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callout ceo quote

"The purpose behind attacking behavior is to impeach the credibility of the accuser in the eyes of the public."

callout villain critique

"Highest-volume TransMedics users have allegedly ramped their transplant programs by using questionable organs"

TransMedics Group Inc · TMDX Scorpion Capital · p. 108
callout villain critique

"TransMedics will look you in the eye and say, we’re going to leave them in the body unless you pay us $3,000."

TransMedics Group Inc · TMDX Scorpion Capital · p. 267
callout demand list

"If elected, our slate will engage actively and cross-functionally to improve relations with key stakeholders:"

callout kpi overview

"In 2020, PSH returned $367 million of capital through its quarterly dividend and opportunistic share buybacks"

Pershing Square Holdings · PSH Pershing Square · p. 12
callout villain critique

"Patch clearly does not drive search traffic and needs to be viewed independently from AOL's other businesses."

AOL, Inc. · AOL Starboard Value · p. 48
callout villain critique

"Soleno's framing of this risk as “manageable” is clinically irresponsible and unsupported by robust evidence."

Soleno Therapeutics · SLNO Scorpion Capital · p. 105
callout process diagram

"Tax-free IPO and spin of Target Inflation Protected REIT (or “TIP REIT”) as Groundlessor and Facility Manager"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 50
callout villain critique

"The CHMP identified several shortcomings in the documentation provided on the pharmacokinetics of pitolisant."

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 119
callout villain critique

"The report suggests a potential attempt by the physician and/or company representative to cover up the event."

Harmony Biosciences Holdings · HRMY Scorpion Capital · p. 185
callout other

"In 2017, Pershing Square established multiple investment positions that reflect our core investing principles"

Unknown · p. 24
callout villain critique

"A 2020 profile of the IonQ co-founder on a Duke website shows that the size of the device remains ridiculous."

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 69
callout other

"The RCA deal was not the best or easiest transition. It was pretty disorganized. It was like a dumpster fire."

MSCI Inc. · MSCI Spruce Point Capital · p. 74
callout villain critique

"Once again, these acquisitions in July 2018 and December 2019 appear to be in open violation of Bolivian law."

New Pacific Metals · NUAG Hindenburg Research · p. 29
callout kpi overview

"The YOY growth rate is decelerating quickly and could possibly reach negative territory in the coming future."

58.com Inc. · WUBA Grizzly Research · p. 25
callout villain critique

"We believe UFPT's largest customer, ISRG, will materially reduce their spending with ISRG over the next year."

UFP Technologies, Inc. · UFPT Wolfpack Research · p. 4
callout villain critique

"Giving GreenPower the valuation of annual sales plus net cash only gives it a value of about $1.50 per share."

GreenPower Motor Company · GP White Diamond Research · p. 32
callout ceo quote

"Management continued to repeat these claims on the next two earnings calls on Oct 31, 2023, and Jan 31, 2024."

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 314
callout valuation reveal

"2026E revenue estimates have only modestly declined, with significant room for contraction and disappointment"

DraftKings Inc. · DKNG Spruce Point Capital · p. 35
callout thesis headline

"This seemingly violates U.S. OFAC sanctions for which we understand the U.S. seller would be strictly liable."

FTAI Aviation, Ltd. · FTAI Muddy Waters · p. 4
callout villain critique

"Resolving TeliaSonera’s legal issues with governments could cost it in the tens of billions of Swedish Krona."

TeliaSonera AB · TLSN Muddy Waters · p. 10
callout executive summary

"We are confident than ONP is a fraud. Its purpose is to raise and misappropriate tens of millions of dollars."

Orient Paper Inc. · ONP Muddy Waters · p. 2
callout cover

"We are confident that ONP is a fraud. Its purpose is to raise and misappropriate tens of millions of dollars."

Orient Paper Inc. · ONP Muddy Waters · p. 1
callout peer gap

"As Nordea (and other Nordic Banks) have fallen out of favour, Sampo’s share price has been collateral damage"

Sampo Oyj · SAMPO Elliott Management · p. 9
callout peer gap

"GoDaddy's margins are significantly below its peer group, despite having a similar business model and scale."

