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...Chemours, which was spun out of Dupont in 2015, said it was examining how working capital was managed, and how that affected financial metrics on which executive bonuses were based....
...Archer-Daniels-Midland, which also has missed its annual report deadline, has similar phrasing as Chemours in its bonds....
...Ah, Delaware . . . along with decent beaches and the fading glamour of the DuPont dynasty, the state is known for being a cheap and cheerful venue for registering companies in relative privacy....
...Peltz points to its three previous proxy battles — Heinz in 2006, DuPont in 2015 and P&G in 2017 — as evidence that he can work with companies to boost results....
...Previous owners include John du Pont, heir to the DuPont chemical fortune....
...It’s “an energising cleanse of sorts, with the lemon and ginger”, says Daniel Alvarado, the restaurant’s food and beverage director....
...Archer Daniels Midland, a US-based wholesale grain and oilseed processor, has ventured into the value-added flavour and ingredients markets with acquisitions including UK-based Probiotics International in...
...International arbitration under Mexico’s free trade treaties remained a “last resort”, according to Daniel Sánchez, partner at law firm Baker McKenzie....
...As Robert Bilott immerses himself in the case, he learns that the chemical giant DuPont has been exposing its workers to deadly levels of contamination, resulting in cancer and birth defects in their children...
...Schulte Roth & Zabel has hired Daniel Eisner as a partner in the law firm’s M&A and securities group in New York. Previously, Eisner lead DLA Piper’s private equity practice....
...Dow Chemical and DuPont, which merged last year, are similarly splitting up next year into three more focused companies....
...I remember Daniel Barenboim’s lectures in 2006. I was lucky enough to travel with and get to know him a little, and I am forever grateful to him for changing the way I listen to music....
...Read the full take by the FT’s Daniel Thomas and Alice Hancock here....
...Dow Chemical and DuPont, the chemicals giants planning a $143bn merger, should consider splitting the combined group into as many as six publicly traded companies, the activist hedge fund manager Daniel...
...Shares in Nestlé rose more than 4 per cent on Monday morning after the Swiss consumer group became latest target of US activist investor Daniel Loeb....
...(Daniel Loeb, the activist investor at Third Point, actually thinks that DowDuPont should consider splitting into six to unlock even more value — read the FT's story here to find out more on his plan or...
...Another group called Fuels America that represents the likes of Archer Daniels Midland, DuPont, and Monsanto was offended enough to cut its relationship with the RFA....
...Fuels America, a coalition encompassing farm groups and companies such as Archer Daniels Midland, DuPont and Monsanto, said on Tuesday it was cutting ties with the Renewable Fuels Association, the highest-profile...
...Andrew Liveris will step down as chief executive of the Dow Chemical after the chemical heavyweight completes its merger with rival DuPont and the three-way split of the new combined company....
...It would also “move swiftly” through the key stages of the deal with DuPont....
...Dow Chemical is racing to announce a historic $120bn merger with DuPont by the end of this week as a truce with activist investor Daniel Loeb to avoid new campaigns against its management expires on Monday...
...Mr Liveris said Daniel Loeb, founder of Third Point, which has a 2.03 per cent stake in Dow, was not directly involved in the merger talks....
...At Dow, Daniel Loeb’s Third Point revealed its stake in January of last year and now has 2.03 per cent....
...Rolls-Royce should follow DuPont’s lead and say no. jonathan.ford@ft.com...
...Dow, which has previously come under pressure from Daniel Loeb’s third point to break up the company in the past, announced a $130bn merger with DuPont to create a new company called DowDuPont last last...
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