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Carl Icahn steps down from Yahoo board
News Carl Icahn, who launched a shareholder insurrection at Yahoo last year over its handling of a takeover offer from Microsoft, is leaving Yahoo's board of directors. Yahoo confirmed Icahn's departure, and said in a statement: "Carl has been an...
[October 26, 2009, 9:05]
Carl Icahn buys bigger chunk of Yahoo
News Over the course of three days last week, activist investor Carl Icahn bought up nearly seven million shares of Yahoo, the Associated Press reported on Friday. That brings Icahn's stake in the internet search pioneer to about 75.6 million shares, or...
[December 1, 2008, 8:35]
Yahoo may face proxy fight from Carl Icahn
News Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is planning to wage a proxy fight against Yahoo, in a move that could ultimately kick out Yahoo's entire board, according to a Reuters report on Wednesday. Icahn has received commitments from at least 12 potential...
[May 15, 2008, 8:28]
Yahoo urged to sell search unit to Microsoft
News Yahoo shares edged up on Tuesday as analysts and the company's own major shareholder and director, Carl Icahn, said they hoped the the internet search pioneer would entertain a search-only deal with Microsoft.
[November 5, 2008, 7:25]
Yahoo sets stage for proxy fight with Icahn
News Yahoo announced on Tuesday that it will hold its annual shareholders meeting on 1 August, setting the stage for a contentious proxy battle with billionaire shareholder Carl Icahn. Yahoo will be asking its shareholders to re-elect its current board...
[June 4, 2008, 8:58]
Yahoo rejects 'absurd' Microsoft-Icahn buyout offer
News Yahoo announced on Saturday night that it had rejected a joint buyout proposal offered on Friday night by Microsoft and investor activist Carl Icahn. We are prepared to let our stockholders, not Microsoft and Carl Icahn, decide what is in their...
[July 14, 2008, 11:38]
Microsoft stands to gain from Icahn-Yahoo pact
News Microsoft may be the biggest winner in the proxy-fight settlement between Yahoo and activist investor Carl Icahn, whose peace accord was announced on Monday. With its ally Icahn and two members of Icahn's former dissident proxy slate getting three...
[July 22, 2008, 8:27]
Icahn joins Yahoo board
News Yahoo has reached a settlement with activist investor Carl Icahn, who will join the internet company's board. Icahn, who had proposed his own slate of board members, had been agitating for Yahoo to reach a deal to sell all or part of the company to...
[July 21, 2008, 14:23]
BEA offers Icahn access to financial documents
News BEA Systems announced on Monday that Carl Icahn can review its confidential financial documents, as the company seeks to convince its largest individual investor that it's worth more than a $6.7bn (£3.2bn) buyout offer from Oracle.
[November 6, 2007, 9:04]
Billionaire seeks to derail AOL-Google deal
News Billionaire Time Warner shareholder Carl Icahn on Monday warned the media conglomerate's board against making a "disastrous" and "short-sighted" decision. If Internet unit America Online agrees to an exclusive deal with search giant Google, its...
[December 20, 2005, 9:25]
Yahoo makes board decision as deadline looms
News Yahoo is close to appointing John Chapple and Frank Biondi Jr as its two additional board members, as it nears its Friday deadline to expand its board as part of a settlement agreement with activist investor Carl Icahn, according to sources.
[August 14, 2008, 9:30]
Motorola may spin off mobile-phone unit
News Maybe Carl Icahn was right about Motorola. Icahn, who lost his bid to win a Motorola board seat last year, said on Thursday that he still plans to go through with yet another proxy fight this year to win board seats.
[February 1, 2008, 8:39]
Microsoft proposes alternative Yahoo deal
News The announcement comes just days after billionaire investor Carl Icahn launched a proxy fight to unseat Yahoo's current board at the internet search pioneer's upcoming annual shareholders' meeting on 3 July.
[May 19, 2008, 8:31]
Microsoft seeks allies for fresh Yahoo bid
News The paper also reported that Microsoft has met with the activist investor Carl Icahn in recent days, urging the billionaire to keep pressing his proxy fight in an effort to motivate Yahoo's board. Finally, the company still faces a proxy fight with...
[July 2, 2008, 14:24]
Oracle: BEA no longer worth $6.7bn
News While BEA holds out for a higher price, it has yet to be seen whether Carl Icahn, BEA's largest shareholder, holds a similar view on the company's valuation estimate. Two weeks ago, BEA shared its non-public financial information with Icahn in an...
[November 16, 2007, 7:29]
BEA set to file delayed financial reports
News That move, announced on Wednesday, will not only reduce the risk of a Nasdaq delisting but also give the middleware maker greater leverage against any future threats of a proxy fight from its largest shareholder, Carl Icahn.
[November 15, 2007, 11:08]
Motorola to spin off handset division
News The views of activist investor Carl Icahn, who owns a five percent stake in Motorola, are widely regarded as being a major factor in the decision to split the company. Icahn has been trying to get four directors onto Motorola's board and is suing...
[March 26, 2008, 12:00]
Yahoo reveals Microsoft defence cost
News Part of the $79m (£56m) bill was also attributed to hiring outside advisers for fighting off a proxy contest by activist shareholder Carl Icahn, who eventually settled with the company and received three seats on Yahoo's board.
[March 2, 2009, 11:07]
AOL Europe's future under scrutiny
News This deal proved unpopular with some, including billionaire Time Warner shareholder Carl Icahn, who attempted to block the deal. AOL's European operation faces an uncertain time ahead, with parent company Time Warner hiring Citigroup to conduct a...
[May 8, 2006, 15:45]
Google co-founder chases Yahoo ad deal
News At the same time, Yahoo is dealing with pressure from activist Carl Icahn, who believes the company should have taken the Microsoft bid. Google co-founder Larry Page has said that he respects Yahoo's struggle to remain independent, and there is...
[May 23, 2008, 8:54]
