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callout villain critique

"We see this balkanization as giving Eurofins numerous dials to turn to create sham revenue and expenses."

Eurofins Scientific SE · ERF Muddy Waters · p. 4
callout sop buildup

"Highly conservative compared to the ~$31.00 actual rent / sq. ft. in the ARCP/Golden Gate transaction(1)"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 222
callout demand list

"Our goal is to dramatically improve Darden for the benefit of its customers, employees, and shareholders"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 286
callout demand list

"Our goal is to dramatically improve Darden for the benefit of its customers, employees, and shareholders"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 289
callout villain critique

"We believe a pattern similar to that laid out in the complaint may now be playing out with Quantumscape."

QuantumScape · QS Scorpion Capital · p. 171
callout villain critique

"Frankly, they were looking at ways they could meet their revenue numbers, and this was one way to do it."

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 157
callout other

"We believe that this 56% increase in effective daily sensor cost contributed to observed revenue growth."

Dexcom, Inc. · DXCM Spruce Point Capital · p. 66
callout other

"Did the local residents tell Lightsource BP representatives that this project was enhancing their lives?"

BP plc · BP Bluebell Capital · p. 2
callout demand list

"The Icahn slate is committed to restoring credibility and transparency atop McDonald’s on key ESG issues"

callout thesis headline

"We believe the market is missing the impending fiscal cliff facing K-12 school districts across America."

PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. · PWSC Spruce Point Capital · p. 10
callout ceo quote

"We believe these comments ignore the reality of the situation facing most school districts in 2024-2025."

PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. · PWSC Spruce Point Capital · p. 41
callout executive summary

"Our goal is to dramatically improve Darden for the benefit of its customers, employees, and shareholders"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 5
callout sop buildup

"Highly conservative compared to the ~$31.00 actual rent / sq. ft. in the ARCP/Golden Gate transaction(1)"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 222
callout demand list

"Our goal is to dramatically improve Darden for the benefit of its customers, employees, and shareholders"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 286
callout ceo quote

"Despite highest oil weighting of any peer... ...and material position in the Bakken, leading US oil play"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 6
callout ceo quote

"Hess showed shareholders 6 month performance charts that ignored dividends (7% difference for MUR alone)"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 18
callout ceo quote

"We believe the stock performance is compelling evidence of the effectiveness of the Board and management"

callout ceo quote

"We believe the stock performance is compelling evidence of the effectiveness of the Board and management"

callout thesis headline

"Time is of the essence, and a renewed sense of urgency is required to get more material deals completed."

Riot Platforms, Inc. · RIOT Starboard Value · p. 2
callout nominee bio

"80 years of cumulative aerospace experience, operational expertise, proven value creators, change agents"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 20
callout other

"Management expects to invest the majority of the company's free cash flow in value-creating acquisitions"

Unknown · p. 16
callout sop buildup

"The below assumptions imply a patent cliff portfolio value in 2020 equal to eight times forward earnings"

Unknown · p. 43
callout other

"Unique culture which is extremely supportive of returning to our roots as a smaller focused organization"

Unknown · p. 28
callout villain critique

"Mr. Yen generally did not know the answers to these questions because they are very China-side specific."

Orient Paper Inc. · ONP Muddy Waters · p. 6
callout villain critique

"The Board scheduled the Special Meeting more than five months after our requisition. This is not prompt."

Dye & Durham Limited · DND Engine Capital · p. 29
callout villain critique

"A FY2018 Q3 offline revenue decline of -3.5% once again contravenes the implication of “healthy” growth."

TAL Education Group · TAL Muddy Waters · p. 6
callout timeline

"By April 2013, Genivar changed its name to WSP Global Inc. to distance itself from a corruption scandal."

WSP Global Inc. · WSP Spruce Point Capital · p. 11
callout villain critique

"Large increase in financing expense that doesn't impact operating or free cash flow. No footnote detail."

WSP Global Inc. · WSP Spruce Point Capital · p. 50
callout sop buildup

"¥2.6trn of cash is enough to buy back 80% of pro forma market cap(5) after the cross-shareholding unwind"

Toyota Industries Corporation · 6201 Elliott Management · p. 35
callout section divider

"...Valuation discount vs. peers has increased over three times since Vivendi nominees joined TIM's board"

Telecom Italia SpA (TIM) · TIT.MI Elliott Management · p. 9
callout peer gap

"Stub NTM EV/EBITDA Discount vs. Peers¹ Increased over 3 times since Vivendi nominees joined TIM Board..."

Telecom Italia SpA (TIM) · TIT.MI Elliott Management · p. 13
callout villain critique

"The advantage basically disappears once you go through the labor-intensive process when you have a gene."

Twist Bioscience · TWST Scorpion Capital · p. 77
callout villain critique

"The thing I kept saying is they were shipping with every gene and every oligo pool a $20 bill to people."

Twist Bioscience · TWST Scorpion Capital · p. 102
callout peer gap

"Two other Asia-based players – Genewiz and Biointron – offer exactly the same menu of services as Twist."

Twist Bioscience · TWST Scorpion Capital · p. 203
callout demand list

"Develop programs that gives the press & our target audience the proof that BNY Mellon has truly evolved."

callout process diagram

"Rio Tinto's ability to pursue stock-based M&A is critical for long-term resilience and shareholder value"

Rio Tinto · RIO Palliser Capital · p. 18
callout section divider

"€20 Million Cash and €78.6 Million Receivables Seemingly Missing From a €35 Million Landbank Acquisition"

callout villain critique

"GE’s stock trades well below the ~$40 level it traded when Jeff Immelt became CEO almost 14 years ago(1)"

General Electric · GE Trian Partners · p. 25
callout other

"Wall Street analysts have historically been overly optimistic in their estimates for Celgene's products."

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 86
callout process diagram

"With a more efficient R&D process, we believe Bristol-Myers could accelerate innovation and reduce costs"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 186
callout section divider

"It is not at all certain that China will develop a fuel cell vehicle market beyond an experimental phase"

Ballard Power Systems · BLDP Spruce Point Capital · p. 14
callout other

"The abysmal economics of refueling stations, even with a subsidy, will discourage any large-scale uptake"

Ballard Power Systems · BLDP Spruce Point Capital · p. 37
callout appendix data

"Below are the summary projections for Pro Forma McDonald's based on the assumptions detailed on page 68."

McDonald's Corporation · MCD Pershing Square · p. 74
callout appendix methodology

"Based on a blended asset beta calculation we determined a range of values for the WACC of PF McDonald's."

McDonald's Corporation · MCD Pershing Square · p. 67
callout other

"We arrive at a value / kg of $19.5, which is far below the ~$52 / kg value needed to plug the import gap"

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. · ELF Muddy Waters · p. 29
callout villain critique

"We view this as an indication that FND may be stretching for ways to reduce costs and increase revenues."

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. · FND Spruce Point Capital · p. 115
callout other

"It is perhaps more likely that these “fixed assets” have been manufactured through accounting practices."

Amdocs Limited · DOX Spruce Point Capital · p. 46
callout executive summary

"GCP’s current Board has failed across the spectrum – operations, governance, compensation, and strategy."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 12
callout villain critique

"We believe recent improvements in SCC margins are unsustainable without fundamental operational changes."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 35
callout other

"Relative to other real estate asset classes, malls have historically generated the most stable cash flow"

General Growth Properties · GGWPQ Pershing Square · p. 10
callout villain critique

"The US$750 million that Olam is raising merely postpones the collapse that we feel is almost inevitable."

Olam International · OLAM Muddy Waters · p. 3