Shareholder Activism

The mechanism by which outside owners force change on management, from 1920s proxy fights to modern hedge-fund campaigns.

6 books · 6 people behind it

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  1. Dear ChairmanJeff Gramm, 2015
  2. Barbarians at the GateBryan Burrough, John Helyar, 1990
  3. King IcahnMark Stevens, 1993

The people behind it 6

Each person holds a book in this entry or names it in their own tags.

Investors 4

Carl Icahnnamed in their tags
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Daniel Loebnamed in their tags
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Tobias E. Carlislenamed in their tags
William Ackmannamed in their tags

Journalists 2

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Connie Bruck1 book here
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Tobias E. Carlislenamed in their tags

Books 6

Connie Bruck · 1988 · Milken, Drexel and the junk-bond financing that made hostile bids possible.
Bryan Burrough, John Helyar · 1990 · The defining account of the 1980s takeover wave.
Jeff Gramm · 2015 · A century of activism told through the actual letters sent to boards.
Mark Stevens · 1993
Ronald D. Orol · 2007 · The modern activist fund playbook, campaign by campaign.