Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2014

His game plan instead looks something like this: Buy stock in a company. Write a letter to the company’s board demanding that it do something different from what it’s doing (buy back shares, break up, sell out to another company, throw out the CEO). Sell stock in the company. In 2010 it was $900 million — seventh place.

Hedge 8

Hedge Venture Capitalist Letter Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2015

In 2010, data centers represented 2% of all electricity use in the United States. Leading companies are learning that sourcing renewable energy for data centers is a low-cost way to demonstrate commitment to global climate goals while adding reliability and predictability to energy consumption.

Energy 8

Energy Globalization Hedge Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Industry observers have noted that since 2010, “The airline industry is profitable again — really profitable.” This is more than enough according to conventional measures to completely control a company. Berkshire Hathaway’s latest 13F filings and other news releases show that Buffett invested at least $1.2

Airlines 8

Airlines Price Hedge Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

The company’s executives said that to help finance the plan, McDonald’s would increase refranchising (turning company-owned restaurants into franchises), take on more debt (even at the risk of lowering its bond rating ), and find $300 million to cut in general and administrative expenses. The winners.

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Price Franchising Short-term CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2014

But as we have suggested elsewhere, activists are here to stay , and are increasingly prominent players on the equity landscape—sometimes even inside the company boardroom. More than 200 activist-investor initiatives hit companies in 2013, a seven-fold increase over a decade earlier. Singer came on the board in October 2012.

Hostile Takeover 8

Hostile Takeover Chief Financial Officer Due Diligence Charan 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2015

Meanwhile, the retirement fund for pensioners of DEO, the state electricity company, continues to receive an annual state subsidy to the tune of €600 million—at a time when most pensions are being slashed. But the 2012 haircut only covered debt held by private creditors (including banks, insurance companies, and pension funds).

Banking 8

Banking Crisis Tourism Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2012

Although the media has spoken loosely about a company "clawing back" pay, there are, in fact, different ways to hold responsible individuals to financial account. Ina Drew was in the bank's High Five in the proxy statement, with more than $15 million in total comp in 2010 and 2011 (cash, bonus, stock awards).

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CIO Committee Risk Management Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The CEOs in our study were adept at telling their company’s story. Essential to the story is the company’s purpose. Fred Lynch, CEO of Masonite, a 92-year-old company that manufactures interior doors and entry door systems, created a long-term value creation thesis that he called the Masonite “blueprint.”

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CEO Short-term Long-term EPS 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2012

That business, or any other institution, dictates life to you (Oh, wait, that's what they already do — just not in ways that benefit anyone who isn't already the Gangnam-Style scion of a mummified vampire hedge fund quadrillionaire). Those are two of the findings from Meaningful Brands , a little study we do at my Lab. LOLLLLLLLL!!!!!1111".

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Media Fashion IPO Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2015

But that will not in any way deter hedge-fund activists from demanding that companies do stock buybacks so that they can time their stock sales to take advantage of short-term, buyback-induced, stock-price boosts. Yet Icahn has never invested in Apple’s value-creating capabilities that increase innovation and productivity.

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Proposal Hedge Safe Harbor Short-term 8