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callout ceo quote

"You’ve got a lot of material cost there, and you get a lot of waste."

Twist Bioscience · TWST Scorpion Capital · p. 101
callout demand list

"Trian recommends ~$20 billion in incremental net leverage by 2018(1)"

General Electric · GE Trian Partners · p. 61
callout thesis headline

"At least 72% of NQ's purported China security revenue is fictitious."

NQ Mobile Inc. · NQ Muddy Waters · p. 3
callout section divider

"Quality assets but with limited synergies with the mineral portfolio"

BHP Billiton · BHP Elliott Management · p. 6
callout other

"We Expect Hardware to Remain a Material Burden on Samsara Financials"

Samsara Inc. · IOT Spruce Point Capital · p. 18
callout demand list

"Volumes should be urgently repurposed towards higher-value use cases"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 230
callout other

"Our goal with this presentation is to shine a spotlight on Herbalife"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 334
callout demand list

"We believe our plan could boost Phillips 66's shares by 75% or more."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 21
callout villain critique

"We believe greater emphasis could signal client retention challenges"

MSCI Inc. · MSCI Spruce Point Capital · p. 108
callout villain critique

"A major source of past revenue is unlikely to return to past levels."

Intuit Inc. · INTU Spruce Point Capital · p. 52
callout ceo quote

"The first description you read is a little grandiose for what it is."

Perion Network Ltd. · PERI Spruce Point Capital · p. 117
callout ceo quote

"Based on the above results, we believe this response was misleading."

Nidec Corp. · 6594 JP Muddy Waters · p. 32
callout peer gap

"In Q315, Facebook’s mobile revenue grew to 12.5x Bigger than Yahoo’s"

Yahoo! Inc. · YHOO SpringOwl · p. 29
callout peer gap

"In Q315, Facebook's mobile revenue grew to 12.5x Bigger than Yahoo's"

Yahoo! Inc. · YHOO SpringOwl · p. 52
callout precedent table

"Other Leading Asset Managers are for a “case by case” approach (1/2)"

BlackRock · BLK Bluebell Capital · p. 76
callout transition

"The tree is both commercially and biologically difficult to grow as:"

Quintis Limited · QIN Viceroy Research · p. 5
callout other

"Spot checking reveals that the overstatement is likely much greater."

KE Holdings · BEKE Muddy Waters · p. 31
callout executive summary

"$5bn in custom networks is only slightly over $1 per share of value."

Lumen Technologies · LUMN Kerrisdale Capital · p. 3
callout other

"Near-term project pipeline is thin and only 2 years of demand growth"

Teck Resources · TECK Greenlight Capital · p. 22
callout villain critique

"Why did the Board allow management to lower the bar so dramatically?"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 31
callout demand list

"The 2019 Airbus submission to CDP should be made publicly available."

Airbus · AIR TCI Fund · p. 3
callout ceo quote

"Management committed to its pipeline of “blockbuster” drugs in 2019."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 17
callout villain critique

"Unfortunately, Pfizer was also unsuccessful in developing Tanezumab."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 29
callout villain critique

"PHILLIPS’ STRATEGY OF BUYING ITS WAY TO A HIGHER MULTIPLE HAS FAILED"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 29
callout villain critique

"it’s an order of magnitude of pain and more to work for TransMedics."

TransMedics Group Inc · TMDX Scorpion Capital · p. 194
callout section divider

"We have serious concerns with AOL's executive compensation practices"

AOL, Inc. · AOL Starboard Value · p. 53
callout demand list

"Our board would run a process to maximize value for ALL SHAREHOLDERS"

SandRidge Energy · SD Carl Icahn · p. 19
callout villain critique

"It's a two-hit. It's two hits. That increases your risk. Absolutely."

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 18
callout villain critique

"I don't know anybody who's gotten approval from their insurance yet."

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 274
callout villain critique

"It's a two-hit. It's two hits. That increases your risk. Absolutely."

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 392
callout ceo quote

"To call this clinical outcome impressive, to our mind, is laughable."

Pulse Biosciences · PLSE White Diamond Research · p. 10
callout villain critique

"ONP's Claims About its Top 10 Customers Support Our Fraud Conclusion"

Orient Paper Inc. · ONP Muddy Waters · p. 7
quote other

"1/13/14: Suntory agrees to acquire BEAM for $83.50 per share in cash"

Unknown · p. 68
quote precedent table

"“a clear path to predictable, strong cash flows” — Paringa Resources"

IperionX Ltd. · IPX Spruce Point Capital · p. 71
quote villain critique

"“I couldn’t be happier” — Michele Ganeless, Comedy Central President"

Viacom · VIAB SpringOwl · p. 57