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Carl Icahn May Walk Away From Dell Proxy Fight He Started

Source: Boomtown

Carl Icahn, the billionaire investor who has been one of the key players in the proxy fight over the struggling computer maker Dell, may be ready to take his chips off the table. CNBC’s David Faber reported minutes ago that Icahn is getting c ...
Full article at: Boomtown More like this 5 days ago, 1:34pm CDT

(Networking) knowledge is power: Bizzabo launches new iPhone app

Source: PandoDaily.com

You’re at a large conference, hoping to make some real business connections. You enter the cocktail party, a room filled with drab business attire, name tags, and endless chitchat about god knows what. How do you know who is worth talking t ...
Full article at: PandoDaily.com More like this 5 days ago, 12:58pm CDT

EU mergers and takeovers (June 14)

Source: Reuters Mobile

BRUSSELS, June 14 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process: -- Diversified U.S. manufacturer Honeywell International Inc. to acquire mobile computing device maker In ...
Full article at: Reuters Mobile More like this 5 days ago, 11:06am CDT

Online Education Will Be the Next 'Bubble' To Pop, Not Traditional University Learning

Source: Forbes

Speaking in Providence, RI not too long ago, the post-speech conversation turned to college education. The word was that Brown University’s tuition alone had risen above $50,000 per year. The above number is staggering. For the most ...
Full article at: Forbes More like this Jun 9 2013, 9:34am CDT

The Ray Of Light For HP

Source: Seeking Alpha

A good amount of skepticism was observed when Meg Whitman took over as the CEO of Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) specifically because of her plans around Enterprise services. This was a substantial portion of her turnaround plan that also included launch of ne ...
Full article at: Seeking Alpha More like this Jun 9 2013, 3:22am CDT

DC Special: The importance of being Narayana Murthy

Source: Asian Age

When one of the world’s greatest technology companies, IBM, was fighting a life-and-death battle in the early 1990s, Lou Gerstner, the rank outsider who was called on to save it, wrote in Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance, ...
Full article at: Asian Age More like this Jun 8 2013, 1:30pm CDT

Icahn and Southeastern push against Dell buyout

Source: Gulfnews

The pair urged shareholders to vote against the company proposals New York: Activist investor Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management Inc are formally urging Dell shareholders to reject a buyout offer from the struggling PC maker’s found ...
Full article at: Gulfnews More like this Jun 8 2013, 8:26am CDT

Dell buyout: Icahn, Southeastern prepare CEO shortlist

Source: Times of India

NEW YORK: Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management are short-listing potential candidates to become the next Dell chief executive should they succeed in a proxy battle against Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners, t ...
Full article at: Times of India More like this Jun 8 2013, 12:46am CDT

This Is Michael Dell's Motto: 'Be Crazy And Don't Seek Too Much Advice'

Source: The Business Insider

Billionaire Michael Dell has an interesting motto. "Be crazy and don't seek too much advice on what you propose to do," he told a group of startups in India this week, reports the India Times. He also believes ...
Full article at: The Business Insider More like this Jun 7 2013, 12:59pm CDT

Icahn Pushes 'No' Vote On Dell Deal

Source: FIN Alternatives

Carl Icahn has urged Dell Inc. shareholders to reject the $24.4 billion buyout offer from company founder Michael Dell and private-equity firm Silver Lake Partners. Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management didn't provide an ...
Full article at: FIN Alternatives More like this Jun 7 2013, 12:31pm CDT