Browsing: Activist

Key insight: The CEO of Home BancShares in Arkansas met last week with HoldCo Asset Management, the activist investor that pushed for Comerica’s sale and publicly…

Key insight: Columbia Banking System announced the latest move on its capital strategy just days after an activist investor published a related ultimatum.What’s at stake: HoldCo…

Key insight: First Interstate BancSystem reaffirmed its strategic plan to pursue organic growth, not bank M&A, as it faces pressure from a high-profile activist investor.What’s at…

Misha Zaitzeff and Vik Ghei, founders of HoldCo Asset Management, at their Fort Lauderdale, Florida, offices.Courtesy: HoldCoAmerican banks have found an unlikely pair of adversaries in…

Barry Rosenstein, founder of JANA Partners.Adam Jeffery | CNBC Stock Chart IconStock chart iconCooper Companies MondayThe hedge fund, founded by Barry Rosenstein and known for pressuring…

Pepsi soft drinks are displayed at a convenience store in San Francisco, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesPepsiCo shares popped Tuesday after Elliott Investment Management took a…

Comerica is facing pressure to sell itself to a larger bank, with an activist investor accusing the Dallas-based company of making poor financial decisions and failing…

Investor Lawrence Seidman has won permission to increase his ownership state in Bankwell Financial Group. The board of Bankwell Financial Group in New Canaan, Connecticut, has…

An activist investor group is seeking to put two of its members on the board of the New York-based Carver Bancorp, one of the nation’s oldest…