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Starboard Value's Jeff Smith added to his GoDaddy holding while trimming his lucrative activist bet in Salesforce , according to a new regulatory filing. The hedge fund increased its stake in GoDaddy to nearly $925 million, making the web services company its biggest holding. