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An Activist Investor Lands in Your Boardroom — Now What?

Harvard Business Review

Anxiety, fear, even dread are among the predictable reactions in the executive suite and boardroom when they unexpectedly appear. Founder and primary owner of Icahn Enterprises, Icahn had been tagged a corporate raider for his hostile takeover of TWA in 1985.