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callout villain critique

"For years... BlackRock has misled consumers about the scope and effects of its widespread ESG activity."

BlackRock, Inc. · BLK Bluebell Capital · p. 65
callout appendix disclosure

"Elliott Calls for Special Meeting of Shareholders in Order to Bring Urgently Needed Change to Southwest"

Southwest Airlines Co. · LUV Elliott Management · p. 17
callout peer gap

"BHP's total shareholder return has consistently surpassed Rio's since completion of the BHP unification"

Rio Tinto · RIO Palliser Capital · p. 43
callout sop buildup

"We Believe GE Can Incur just over $20 billion in Leverage and Maintain an Upper Investment Grade Rating"

General Electric · GE Trian Partners · p. 63
callout peer gap

"It is not surprising that Celgene’s multiple looks attractive, given the massive impending patent cliff"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 14
callout villain critique

"Celgene has frequently raised the price of REVLIMID and increases have become more aggressive over time"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 64
callout ceo quote

"Celgene set investor expectations that FOURTEEN significant products could launch between 2017 and 2022"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 90
callout section divider

"We Believe the Celgene Deal Carries A Lot of Risk and Will Destroy Value for Bristol-Myers Shareholders"

Bristol-Myers Squibb · BMY Starboard Value · p. 120
callout other

"An Employee of Foshan Feichi claims that less than 50 fuel cell buses have likely been produced to date"

Ballard Power Systems · BLDP Spruce Point Capital · p. 43
callout villain critique

"For ELF's Inventory Accounts to Reconcile, the Value per Kg of Imports Would Have Had to Increase ~150%"

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. · ELF Muddy Waters · p. 22
callout nominee bio

"Hunter's experience gives him a unique and massive head start in the transformation of Canadian Pacific"

Canadian Pacific Railway · CP Pershing Square · p. 86
callout villain critique

"The Board appears stacked with long-time business associates and allies of CEO & Founder Thomas Siebel."

C3.ai, Inc. · AI Spruce Point Capital · p. 9
callout process diagram

"Microsoft is not contributing any cash, and providing approximately $2 million of “in-kind” technology."

C3.ai, Inc. · AI Spruce Point Capital · p. 58
callout villain critique

"We believe the entire HIMS model has been fine-tuned to issue prescriptions and drive rapid drug sales."

Hims & Hers Health, Inc. · HIMS Spruce Point Capital · p. 10
callout demand list

"Elliott is committed to unlocking the substantial upside at Phillips 66 for the benefit of shareholders"

Phillips 66 · PSX Carl Icahn · p. 7
callout valuation reveal

"We believe Southwest represents the most compelling airline turnaround opportunity in the last 20 years"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Carl Icahn · p. 24
callout other

"Spruce Point interviewed a former Monster employee to get insights across many import areas of concern."

Monster Beverage Corp. · MNST Spruce Point Capital · p. 9
callout before after

"We observe that Monster is mostly losing distribution and Spruce Point believes the trend may continue."

Monster Beverage Corp. · MNST Spruce Point Capital · p. 15
callout ceo quote

"Monster may be more heavily dependent on convenience stores for distribution than is widely recognized."

Monster Beverage Corp. · MNST Spruce Point Capital · p. 21
callout villain critique

"GCP is among the smallest of its peers based on revenue, number of employees, and market capitalization"

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 47
callout other

"Brands available in the U.S. but with low-to-moderate presence in many of the countries GCP operates in"

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 68
callout other

"In the last 4 years, GCP has spent over $75 million on R&D but has not launched a single new SBM brand."

GCP Applied Technologies · GCP Starboard Value · p. 90
callout valuation reveal

"Spruce Point’s fair value price target for SMCI’s stock price is approximately $42.39– $50.86 per share"

Super Micro Computer, Inc. · SMCI Spruce Point Capital · p. 36
callout villain critique

"ELF’s marketing communications increased the messaging of “Joy” not long after engaging Movers+Shakers."

