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callout sop buildup

"Post Spin-off, Target Corp will maintain an “A” category credit ratings profile"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 31
callout ceo quote

"Para que yo ganara dinero, no era a través de vender, era a través de reclutar."

Herbalife · HLF Pershing Square · p. 6
callout peer gap

"This once again showcases that Sinch ranks significantly higher than its peers."

Sinch AB · SINCH Grizzly Research · p. 12
callout peer gap

"Dated commercial strategy has created a unit revenue headwind for over a decade"

Southwest Airlines · LUV Elliott Management · p. 32
callout executive summary

"Herbalife is in the business of selling dreams, not weight-management products."

Herbalife, Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 2
callout villain critique

"His tone is neutral at best in regards to the PLSE 360° Catheter’s limitations."

Pulse Biosciences · PLSE White Diamond Research · p. 3
callout peer gap

"As you can see, EH’s manufacturing facility comes short in comparison with XAG."

EHang Holdings, Ltd. · EH Wolfpack Research · p. 10
callout villain critique

"Inventory first began to spike in 2017/2018, followed quickly by auditor firing"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 86
callout villain critique

"TSMC has to run parallel/redundant inspections as Lasertec’s tool is unreliable"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 210
callout villain critique

"They ship something and they know that it's consuming all the margin they have."

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 248
callout other

"KLA consciously let Lasertec have the actinic market and can easily re-enter it"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 273
callout villain critique

"TSMC has to run parallel/redundant inspections as Lasertec's tool is unreliable"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 287
callout filler

"Do you know why you can never trust an atom? They make up literally everything."

Solvay SA · SOLB BB Greenlight Capital · p. 9
callout villain critique

"TeliaSonera continues to file financial statements with material misstatements."

TeliaSonera AB · TLSN Muddy Waters · p. 6
callout peer gap

"More specifically, GoDaddy has underperformed peers by nearly 50% year-to-date."

GoDaddy Inc. · GDDY Starboard Value · p. 4
callout villain critique

"If this is worth $4.9 million, the world is a much richer place than I thought."

Orient Paper Inc. · ONP Muddy Waters · p. 23
callout other

"It appears to us that Ströer’s organic growth claims have no basis in reality."

Stroer SE & Co. KGaA · SAX Muddy Waters · p. 15
callout demand list

"Divest as much as 15% of sales to better align portfolio around key categories"

Nestlé S.A. · NESN Third Point · p. 21
callout sop buildup

"Monetizing stake could unlock value and drive mid-single digit % EPS accretion"

Nestlé S.A. · NESN Third Point · p. 25
callout villain critique

"Current reviews of Nuvei on other websites express negative opinions of Nuvei."

Nuvei Corp · NVEI Spruce Point Capital · p. 21
callout peer gap

"Pfizer achieves consensus sales expectations less consistently than its peers."

Pfizer Inc. · PFE Starboard Value · p. 53
callout villain critique

"We believe the Preferred Financing was unnecessary and stockholder-unfriendly."

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 79
callout peer gap

"Box’s equity burn rate as a percentage of market cap is double the peer median"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 101
callout ceo quote

"Box made a poor product strategy decision to co-develop a key product offering"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 162
callout precedent table

"Marvell created significant shareholder value once the Board was reconstituted"

Box, Inc. · BOX Starboard Value · p. 183
callout peer gap

"Even so, churn compares favorably to several highly-valued subscription peers."

Peloton Interactive · PTON Greenlight Capital · p. 18
callout villain critique

"For years, Vivendi has had issues with Italian regulators over rule violations"

Telecom Italia · TIT.MI Elliott Management · p. 34
callout villain critique

"Minority shareholders are treated as second-class citizens in Bolloré's Empire"

Telecom Italia · TIT.MI Elliott Management · p. 31
callout other

"Fortrea Is a Large Scale CRO with a Global Presence Spanning Over 90 Countries"

GoDaddy, News Corp, Fortrea Starboard Value · p. 60
callout villain critique

"Ex-employees slammed each key claim as misleading, exaggerated, or fraudulent."

QuantumScape · QS Scorpion Capital · p. 28
callout villain critique

"We are asking many, many questions, and they’re blocking us from time to time."

QuantumScape · QS Scorpion Capital · p. 42
callout before after

"Dismissed further restructuring with false excuses, calling it a “liquidation”"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 86
callout other

"Valeant is the only major pharmaceutical company that discloses organic growth"

Allergan, Inc. · AGN Pershing Square · p. 49
callout appendix data

"These adjustments are required to translate GAAP earnings to economic earnings"

Allergan, Inc. · AGN Pershing Square · p. 62
callout villain critique

"CTR concluded that Tianjin A-er-sha owned 122 buses with 252 CCME LCD screens."

Focus Media Holding · FMCN Muddy Waters · p. 11
callout ceo quote

"In 2019, Autodesk committed to reaching growth + profit of 55% - 65% by FY2023"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 20
callout ceo quote

"In 2019, Autodesk committed to growing revenue at a 15-19% CAGR through FY2023"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 21
callout villain critique

"After missing its prior margin targets, Autodesk tried to buy itself more time"

Autodesk, Inc. · ADSK Starboard Value · p. 29