Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Tinder and Hinge operator Match Group added two new directors and signed an agreement with Elliott Management, months after the activist investor was reported to have taken a stake in the company, Match announced on Monday. Instacart Chief Marketing Officer Laura Jones and Zillow co-founder Spencer Rascoff will join … Read more
Igor Golovniov | Lightrocket | Getty Images A co-founder of telecommunications company Crown Castle has nominated a rival slate of directors to the firm’s board, muddying the waters months after activist investor Elliott Management and Crown Castle signed a cooperation agreement. Ted Miller, who helped launch the company in 1994, along with his investment vehicle … Read more
Etsy Sellers Market in Times Square celebrating Etsy’s celebration going IPO at Nasdaq on April 16, 2015 in New York City. Paul Zimmerman | Getty Images Activist investor Elliott Management has a “sizable” investment in e-commerce firm Etsy, which announced on Thursday that Elliott partner Marc Steinberg would join the company’s board. The activist investor … Read more
(L-R) Gary Swidler, chief financial officer of Match Group, Greg Blatt, chairman of Match Group, Sam Yagan, CEO of Match Group and co-founder and CEO of OkCupid and Nelson Griggs, vice president of Nasdaq, pose for a photo in Times Square after celebrating Match Group’s initial public offering (IPO) at the NASDAQ stock exchange on … Read more
Paul Singer, founder of Elliott Management, speaking at Delivering Alpha in New York on Sept. 13, 2016. David A. Grogan | CNBC Crown Castle announced Thursday that CEO Jay Brown is retiring, the same day activist fund Elliott Management sent a letter calling for a new chief executive as part of a campaign for “enhanced … Read more
