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Filed under: Cellphones Good news coming from the Motorola camp? Say it ain't so! The long-standing feud between the flagging company and investor Carl Icahn has finally come to an end, and lo and behold, the pending litigation between the two has even been dismissed. Apparently the two parties managed to agree that (effective immediately) Keith Meister, a managing director of the Icahn investment funds and principal executive officer of Icahn Enterprises would be "appointed to serve on the [firm's board of directors]," and William R. Hambrecht, founder, chairman and CEO of WR Hambrecht + Co. and co-founder of Hambrecht & Quist, would be "nominated for election" during the 2008 annual shareholders meeting. Heck, Moto's even soliciting Mr. Icahn's input in dealing with the hopeful separation of businesses -- but then again, it would probably take advice from just about anyone given the current state of affairs . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments ... Source: www.tomshardware.com --- 35 days ago
Carl Icahn, who holds 6. ... Source: www.phonescoop.com --- 35 days ago
Motorola has agreed to appoint two Carl Icahn-approved executives to its board of directors in an effort to appease the activist investor. Keith Meister, a managing director of Icahn investment funds, will be appointed to the board immediately. William ... (follow link to read) ... Source: www.dallasnews.com --- 3 days ago
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Investor Carl Icahn put his wallet where his mouth is and increased his stake in the company from 6.4% to 7.6%. ... Source: www.intomobile.com --- 5 days ago
Just a brief update, Carl Icahn, who has been the only man with the money who can actually do something about the leaking Motorola ship, has increased his stake in the company from 6.4% to 7.6%. [Via: Reuters] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Carl Icahn now owns 6.3% of Motorola, versus 5% yesterday and 1.4% last yearMotorola & Carl [...] ... Source: www.moreover.com --- 35 days ago
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Motorola Board to Nominate William Hambrecht and Keith Meister ... Source: www.portfolio.com --- 28 days ago
Blockbuster 's attempted takeover of Circuit City may have raised plenty of eyebrows, but it turns out that certain behind-the-scenes players at both companies have quite a history together. Mark Wattles, an activist investor who has been agitating for change at Circuit City since taking a 6.5 percent stake in the company earlier this year, is no stranger to being a target of Blockbuster's roving eye. Wattles founded Hollywood Entertainment, the second-largest video chain behind Blockbuster before it was sold to the smaller rival Movie Gallery in 2005. Before that deal was consummated, however, Blockbuster made its own higher bid for Hollywood Entertainment, which did not sit well with the antitrust regulators in Washington. Wattles left the chief executive post at the video chain just days after Blockbuster's takeover attempt was made public in early 2005. He later teamed up with Blockbuster, offering to buy half of the Hollywood Video stores in order to help earn a green light from regulators for the Blockbuster deal. It didn't work. Movie Gallery won its bid for Hollywood Entertainment, and the combined company is now in bankruptcy. At the time of the takeover battle for his company, Wattles had what appeared to have been civil discussions with Carl Icahn , who was a major shareholder of both Hollywood Entertainment and Blockbuster. Icahn remains a major owner of Blockbuster shares, despite his furor over its failed ... Source: www.moconews.net --- 35 days ago
In what may be a bid to keep their dirty laundry in house, Motorola ( NYSE: MOT ) has struck a deal with Carl Icahn in which his handpicked candidates-- William R. Hambrecht founder, chairman and chief executive officer of WR Hambrecht + Co. and co-founder of Hambrecht & Quist, and Keith Meister, an MD of Icahn Investment Funds and principal executive officer of Icahn Enterprises--will be nominated for election to Motorola's Board of Directors at the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and included in the Company's 2008 proxy statement. Meister has been appointed to serve on the Board, starting immediately. In return, Icahn has agreed not to solicit proxies in connection with the 2008 Annual Meeting and to vote its shares in support of all of the Board's director nominees. They have also agreed to drop all pending legal action against each other—including Icahn's recent move to sue Motorola for documents he said proved the company's directors had "failed in their duties." Motorola, meanwhile, agreed to get Icahn's input in "connection with significant matters" on the spinoff of its mobile devices division, including its search for a new CEO. Hambrect and Meister—subject to certain confidentiality restrictions--are also allowed to talk to Icahn about the Board's activities. With the press reporting every blow-by-blow detail of the Icahn/Motorola fight, it was perhaps best for the troubled handset maker to find a way to shut ... Source: business.techwhack.com --- 35 days ago
Carl Icahn gets positions in Motorola Board Mobile phone maker Motorola has finally accepted to place Carl Icahn representative on its board. The company said that they are now naming Keith Meister, a managing director of Icahn investment funds, to its board of directors. His placement is as per their agreement with billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn. Motorola added [...] ... Source: business.techwhack.com --- 1 day ago
Carl Icahn interested in acquiring Circuit City US based retailing chain Circuit City Stores has said that they are fine with giving access to their books to Blockbuster for reviewing as they have shown interests in acquiring them. The company added that billionaire investor Carl Icahn is also interested in a possible deal if Blockbuster fails to [...] ... Source: www.schaeffersresearch.com --- 3 days ago
Circuit City Stores (CC: sentiment, chart, options) is more than 8% higher after the electronics retailer said it's "exploring a full range of strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value." As part of that exploration, Blockbuster (BBI) and major stakeholder Carl Icahn have been invited to review CC's books...( Read More ) ...
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[CN+] Billionaire investor Carl Icahn on Wednesday reported raising his stake in Motorola to 7.6% from 6.4%. ...
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Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is mounting yet another proxy fight, this time against Biogen Idec Inc. ... Source: AndroidGuys.com --- 35 days ago
Finally, a little bit of good news for Motorola. Can they take today's progress and build on it? ... Find more search results for Carl Icahn on RSSMicro.com |
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The Icahn Report: Carl Icahn The Blogger!
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is all set to join the blogosphere with his own blog!
He said in a statement: “I think the time has finally come when people are starting to focus on the many abuses in a number of companies in corporate America and the damage they do. [...] ...
Despite strong shareholder concerns at Motorola's annual general meeting earlier this week, activist investor, Carl Icahn announced yesterday that he has boosted his stake in the company from 6.4% to 7.6%. ...
Carl Icahn is finally seeing some results from his longstanding activist campaign at Motorola Inc., nearly 15 months after first revealing his stake in the company. If the first quarter of 2008 is any indication, Icahn's dealmaking activity looks poised to kick along through the year with the same momentum it had in 2007. Motorola unveiled plans March 26 to split off its handset business from its broadband and mobility-solutions operations. The news came days after Icahn filed suit against the company March 24 to release documents related to its mobile-devices strategy. Icahn raised his stake in the Schaumburg, Ill., telecom equipment maker to 6.3%, up from 5%, according to a March 5 regulatory filing. Despite the spinoff decision, Icahn still wants Keith Meister, managing director of the Icahn investment funds and chief executive officer of Icahn Enterprises, installed to Motorola's board. Meister was one of four on a slate of candidates Icahn wanted installed on the board that also included Frank Biondi Jr., former chief executive officer of Viacom Inc.; William R. Hambrecht, co-founder of the former investment bank Hambrecht & Quist; and Lionel C. Kimerling, a professor of materials science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The news came little more than a month after Motorola said it was considering spinning off its handsets in hopes of improving performance. Problems at the company ha ...