Notable Activist Investors
During the 1980s, notable activist investors such as Carl Icahn and T. Boone Pickens gained international notoriety and were often perceived as "corporate raiders" for acquiring an equity stake in publicly owned companies, like Icahn's investment in B.F. Goodrich, and then forcing companies to take action to improve value or rid themselves of rebel intruders like Icahn by buying back the raider's investment at a fat premium, often at the expense of the other shareholders.
In an Opalesque.TV interview with notable activist investor Philip Goldstein of Bulldog Investors, Goldstein describes the role of an activist investor as that of a catalyst unlocking value in an underlying security. He goes on to say that the public perception of activist investors has changed, and this image of "corporate raiders" has dissipated.
Notable activist investors:
- Carl Icahn
- Daniel Loeb
- Ralph V. Whitworth
- Kirk Kerkorian
- Warren Lichtenstein
- Alexey Navalny
- Stephen Mayne
- T. Boone Pickens, Jr.
- Sister Patricia Daly
- Philip Goldstein
- Thomas Strobhar
- Theo Botha
- Barington Capital
- David M Webb
- William Ackman
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