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callout villain critique

"Outside IonQ, people laugh at the kinds of things Peter Chapman says."

IonQ Inc. · IONQ Scorpion Capital · p. 26
callout cover

"Hess is our largest initial equity investment in our 36-year history."

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 5
callout ceo quote

"Hess Claimed Its Reaction Was a Plan That Had Been in Place for Years"

Hess Corporation · HES Elliott Management · p. 91
callout ceo quote

"Dauman Got Double His Wish With Both Hosts Decamping Viacom Last Year"

Viacom · VIAB SpringOwl · p. 64
callout transition

"The Transaction gives Allergan shareholders ~43% ownership of Val-gan"

Allergan, Inc. · AGN Pershing Square · p. 69
callout kpi overview

"We believe Fluor is now positioned to focus on healthy backlog growth"

Fluor Corporation · FLR Starboard Value · p. 18
callout ceo quote

"WORST PERFORMANCE OF ANY S&P 500 CEO ON THE JOB FOR MORE THAN 5 YEARS"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 43
callout ceo quote

"Strategy is not “all of the above”, it is inherently about trade-offs"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 134
callout valuation reveal

"Achieving these goals will require Arconic to bring in new leadership"

Arconic Inc. · ARNC Elliott Management · p. 307
callout nominee bio

"We have clear objectives and steps to accomplish a turnaround of DND:"

Dye & Durham Limited · DND Engine Capital · p. 41
callout villain critique

"Premier Health Constitutes Yet Another Suspected Inflated Transaction"

NMC Health plc · NMC.LN Muddy Waters · p. 11
callout cover

"本改定後TOBが成立することがあれば、日本におけるコーポレートガバナンス、少数株主の権利、および公正なM&Aにとって大きな後退となります。"

Toyota Industries Corporation · 6201 Elliott Management · p. 1
callout kpi overview

"Total Backlog To Revenue Declined Led By A Large Drop in the Americas"

WSP Global Inc. · WSP Spruce Point Capital · p. 28
callout other

"The mobile security app market is much harder than NQ makes it appear"

NQ Mobile Inc. · NQ Muddy Waters · p. 40
callout ceo quote

"So why does the Company spend less and less on R&D every single year?"

WD-40 Company · WDFC Spruce Point Capital · p. 13
callout other

"These represent potential significant problems for AGO in the future."

Assured Guaranty · AGO Greenlight Capital · p. 61
callout precedent table

"C3's share price declined by 60% hitting $10.16 on December 28, 2022."

Samsara Inc. · IOT Spruce Point Capital · p. 4
callout other

"If you can't deliver on your commitments, we'll find someone who can."

Saputo Inc. · TSX:SAP Spruce Point Capital · p. 69
callout other

"The joke at Saputo was we're going to fill you 100%, 50% of the time."

Saputo Inc. · TSX:SAP Spruce Point Capital · p. 68
callout cover

"“THE UGLY ELF” / STRONG SELL OPINION / E.L.F. Beauty Inc. | NYSE: ELF"

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. · ELF Spruce Point Capital · p. 1
callout ceo quote

"In reality, most divestiture proceeds were recycled into acquisitions"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 56
callout villain critique

"Cumulative free cash flow was ~11% BELOW the 2018 Investor Day target"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 21
callout villain critique

"Cumulative free cash flow was ~11% BELOW the 2018 Investor Day target"

Huntsman Corporation · HUN Starboard Value · p. 60
callout villain critique

"TWX, on several occasions, has missed the opportunity to acquire MGM."

Time Warner Inc. · TWX Carl Icahn · p. 112
callout villain critique

"UNDERGRADUATE INTERNS APPARENTLY FILLED A NUMBER OF ENGINEERING ROLES"

XL Fleet Corp · XL Muddy Waters · p. 37
callout process diagram

"The chart shows how pyramid schemes can become impossible to sustain:"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 59
callout section divider

"What is the actual retail price at which Herbalife products are sold?"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 105
callout other

"The chart shows how pyramid schemes can become impossible to sustain:"

Herbalife Ltd. · HLF Pershing Square · p. 333
callout ceo quote

"In reality, most divestiture proceeds were recycled into acquisitions"

Phillips 66 · PSX Elliott Management · p. 57
callout villain critique

"Citron cautions any investor that is trying to catch a falling knife."

FleetCor Technologies · FLT Citron Research · p. 14
callout villain critique

"Defining "client" by referencing related clients is a poor definition"

MSCI Inc. · MSCI Spruce Point Capital · p. 91
callout section divider

"We Believe Credit Karma Isn't Living Up To Its Massive Purchase Price"

Intuit Inc. · INTU Spruce Point Capital · p. 51
callout kpi overview

"Share buybacks of ~$14bn over the next two years (~18% of market cap)"

Starbucks · SBUX Pershing Square · p. 7
callout villain critique

"IsteqがロシアのRnD-ISANの子会社であることはウェイバックマシンによって保存されているwww.rnd-isan.ruで確認できる"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 176
callout villain critique

"「私は財務会計に詳しくはありませんが、未だ出荷されていない装置について、前払いを収入として認知しているのではないか、との疑いは持ちますね」"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 240
callout ceo quote

"レーザーテックの経営陣は上記の決算説明会に続いて、2023年10月31日と2024年1月31日に開催された決算説明会でも同様の主張をした。"

Lasertec Corporation · 6920 Scorpion Capital · p. 314
callout kpi overview

"On average, free cash¹ has historically averaged ~14% of our fund AUM"

Unknown · p. 11
callout villain critique

"The GZ 1-1 transfer and buyback is a major related party transaction."

TAL Education Group · TAL Muddy Waters · p. 49
callout sop buildup

"The table below sets forth the Income Statements for the two entities"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 28
callout transition

"Would you pursue this Transaction if it were a Strategic Acquisition?"

Target Corporation · TGT Pershing Square · p. 107
callout villain critique

"By 2019, Ginkgo already booked $44MM of revenue and deferred revenue."

Ginkgo Bioworks · DNA Scorpion Capital · p. 46