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Callouts & quotes from 71+ activist slides

Every emphasised callout and every pulled quote, extracted slide-by-slide. Search by keyword, filter by slide type or by source.

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callout villain critique

"MSCI already fails to disclose that Nasdaq is a competitor within its Index segment while also growing its ESG solutions business."

MSCI Inc. · MSCI Spruce Point Capital · p. 27
callout villain critique

"The valuation ascribed to this 36% of shares fails the laugh test, and the transaction structure fails the smell test."

TAL Education Group · TAL Muddy Waters · p. 18
callout villain critique

"While tasked with overseeing risk, we find it ironic that he himself has nothing at risk if Nova succeeds or fails."

Nova Minerals Limited · NVA Spruce Point Capital · p. 46
callout villain critique

"We noted the QS data fails to meet almost every criteria, which even warns against the Y-axis trick QS uses here."

QuantumScape · QS Scorpion Capital · p. 111
callout villain critique

"Insider ownership now stands at a paltry 1.5%, meaning that insiders have little at risk if the Company fails."

Amdocs Limited · DOX Spruce Point Capital · p. 89
callout villain critique

"This check can easily be automated for all review profiles but apparently Trustpilot fails to do that."

Trustpilot Group PLC · TRST Grizzly Research · p. 12
callout ceo quote

"What is obvious is that John Hess's perennial claims, year after year stock performance fails"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 42
callout ceo quote

"Management fails to grasp the cost focus necessary to maximize value in resource plays"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 34
callout villain critique

"Taubman's presentation fails to answer a number of important questions:"

Taubman Centers, Inc. · TCO Land & Buildings · p. 6