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Hit, Stand, Double Down Or Split- How Will Alliance Data(ADS) Play Its Cards Following Board Seat For ValueAct?

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In the nine years after since a scuttled $6.4 billion acquisition by private equity firm Blackstone, Alliance Data Systems(ADS) has done well, with a current market capitalization of $13.5 billion. The company has attracted the interest of ValueAct Capital which has acquired a 10.5% stake.  In an amended 13D filed with the SEC on Monday, ValueAct disclosed that… Read More »

After Successful Spinoff Push, Carl Icahn Exits Ebay, Retains 3.8% Stake In PayPal

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One of the highlights of the ‘Summer of Spin’ was eBay’s (EBAY) spin off of payments processor PayPal (PYPL). Several activists had been pushing hard for the spin, including Carl Icahn, who at one point, engaged in a heated war of words with the company and then CEO John Donahoe. Although he ultimately struck a deal with a… Read More »