41 posts and columns on Daniel Loeb

Fat Lady Finally Sings: Yahoo and Alibaba Officially Shake on $7 Billion Stock Sale Deal (Updated)

in News on May 20 at 3:34 pm PT

It’s done.
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Exclusive: Yahoo Finally Set to Strike Alibaba Share Deal — Half Now, Then Half of What’s Left After Eventual IPO

in News on May 17 at 11:39 pm PT

Could the never-ending Yahoo-Alibaba deal finally be close to a handshake? Yes, indeedy.
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Yahoo’s Parting With Thompson Will Be for “Cause” (aka CSLie)

in News on May 14 at 2:00 am PT

And not cancer, as unfortunate as the timing is for the ousted Yahoo CEO.
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Here’s New Yahoo CEO’s First Note to Troops! (The Leaking-Internal-Memos-to-ATD Policy Remains in Effect As Usual)

in News on May 13 at 2:33 pm PT

Here is the first missive to Yahoo’s troops from new interim CEO Ross Levinsohn, which I obtained from 653 sources at the company. (Joke alert! Sort of!)
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Yahoo Officially Confirms ATD Report on CEO Changes and Proxy Settlement

in News on May 13 at 12:35 pm PT

All’s well that ends. At least for now — Happy Mother’s Day to all!
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Exclusive: Yahoo’s Thompson Out; Levinsohn In; Board Settlement With Loeb Nears Completion

in News on May 13 at 8:59 am PT

The final shoe — shoe store, really — drops.
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Is He In or Is He Out? Crunchtime for Scott Thompson at Yahoo.

in News on May 11 at 8:15 am PT

Waiting for a verdict in trial of ResuMess.
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Not So Scott Free? Yahoo’s Other Big Shareholder — Cap Re — Leaning Toward Supporting Loeb Over Thompson ResuMess.

in News on May 10 at 3:56 pm PT

Is the tenure of Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson — who is now big with the excuses — in trouble if other shareholders start to bolt?
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Loeb Calls Again for Thompson Firing From Yahoo, as Former eBay Boss Supports Him

in News on May 9 at 7:33 am PT

The back-and-forth over Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson’s fitness as a leader continues.
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Place Your Bets: Will Loeb Drop Another Bomb on Yahoo at Vegas Confab Later Today?

in News on May 9 at 6:00 am PT

There are pretty good odds, but it’s a gamble for the activist investor to find a way to top his last act.
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Exclusive: Yahoo Director in Charge of Botched CEO Vetting to Step Down From Board

in News, May 8, 2012 at 8:50 am PT

CEO Says Sorry to Yahoos for Borked Bio “Distraction” — But Will Mea Culpa Work Without an Apology for Error? (Memo)

in News, May 7, 2012 at 4:59 pm PT

Buffett Comments on Trust Issue in Yahoo CEO BioGate: “You’ve Got a Problem”

in Media, May 7, 2012 at 9:44 am PT

Loeb Demands Yahoo Board Fire CEO by Monday Over False Resume

in News, May 4, 2012 at 9:43 am PT

Yahoo Hopes to Fight Back at Activist Shareholder Third Point With More New Board Members of Its Own

in News, March 22, 2012 at 1:34 pm PT

Yahoo Sues Facebook for Patent Infringement, Which Social Network Calls “Puzzling” (Including Filing)

in News, March 12, 2012 at 1:15 pm PT

Yahoo Activist’s Passive-Aggressive Strategy

in News, March 12, 2012 at 10:28 am PT

So It’s the Kodak Strategy for Yahoo — The Last Refuge of the Vaguely Patented

in News, February 28, 2012 at 6:00 am PT

Proxy Ho? Like Yahoo, AOL Could Face Alternate Board Slate From Irked Investor as Early as Today.

in News, February 24, 2012 at 1:46 am PT

Yahoo May Not Need a “Loebotomy,” But It Definitely Can’t Endure a Brain-Sapping Proxy Fight

in News, February 17, 2012 at 10:35 am PT

Welcome Back, Einhorn! Is Hedge Fund Back in Yahoo Fray?

in News, February 15, 2012 at 12:04 am PT

Yahoo Product Unit Readies Major Exec Reorg — But It’s Just a Tremor for the Big One to Come

in News, February 12, 2012 at 4:14 pm PT

Ready to Rumble or Make Nice? Activist Shareholder Daniel Loeb Could Strike Sooner Than Yahoo Thinks.

in News, February 9, 2012 at 10:14 am PT

Outgoing Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock’s Farewell Letter (And Other Stuff)

in News, February 7, 2012 at 1:11 pm PT

Four Yahoo Board Members to Depart, Two New Ones Arrive and Three More on the Way (Like I Said)

in News, February 7, 2012 at 12:38 pm PT