Exclusive: Starboard files proposal at News Corp, seeks to break ...
NEW YORK, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Hedge fund Starboard Value has filed a shareholder resolution to do away with the dual-class shares that allow Rupert Murdoch to control News Corp (NWSA.O), the...
Kenvue shares surge after activist Starboard takes stake
Oct 21, 2024 · Starboard Value has amassed a significant stake in Kenvue, which spun out of Johnson & Johnson in mid-2023, according to people familiar with the matter. Starboard’s Jeff Smith is expected to ...
Starboard files proposal at News Corp, seeks to break Murdoch's …
Sep 6, 2024 · NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hedge fund Starboard Value has filed a shareholder resolution to do away with the dual-class shares that allow Rupert Murdoch to control News Corp, the publisher of the...
Hedge Fund Pushes for End of Murdochs’ Control at News Corp
Sep 9, 2024 · Starboard Value, a fund that takes stakes in companies and agitates for changes, said political disagreements among Rupert Murdoch’s children could be “paralyzing” for the media firm.
Exclusive: Activist hedge fund Starboard eyes Rupert Murdoch's News …
Oct 13 (Reuters) - Starboard Value, the activist hedge fund run by Jeffrey Smith, has bought shares of News Corp (NWSA.O), according to people familiar with the matter, a move that could...
News Corp break-up would unlock $7bn in value, says activist Starboard
Oct 17, 2023 · Starboard Value has built a stake in News Corp and is pushing for billionaire owner Rupert Murdoch to break up the company, as legacy media groups face mounting pressure from shareholders to...
News Corp: Activist investor seeks end to Murdochs' control
Sep 9, 2024 · Starboard Value LP is pushing News Corp. to eliminate its dual-class share structure and is prepared to take further action against the media company if it refuses to engage.
Starboard says Rupert Murdoch's News Corp should break up
NEW YORK, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Activist hedge fund Starboard Value's CEO Jeff Smith said on Tuesday that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp (NWSA.O) is trading at a big discount to the value of its...
Activist Builds News Corp Stake, Plans to Seek Changes
Oct 15, 2023 · Starboard Value has built a stake in News Corp NWSA -0.18% and the activist shareholder plans to push for strategic and governance changes at the Wall Street Journal parent.
Starboard CEO pushes News Corp to spin off real estate assets
Oct 17, 2023 · Jeffrey Smith, CEO of activist firm Starboard Value, is making the case to separate News Corp.'s real estate assets from its news business.