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...Blackstone also part owns Hipgnosis Song Management (HSM), the manager of Hipgnosis Songs Fund....
...Blackstone already part owns Hipgnosis Song Management (HSM), the manager and investment adviser of Hipgnosis Songs Fund (HSF), although its new offer is separate to that holding....
...He knows the media and entertainment business cold and has the successful track record to prove it.” “Putting people on a board unnecessarily can harm a company....
...“I want to thank our shareholders for their trust and confidence in our board and management,” Iger said....
Endorsement is boost for billionaire activist’s struggling campaign at entertainment giant
...It said: “We are comfortable that management has a viable plan to address the important matters facing the company.”...
Media group says Trian co-founder has not ‘presented a single strategic idea’ and questions influence of former Marvel chair Isaac Perlmutter
Streaming losses narrow as entertainment group plots new ventures including $1.5bn investment in Epic Games
...Salesforce, which a year ago faced an onslaught of activist investors, including Elliott Management, gave Morfit a board seat....
...Apparently, Apollo Global Management has other priorities....
...That included loans associated with some marquee buyouts including Elliott Management’s takeover of technology business Citrix, Elon Musk’s purchase of social media company Twitter and Apollo’s acquisition...
...One sign of this emerged on Monday, when FT calculations revealed that the leaders of entities such as Blackstone, KKR, Apollo Global, Ares Management and TPG enjoyed a more than $40bn rise in the value...
...Rapid appreciation of national media rights for major sports leagues, in particular those for the US National Football League, has driven team valuations into the billions of dollars....
...Voya Investment Management has also hired Eric Stein as its head of investments and chief investment officer of fixed income. Stein joins from Morgan Stanley Investment Management....
...Details of the dividend payments risk damaging relations between company management and its editorial divisions amid tension with journalists at the business news outlet Insider, which was bought by Axel...
...But the management team of Jagex police excesses of bots and make sure that bots do not become problematic in the game....
...Now a trillion under management (that’s a lot!)...
...Activist hedge fund Trian Partners plans to nominate two candidates to Walt Disney’s board of directors, intensifying a campaign against the media group that is expected to be one of the most contested proxy...
...Bloomberg LP declined to comment....
Company says Trian is working with ousted executive who has ‘personal agenda’ against CEO Bob Iger
...The two media chiefs are now back at the negotiating table, this time over Hulu, the popular US streaming service that is home to shows such as Only Murders in the Building and The Bear....
...As the proliferation of critical media stories and damning reports from advocacy groups suggests, this frustrates those looking in on the sector from outside....
Veteran activist investor has increased Trian’s stake in US entertainment group since burying hatchet in February
...The founder of Pershing Square Capital Management said on social media on Monday that he had exited the short position he first announced in August....
...Billionaire Michael Bloomberg has made sweeping management changes to his media and financial services empire, appointing a new C-suite and board of directors headed by former Bank of England governor Mark...
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