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...Much of the binary categorisation of plants stems from Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus’s 1735 study, Systema Naturae, which put in place the classification system still used today....
...“Two years ago people would have said there is no way Toyota would sell down their cross-shareholdings like this, and the fact they have done it sends a very clear signal to the rest of Japan,” said Carl...
...It was a historic event, made possible by the US shale gas boom that was catalysed in large part by Aubrey McClendon, who died in a car crash on Wednesday aged 56....
...Carl Icahn, who helped engineer McClendon’s exit from Chesapeake after taking a stake in the company in 2012, said on Twitter he was saddened to hear the news....
...antiquarian and author of Brief Lives, John Aubrey....
...Miller and Aubrey Lyles, vaudeville veterans determined to take charge of their own fate....
...Carl Icahn, the activist investor, was among those who paid tribute. “Aubrey McClendon was one of the brightest men I’ve ever dealt with....
...John Aubrey: My Own Life, by Ruth Scurr, Chatto & Windus, RRP£25 An experimental “act of scholarly imagination” brings to life the 17th-century antiquarian and author of Brief Lives, John Aubrey....
...Jan 2013 Mr McClendon resigns as chief executive following a shareholder revolt that included activist investor Carl Icahn....
...Before his ousting from Chesapeake by shareholders including activist investor Carl Icahn, Mr McClendon had a strong fundraising record....
...Southeastern Asset Management, which worked with Carl Icahn on his tilt at Dell, has become the largest voting shareholder in News Corp after Rupert Murdoch, prompting questions about its intentions towards...
...Shareholders including Carl Icahn, the activist investor, forced a shake-up of the board last year after the revelation by Reuters of Mr McClendon’s previously undisclosed borrowings intensified concerns...
...At Transocean, the offshore drilling contractor, shareholders voted to remove the chairman and to appoint a director nominated by Carl Icahn, the activist investor....
...Pressure from investors last summer, including activist shareholder Carl Icahn, succeeded in replacing Aubrey McClendon, chairman of Chesapeake Energy, with an independent chairman after concerns were raised...
...Carl Icahn, the corporate raider who was a prime mover behind Aubrey McClendon’s decision to step down as chief executive of Chesapeake Energy, could afford to be generous in victory....
...Similarly Carl Icahn, a bitter opponent of Mr Ackman, this year led a campaign to force out Aubrey McClendon as chief executive from the company he founded and dominated, struggling natural gas group Chesapeake...
...Chesapeake has undergone radical change since revelations last year about personal borrowing by Aubrey McClendon, the company’s co-founder and former chairman and chief executive....
...At Transocean, the offshore drilling contractor, the activist investor Carl Icahn is pushing for the company to pay a dividend of $4 per share, when its board has said the most that would be reasonable is...
...Chesapeake founder looks for $1bn to fuel comeback Aubrey McClendon, the controversial former chief executive of Chesapeake Energy, is trying to raise at least $1bn to fuel his comeback after being forced...
...Mr Dunham, who has been appointed along with four other new independent directors, replaces Aubrey McClendon, Chesapeake’s co-founder who has drawn criticism in recent months over his personal finances....
...Carl Icahn, the activist investor, has taken a 7.56 per cent stake in Chesapeake Energy, the US gas producer hit by concerns about its debts and corporate governance, and called for a shake-up of the company...
...However, they are an indication of the depth of investor discontent following recent revelations about the personal finances of Aubrey McClendon, Chesapeake’s charismatic co-founder, chief executive and...
...The stock is off 40 per cent since March amid revelations about stakes in company-operated assets held by Aubrey McClendon, chief executive, $1bn of personal debt associated with them, a cash crunch and...
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