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An Activist Investor Lands in Your Boardroom — Now What?

Harvard Business Review

Founder and primary owner of Icahn Enterprises, Icahn had been tagged a corporate raider for his hostile takeover of TWA in 1985. Google acquired Motorola Mobility in 2011 for a better than 60-percent premium, and Brown remained as chair and CEO of Motorola Solutions, overseeing its 23,000 employees and $8 billion in annual revenue.