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Carl Icahn Sues Dell Over Plan To Go Public
Legal // November 01, 2018

Dell Technologies got slapped with a lawsuit by activist investor Carl Icahn Thursday (Nov. 1) over what the investor contends is a lack of proper disclosure of financial information on the part of Dell. According to a report in Reuters, citing the lawsuit, Icahn argues Dell...

Icahn Tapped As Trump’s Special Advisor For Business Regulations
Post-Election // December 22, 2016

Donald Trump’s transition team has named billionaire Carl Icahn as a special advisor to the president-elect, overseeing business regulation. Known as an investment titan and activist investor that has previously clashed with government regulatory agencies in the past – including the Environmental Protection Agency, slated to be...

Icahn Outbids Bridgestone For Pep Boys Sale
Acquiring // January 05, 2016

On the whole, the automotive services industry isn’t usually exciting enough to grab headlines, but one of the largest companies in the space has been the subject of a bidding war over the past several weeks — a bidding war that just declared a victor....

eBay-PayPal Separation Gets Final Nod Of Approval
News // July 14, 2015

It’s official. EBay has gotten the final regulatory approval to allow PayPal to become its own publicly traded company once again. On eBay’s blog yesterday (July 13), outgoing CEO John Donahoe — who will serve as chairman of PayPal’s board following the split — announced...

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Carl Icahn Bets On Mall Owners Defaulting On Debt

November 20, 2019
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is betting against mall owners. Sources told The Wall Street Journal that Icahn can potentially gain $400 million or more if mall owners aren’t able to service their debt. In fact, traders said that Icahn likely is now the largest short seller of mall debt. But not everyone has lost faith […]

Carl Icahn Sues Dell Over Plan To Go Public

November 01, 2018
Dell Technologies got slapped with a lawsuit by activist investor Carl Icahn Thursday (Nov. 1) over what the investor contends is a lack of proper disclosure of financial information on the...

Icahn Tapped As Trump’s Special Advisor For Business Regulations

December 22, 2016
Donald Trump’s transition team has named billionaire Carl Icahn as a special advisor to the president-elect, overseeing business regulation. Known as an investment titan and activist investor that has previously clashed...

eBay-PayPal Separation Gets Final Nod Of Approval

July 14, 2015
It’s official. EBay has gotten the final regulatory approval to allow PayPal to become its own publicly traded company once again. On eBay’s blog yesterday (July 13), outgoing CEO John...