23 documents showing 1–23
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.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Company BMY
Starboard urges BMY shareholders to reject the $91B Celgene acquisition — it imports a massive REVLIMID patent cliff and was rushed through without exploring standalone turnaround or a sale of Bristol-Myers.
N4
V3
C3
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Magellan Health, Inc. MGLN
Magellan destroyed $700M of value through failed acquisitions and three 2018 guidance cuts; Starboard's six-director slate will overhaul the board and run a parallel sale process at peer multiples.
N4
V2
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Aug 18, 2025
Spruce Point Capital
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
IRTC
Spruce Point argues iRhythm hid FDA-flagged Zio AT defects that killed patients and faces a DOJ cover-up probe; commoditized tech and an overstated asymptomatic market imply 40-70% downside.
N4
V3
Aug 11, 2025
Engine Capital
Avantor, Inc.
AVTR
Avantor's board has presided over five years of self-inflicted operational and capital-allocation failures; a refreshed board, cost discipline, buybacks and portfolio optimization can deliver 97-134% upside by 2027.
N4
V3
Jun 17, 2025
Land & Buildings
National Healthcare Corporation
NHC
NHC's below-market 1991 lease with NHI expires 2026; renegotiation will cut NHC EBITDA 19-38% — L&B is short NHC.
N3
V2
May 28, 2025
Spruce Point Capital
Tempus AI, Inc.
TEM
Tempus AI is an AI-branded diagnostics roll-up whose tiny AI revenue, Lefkofsky-linked restatement history, and round-tripped related-party deals imply 50-60% downside to ~$25-34/share.
N5
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
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
Jun 24, 2024
Muddy Waters
Eurofins Scientific SE
ERF
Muddy Waters is short Eurofins: controlling shareholder Dr. Gilles Martin has siphoned capital via above-market real-estate leasebacks for 20 years, and the financials appear engineered to overstate revenue, profits, and cash.
N4
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
Mar 28, 2023
Scorpion Capital
Harmony Biosciences Holdings
HRMY
Scorpion shorts HRMY: Wakix is a toxic, ineffective H3 antagonist propped up by sham foreign trials, an Insys-style kickback scheme, and off-label sales — collapse is imminent.
N4
V2
Feb 07, 2023
Spruce Point Capital
Progyny, Inc.
PGNY
PGNY is a $3.1bn fertility-benefits manager run by ex-WebMD/Medical Manager executives whose marketing claims, treatment model and 2023 growth are disputable, implying 60%-80% downside to $7-$14.
N5
V3
Apr 06, 2022
Spruce Point Capital
Stryker Corp.
SYK
Spruce Point exposes Stryker's FCPA-tainted accounting, failing acquisition roll-up and margin squeeze under CEO Lobo — Strong Sell with 35%-75% downside to $67-$174.50.
N4
V3
Oct 25, 2021
Spruce Point Capital
Heska Corporation
HSKA
Heska is a low-growth animal-health distributor — not the innovator management claims — masquerading at a 9x-sales SaaS multiple; Spruce Point sees 50-60% downside to $90-$115.
N4
V3
May 12, 2020
Elliott Management
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ALXN
Alexion's stand-alone strategy has failed — serial M&A missteps and a deep valuation discount mean the Board must pursue a sale now to unlock 40-50% upside for shareholders.
N5
V3
Feb 10, 2020
Muddy Waters
NMC Health plc
NMC
Newly disclosed NMC share pledges corroborate Muddy Waters' hidden-debt thesis: likely Enron-style off-balance-sheet financing or subsidies from undisclosed Shetty-family related parties inflating margins.
N4
V1
Dec 17, 2019
Muddy Waters
NMC Health plc
NMC.LN
NMC Health's UAE hospital empire is built on inflated capex, overstated cash, hidden reverse factoring and related-party self-dealing — Muddy Waters is short and sees deep, possibly fraudulent rot.
N5
V1
Mar 01, 2019
Starboard Value
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
BMY's $91B Celgene deal bets the company on a REVLIMID patent cliff and pipeline requiring 10 blockbusters in 8 years — shareholders should vote no and pursue a standalone Amgen-style transformation.
N5
V3
Feb 28, 2019
Starboard Value
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
BMY
Bristol-Myers' $91bn Celgene acquisition buys pharma's largest patent cliff; Starboard urges shareholders to vote it down and replace directors to pursue a standalone plan or sale.
N4
V3
Feb 28, 2019
Starboard Value
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
BMY
Starboard urges BMY shareholders to reject the $91B Celgene acquisition — it imports a massive REVLIMID patent cliff and was rushed through without exploring standalone turnaround or a sale of Bristol-Myers.
N4
V3
Feb 22, 2019
Starboard Value
Magellan Health, Inc.
MGLN
Magellan destroyed $700M of value through failed acquisitions and three 2018 guidance cuts; Starboard's six-director slate will overhaul the board and run a parallel sale process at peer multiples.
N4
V2
Sep 12, 2016
Starboard Value
Perrigo Company plc
PRGO
Perrigo lost half its value after rejecting Mylan's $205 bid; divesting Rx and Tysabri royalty, fixing BCH margins, and restoring credibility can re-rate the stock to consumer-staples peers.
N4
V3
Apr 08, 2016
Starboard Value
Depomed, Inc.
DEPO
Depomed's board is entrenching itself via a California-to-Delaware reincorporation and rejected Horizon's premium bid; Starboard seeks a special meeting to replace directors and explore a sale.
N3
V2
Aug 01, 2013
Glenview
Health Management Associates
HMA
HMA's incumbent board destroyed 25% of independent value before rushing a sale to Community Health Systems; Glenview's Fresh Alternative board protects the deal and recovers upside.
N4
V2
Jul 01, 2013
Glenview
Health Management Associates
HMA
HMA's insular 17-year-tenure board drove a Lost Decade of <1% TSR; replace all directors with Glenview's blue-chip slate to fix governance, compensation, and capital allocation.
N5
V3