded, Kenneth Orr might seem like the last person you’d expect to excel at painting—but ...

Shareholder activism has become the “new normal” for public companies, and boards increasingly choose to settle with activists quickly, often within weeks. There are, of course, good reasons to settle ...