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. · ELF Spruce Point Capital · p. 23
callout villain critique

"Citron believes the whole thing is a fraud to create invoices to deceive the auditors and book revenue."

Valeant Pharmaceuticals · VRX Citron Research · p. 3
callout other

"We see several opportunities to improve engagement (better engagement = better monetization potential)."

The Walt Disney Company · DIS Trian Partners · p. 101
callout demand list

"Elliott is committed to unlocking the substantial upside at Phillips 66 for the benefit of shareholders"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 8
callout villain critique

"Phillips' claim rests on an illogical peer group, an incorrect methodology, and a misleading start date"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 92
callout villain critique

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results!"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 32
callout peer gap

"Huntsman should provide greater disclosure on human capital management, in-line with its Primary Peers."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 38
callout villain critique

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results!"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 90
callout villain critique

"90% decrease between when Mr. Ferrari joined the Board until the sale of Huntsman's stake to SK Capital"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 102
callout peer gap

"Huntsman has received significantly less support for its executive compensation plan versus Proxy Peers"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 130
callout peer gap

"Huntsman should provide greater disclosure on human capital management, in line with its Primary Peers."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 154
callout ceo quote

"The Company presented three financial targets to justify the Rockwood TiO2 transaction to shareholders."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 185
callout peer gap

"We believe the Board has structured management compensation in a manner that diminishes accountability."

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 204
callout peer gap

"Turner's overall EBITDA margin of 36%, however, is estimated to be in the lower half of the peer group."

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 86
callout villain critique

"TWX is a collection of autonomous divisions that have been unable to generate any meaningful synergies."

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 350
callout villain critique

"There are at least four conflicting claims by CEO / Co-Founder Maddock about what he majored in at NYU."

TaskUs, Inc. · TASK Spruce Point Capital · p. 13
callout villain critique

"Herbalife has entered into a royalty-bearing, non-exclusive license under United Therapeutics' patents."

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 37
callout villain critique

"Herbalife cherry-picks the highest earning “Active” Supervisors for its distributor earnings disclosure"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 185
callout villain critique

"Even if the SSH keys have been changed, their unencrypted existence on older @home devices is shocking."

St. Jude Medical, Inc. · STJ Muddy Waters · p. 9
callout demand list

"Elliott is committed to unlocking the substantial upside at Phillips 66 for the benefit of shareholders"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 9
callout ceo quote

"Management has continued to promise investors an EBITDA target that is unrealistic to cover its tracks."

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 59
callout villain critique

"Spruce Point has identified a broad range of troubling aspects related to Perion’s recent acquisitions."

Perion Network Ltd. · PERI Spruce Point Capital · p. 98
callout villain critique

"周辺を観察しての第一印象は、活発な事業活動が行われている様子は皆無ということだ。施設はいかにも“古くさい”雰囲気で、「イノベーション・パーク」という名称と不釣り合い。ハイテクな研究開発拠点とは到底思えない。"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 316
callout villain critique

"Profitability will suffer if traffic continues to decline – raising prices will not offset weak traffic"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 18
callout kpi overview

"Profitability will suffer if traffic continues to decline – raising prices will not offset weak traffic"

Darden Restaurants, Inc. · DRI Starboard Value · p. 82
callout demand list

"If we're going to build it, then let's have a plan that can succeed and make us the 3rd largest player."

Yahoo! Inc. · YHOO SpringOwl · p. 87
callout villain critique

"For years... BlackRock has misled consumers about the scope and effects of its widespread ESG activity."

BlackRock · BLK Bluebell Capital · p. 65
callout scqa complication

"If all this is true, why is their installed base still a pitiful 92 systems... FIVE YEARS after launch?"

Berkeley Lights · BLI Scorpion Capital · p. 17
callout other

"P&G’s share price increased by 30% including dividends from inception of our initial investment to exit"

Unknown · p. 70