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The Icahn you never knew
Way before Microsoft-Yahoo thrust his name into the spotlight yet again, Carl Icahn was a hedge fund industry icon. But did we really know him? I would suggest none of us really know the Read more...
Yahoo spurns Microsoft again
Looks like a Yahoo-Microsoft deal is not going to happen. But it's unclear exactly what happened. After seeking a deal for the whole company, Microsoft's latest offer was for its search operations Read more...
Yang beats back at hedge funds
For Jerry Yang, the erstwhile founder and chief of Yahoo, the barbarians are at the gate. He can smell the likes of Carl Icahn and his hedge fund hordes. And yet he is holding on. How long is the big Read more...
Hedge funds line up behind Icahn on Yahoo
Yahoo may have been able to stare down Microsoft at the bargaining table, but we may yet see big M&A fees from a deal. The catalyst in all this remains Carl Icahn. Following his lead, an all-star Read more...
Icahn now main player in Microsoft-Yahoo drama
The key man in the still unfolding Microsoft-Yahoo pas de deux is not Steve Ballmer, not Jerry Yang, or even Eric Schmidt. It's investor activist Carl Icahn. The New York Times notes that while he Read more...
Microsoft to the rescue of Yahoo?
We noted not too long ago that it might not be wise to assume that the Microsoft-Yahoo dance was completely over. Ever since Jerry Yang and company spurned Steve Ballmer and company, Yahoo Read more...
H-P deal pushes JPMorgan to top of table
After the Microsoft-Yahoo nondeal rewrote the league tables for the year, here comes another big technology deal with big implications for the standings. The New York Times notes that Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Icahn and Yahoo
The AP reports that Carl Icahn is building a stake in Yahoo, aiming to wage some sort of proxy war designed to compel the company to re-enter talks with Microsoft. So far, he has amassed a 3.6 Read more...
Odd challenge to Yahoo board
Since Microsoft's play for Yahoo fell apart, shareholders of Yahoo have voiced displeasure. Several hedge funds have suggested that the board was nothing short of derelict. A suit on behalf of a Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Microsoft-Yahoo fallout
Yahoo shareholders are none too pleased with the way the company handled Microsoft's offer. They may mount a challenge to the 10-person board. Yahoo responded by saying that the sweetened offer from Read more...