GoDaddy Inc. · GDDY Starboard Value · p. 17
callout valuation reveal

"We are excited to own the business at current valuation multiples as we believe there is substantial upside."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 73
callout kpi overview

"As of January 20, 2017, HHC’s share price increased 190% (2.90x) since the spinoff from GGP in November 2010"

Unknown · p. 39
callout villain critique

"We believe these connections best position Sportradar to maintain its dominant position in the United States"

Genius Sports Limited · GENI Spruce Point Capital · p. 40
callout demand list

"Elliott intends to pursue all available pathways to deliver the leadership changes that the Company requires"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 12
callout villain critique

"We believe the lower barrier to entry is reflective of the low value proposition of partnering with Generac."

Generac Holdings, Inc. · GNRC Spruce Point Capital · p. 102
callout ceo quote

"In October 2017 Box accelerated its timeline to $1Bn of revenue, while claiming industry-best predictability"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 63
callout ceo quote

"On what grounds are we to believe that loans originated by Carvana perform better than all other auto loans?"

Carvana Co. · CVNA Spruce Point Capital · p. 67
callout villain critique

"Spruce Point Is Not Aware of Why Any Healthy and “Successful” Company Needs To Regularly Tap Bank Overdrafts"

XPO Logistics, Inc. · XPO Spruce Point Capital · p. 17
callout villain critique

"The regulator also cited Dycom's subsidiary as the contractor working with Frontier to conduct illegal work."

Dycom Industries, Inc. · DY Spruce Point Capital · p. 26
callout ceo quote

"The whole different culture, I think that's the biggest thing that keeps anybody from even trying to buy it."

Monolithic Power Systems · MPWR Spruce Point Capital · p. 93
callout thesis headline

"We believe fixing ADP’s competitive position will increase ES’s potential revenue growth from ~4% to 7% – 8%"

callout villain critique

"Note change in language, removal of discussion of veterinarians (though we know this continued through FY17)"

PetIQ, Inc. · PETQ Spruce Point Capital · p. 44
callout thesis headline

"Darden has a great collection of brands and assets that, if managed correctly, would drive significant value"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 6
callout peer gap

"Olive Garden does a poor job of converting searches into visits, and converting visits into repeat customers"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 176
callout transition

"With the right leaders in place and with a culture of innovation, we believe Olive Garden will be successful"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 191
callout other

"Refranchising can generate capital and improve the quality of earnings with a limited reduction in cash flow"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 256
callout peer gap

"Family Dollar’s lower profitability is a result of both lower sales per square foot growth and lower margins"

Family Dollar Stores · FDO Pershing Square · p. 22
callout appendix disclosure

"The creation – not just the identification – of value; we believe Elliott's strength is in catalyzing change"

callout villain critique

"The problem is that 30,542 of these LCD displays aren't LCDs at all – they're just simple cardboard posters."

Focus Media Holding · FMCN Muddy Waters · p. 3
callout villain critique

"But I'm home now. There shouldn't be anything on QQ because our hard drives have been replaced at that time."

callout villain critique

"We note proclamations going back 30 years that quantum computers are on the verge of transforming the world."

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 9
callout villain critique

"Monroe is basically missing in action and Kim allegedly disappears for weeks at a time because he’s at Duke."

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 174
callout villain critique

"As an analogy, imagine if AMD claimed to have the world’s best CPU, while actually purchasing it from Intel."

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 166
callout thesis headline

"Just one to three years' worth of U.S. patient growth remaining given the recent rate of U.S. patient growth"

Dexcom, Inc. · DXCM Spruce Point Capital · p. 57
callout demand list

"The Potential Rerating for “Good” Viacom Management Could be $13.2B in Market Cap or Approximately $38/Share"

Viacom · VIAB SpringOwl · p. 20
callout ceo quote

"After raising its original 55-65% target to 64-68% - but achieving 55% - Autodesk set its new target of 45%+"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 30
callout timeline

"Autodesk began transitioning large enterprise customers from multi-year, upfront billings to annual billings"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 69
callout villain critique

"We believe this strategy resulted in a significant shift in business mix that ultimately proved unsuccessful"

Fluor Corporation · FLR Starboard Value · p. 10