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Feb 11, 2025

Elliott Management

Phillips 66 PSX

Phillips 66's conglomerate hides world-class midstream worth $40bn+; spinning midstream, closing the $3.75/bbl refining gap to Valero, and refreshing the board can lift PSX from $120 to $200+.

N5 V4

Jan 08, 2025

Trian Partners

Solventum Corporation SOLV

Solventum's post-spin performance collapse is nearly worst-in-class; restoring 3M-era 3-4% growth and 26% margins plus simplifying the portfolio can double shares to $140 by 2027.

N4 V3

Dec 16, 2024

Spruce Point Capital

Aegon Ltd. AEG

Aegon's distribution engine WFG is an aggressive MLM run amok with IUL churn, ex-WFG competitor GFI poaching top producers, and sum-of-parts pointing to 25-50% downside.

N5 V4

Dec 11, 2024

Oasis Management

Kao Corporation 4452

Kao's world-class FMCG brands are stalling under a passive Board; Oasis, now holding over 5%, will nominate five independent FMCG directors at the March 2025 AGM to unlock global growth.

N3 V2

Dec 05, 2024

Oasis Management

Kao Corporation 4452

Kao is a sleeping FMCG giant whose under-ambition, inefficiency, and lack of focus have destroyed EVA; adding five independent directors with FMCG operating experience can unlock peer-level returns.

N4 V4

Dec 01, 2024

Engine Capital

Dye & Durham Limited DND

Dye & Durham's Board and CEO Matt Proud destroyed value chasing a $1bn EBITDA target through reckless M&A; Engine's six-director slate and new CEO can triple the share price to $46 in three years.

N5 V4

Nov 01, 2024

Engine Capital

Dye & Durham Limited DND

Engine, a 7.1% holder, nominates six directors to overhaul Dye & Durham's board, replace management, cut leverage to 3x, and close the valuation gap to ~20x EBITDA peers.

N2 V1

Oct 23, 2024

Greenlight Capital

Peloton Interactive PTON

Peloton's overlooked subscription business — 68% gross margins, 1.5% churn — can deliver $400-500M EBITDA once costs are right-sized, implying a $7.50-$31.50 share price versus $5.48 today.

N5 V4

Oct 22, 2024

Elliott Management

Southwest Airlines LUV

Elliott nominates David Cush, former Virgin America CEO, to Southwest's board as part of an eight-director slate to restore the airline's operational and financial performance.

N2 V2

Oct 16, 2024

Engine Capital

Dye & Durham Limited DND

Engine, owning 7.1% of Dye & Durham, will run a board slate at the 2024 AGM, arguing a refreshed board can close the 8x-vs-18x EBITDA peer gap.

N2 V1

Oct 15, 2024

Elliott Management

Southwest Airlines Co. LUV

Elliott — ~11% owner of LUV — is running a proxy fight to replace Southwest's board with eight airline-veteran directors and restore the carrier to industry-leading performance.

N2 V3

Oct 01, 2024

Starboard Value

Pfizer Inc. PFE

Pfizer destroyed $20-60bn of value since 2019 despite a $40bn COVID windfall; Starboard wants the board to hold Bourla accountable for peer-median R&D/M&A returns.

N5 V4

Oct 01, 2024

Starboard Value

Salesforce, Inc. CRM

Salesforce has executed Starboard's 2022 thesis — margins up 1,000bps, stock +99% — but committing to Rule of 50 by FY2028 still unlocks $20+ FCF/share at ~14x.

N4 V3

Oct 01, 2024

Starboard Value

Pfizer Inc. PFE

Pfizer squandered its $40bn COVID windfall on overpriced M&A while delivering almost none of the 15 promised blockbusters; the Board must hold management accountable.

N5 V4

Oct 01, 2024

Starboard Value

Salesforce, Inc. CRM

Salesforce's 2022 turnaround delivered +1,000bps margins and +99% stock; Starboard argues further cost discipline plus Agentforce growth can hit the Rule of 50 by FY2028 and $20+ FCF/share.

N4 V3

Sep 26, 2024

Elliott Management

Southwest Airlines LUV

Elliott, with ~11% of Southwest, calls the management team the worst in airlines and nominates ten independent directors to replace the CEO and restore industry-leading performance.

N3 V3

Sep 25, 2024

Bluebell Capital

BP Plc BP

BP's 2020 energy-transition strategy is collapsing in serial U-turns and missed targets; removing Chairman Helge Lund and Lead Independent Director Amanda Blanc is essential to restore accountability.

N4 V2

Sep 24, 2024

Elliott Management

Southwest Airlines LUV

Southwest has become the industry's worst-performing airline under current leadership; Elliott nominates ten independent directors to replace the CEO and restore best-in-class performance.

N3 V3

Sep 24, 2024

Elliott Management

Southwest Airlines Co. LUV

Southwest's failed leaders are using a poison pill and 'false record dates' to dodge accountability; Elliott will call a special meeting to replace the Board and CEO Bob Jordan.

N3 V2

Sep 13, 2024

Engine Capital

Upwork Inc. UPWK

Engine argues Upwork is undervalued at ~6.5x EBITDA and that a refreshed board plus fixing the marketplace, focusing Enterprise, cutting bloat and aggressive buybacks unlocks substantial upside.

N4 V2

Sep 10, 2024

Elliott Management

Southwest Airlines Co. LUV

Southwest is the most compelling airline turnaround in two decades; replacing the entrenched CEO and Board with Elliott's ten nominees restores efficiency, product, and reliability.

N3 V4

Aug 26, 2024

Elliott Management

Southwest Airlines Co. LUV

Southwest has destroyed 50%+ of shareholder value under Kelly and Jordan; replacing them and seating Elliott's 10 independent nominees plus a new board committee is required to restore best-in-class performance.

N4 V2

Aug 06, 2024

Starboard Value

Autodesk, Inc. ADSK

Autodesk's premier 93%-gross-margin software franchise is squandered under CEO Anagnost; Starboard demands cost cuts, compensation overhaul, buybacks and CEO re-evaluation to reach 45%+ margins and ~$15.50 FCF/share by FY2027.

N4 V3

Aug 01, 2024

Starboard Value

Autodesk, Inc. ADSK

Autodesk's premier software franchise is squandered under CEO Anagnost — peer-lagging margins, missed Investor Day targets and manipulated billings demand a Board-led overhaul to unlock 45% operating margins.

N4 V3

Jul 30, 2024

Engine Capital

C&C Group plc CCR

C&C has lagged peers by 81% since its 2019 LSE listing under four CEOs and a board owning 0.05%; electing Engine's two nominees brings M&A and capital-allocation expertise.

N3 V2

Jul 23, 2024

Bluebell Capital

BP Plc BP

BP's Board greenlit an unlawful solar-planning strategy and a value-destroying green pivot; replace the Chair, Senior Independent Director and CEO, or halt the renewables burn.

N4 V2

Jul 15, 2024

Starboard Value

Match Group, Inc. MTCH

Match owns Tinder and Hinge yet trades at <8.5x FCF; fix Tinder, lift margins above 40%, buy back aggressively — or take the company private — to close a ~45% peer discount.

N4 V2

Jul 15, 2024

Starboard Value

Match Group, Inc. MTCH

Match owns Tinder and Hinge yet trades at <8.5x FCF; fixing Tinder, lifting margins above 40%, and aggressive buybacks — or a sale — can unlock substantial upside.

N4 V2

Jul 08, 2024

Elliott Management

Southwest Airlines Co. LUV

Southwest's board entrenched itself with a poison pill instead of fixing chronic underperformance; Elliott demands CEO Bob Jordan out, the board reconstituted, and an external-led turnaround.

N3 V2

Jun 25, 2024

Starboard Value

Autodesk, Inc. ADSK

Autodesk's Board tolerated years of underperformance and misleading billings disclosures; accountability, transparency, and a 1,000+ bps margin improvement can restore a best-in-class software franchise.

N4 V3

Jun 25, 2024

Starboard Value

Autodesk, Inc. ADSK

Autodesk is a high-quality monopoly hobbled by board complacency and misleading billings disclosures; transparency, accountability, and a 1,000 bps margin fix unlock material upside.

N4 V3

Jun 17, 2024

Starboard Value

Autodesk, Inc. ADSK

Autodesk's Board misled shareholders on free cash flow and ran out the nomination clock; reopen the vote, refresh directors, and fix margins to close the peer gap.

N4 V2

Jun 10, 2024

Elliott Management

Southwest Airlines LUV

Southwest's market cap has halved as a 36-year-insider CEO refuses to evolve; replacing the Board and CEO and modernizing the commercial model targets $49 — 77% upside.

N5 V4

Jun 10, 2024

Elliott Management

Southwest Airlines LUV

Southwest, once a profit leader, now posts the worst margins of any major U.S. airline under entrenched insiders Kelly and Jordan; new leadership, a refreshed board and a strategic review unlock 77% upside to $49.

N5 V4

Jun 10, 2024

Elliott Management

Southwest Airlines LUV

Southwest's 47-year profit streak has collapsed into worst-in-class margins under entrenched leadership; refreshing the board and hiring an external CEO unlocks 77% upside to $49.

N5 V4

Jun 10, 2024

Elliott Management

Southwest Airlines LUV

Elliott's $1.9bn, 11% stake argues Southwest's 50% decline reflects an insular 1971-era leadership culture; replacing the Chairman/CEO and refreshing the board can drive shares to $49 (+77%).

N4 V2

Jun 10, 2024

Carl Icahn

Southwest Airlines LUV

Southwest has the worst margins of any major U.S. airline under a 74-year legacy leadership team; a new outside CEO, refreshed board and modernized commercial strategy can deliver a $49 share price, 77% upside.

N5 V4

May 28, 2024

Elliott Management

Texas Instruments TXN

TI's rigid $5bn/year capex ramp is building ~50% excess capacity and has collapsed FCF per share 75%; flex capex to demand and commit to $9.00+ per share by 2026.

N4 V3

May 01, 2024

Bluebell Capital

BP plc BP

BP under Lund and Looney's failed energy-transition strategy has produced sector-worst TSR, a record valuation discount, and governance failures — the board must engage with dissenting shareholders.

N3 V2

Apr 25, 2024

Engine Capital

Dye & Durham Limited DND

Engine wants Dye & Durham's board to abandon its arbitrary C$1bn EBITDA target, stop overpaying for acquisitions, and refocus on ROIC after 62% three-year shareholder losses.

N3 V2

Apr 25, 2024

Oasis Management

Kao Corporation 4452.JP

Kao has top-decile brands (Curel, Biore, Molton Brown) but bottom-decile management with a 'growth allergy' — fixing it Beiersdorf-style unlocks 76-97% upside.

N4 V4

Apr 22, 2024

Ancora

Norfolk Southern NSC

Norfolk Southern is the only Class I rail without PSR; electing Ancora's seven nominees replaces Alan Shaw with Barber and Boychuk to redesign the network and reach $420/share.

N4 V3

Apr 18, 2024

Land & Buildings

National Health Investors, Inc. NHI

NHI is an undervalued senior-housing REIT whose conflicted, interlocked board threatens to give away the upcoming NHC lease renewal — vote AGAINST Webb and Swafford to force change.

N4 V2

Apr 17, 2024

Engine Capital

Parkland Corporation PKI

Parkland has failed on operations, capital allocation and governance; a strategic sale at 8-9x EBITDA would deliver ~$64/share, a 56% premium superior to the risky standalone plan.

N4 V2

Apr 15, 2024

Ancora

Norfolk Southern Corporation NSC

Norfolk Southern is the worst-performing Class I railroad under Alan Shaw; replacing the Board and installing UPS/CSX operators to run PSR closes the 780bps OR gap and unlocks $420 per share.

N5 V4

Apr 11, 2024

Bluebell Capital

TIM S.p.A. (Telecom Italia) TIT

Vote Bluebell's slate to replace TIM's worst-in-class CEO Labriola with Google Cloud exec Laurence Lafont, halt strategic chaos, and unlock ~100% upside versus European telco peers.

N4 V3

Mar 26, 2024

Ancora

Norfolk Southern NSC

Norfolk Southern is the worst-performing Class I railroad under CEO Alan Shaw's failed 'resilience railroading'; elect Ancora's slate to install Jim Barber as CEO, adopt true PSR, and unlock ~60% upside.

N4 V3

Mar 01, 2024

Trian Partners

The Walt Disney Company DIS

Disney's world-class IP is being squandered by a complacent Board: elect Peltz and Rasulo to fix succession, restore Netflix-like DTC margins, and close a 401% TSR peer gap.

N5 V4

Mar 01, 2024

ValueAct

The Walt Disney Company DIS

Disney should lean into its 21%-ROIC Parks business and escape the streaming wars via bigger bundles and cross-studio collaboration — applying the Microsoft, NYT, and Spotify playbook ValueAct knows.

N4 V4

Mar 01, 2024

Trian Partners

The Walt Disney Company DIS

Disney's decade of underperformance stems from a board lacking focus and accountability; electing Peltz and Rasulo brings ownership mentality to fix succession, streaming economics and capital allocation.

N5 V4

Mar 01, 2024

Trian Partners

The Walt Disney Company DIS

Disney lost its way under a distracted, unaccountable board; replacing two directors with Peltz and Rasulo restores focus on DTC margins, CEO succession, and capital discipline.

N5 V4

Feb 13, 2024

Starboard Value

Kenvue Inc. KVUE

Kenvue is an iconic consumer-health portfolio underperforming its potential — fixing margins and Skin Health & Beauty execution can close a wide valuation gap to Haleon and staples peers.

N4 V3

Feb 05, 2024

Ancora

Norfolk Southern Corporation NSC

Norfolk Southern's safety and operating failures — epitomized by the preventable East Palestine derailment — require replacing CEO Alan Shaw and reconstituting the Board with independent nominees.

N3 V2

Feb 01, 2024

Ancora

Elanco Animal Health ELAN

Elanco has destroyed billions under CEO Simmons and an insular classified board; replacing four directors at the 2024 AGM installs accountability and unlocks the animal-health turnaround.

N4 V4

Feb 01, 2024

Trian Partners

The Walt Disney Company DIS

Disney squandered a winning hand through a weak, unfocused Board; electing Peltz and Rasulo brings the shareholder mindset needed to reverse years of TSR underperformance.

N3 V3

Jan 31, 2024

Starboard Value

GoDaddy Inc. GDDY

GoDaddy is a high-quality infrastructure business trading at a wide FCF-multiple discount; committing to 40% growth-plus-profitability and buying back stock unlocks $170-$200+ per share.

N3 V2

Jan 18, 2024

Trian Partners

The Walt Disney Company DIS

Disney's board has failed shareholders — TSR lags peers by 401% over ten years — so Trian is nominating Peltz and former CFO Rasulo to restore governance, accountability, and 'the magic.'

N3 V2

Nov 29, 2023

Elliott Management

Phillips 66 PSX

Phillips 66 has lost investor trust by taking its eye off refining; adding two refining-experienced directors — and Marathon's 2019 playbook if targets slip — unlocks ~75% upside to $205+.

N4 V2

Oct 18, 2023

Starboard Value

GoDaddy Inc. GDDY

GoDaddy is a scale-leading infrastructure business trading at 11x FCF; replaying Starboard's Splunk/Wix/Salesforce margin-expansion playbook can close a 37% peer gap and re-rate the stock.

N4 V3

Oct 17, 2023

Starboard Value

GoDaddy GDDY

GoDaddy missed its 2022 Investor Day commitments as Tech & Development costs ballooned; cutting costs to hit 33%+ EBITDA margins re-rates FCF/share to $10+ and closes the peer-multiple gap.

N3 V3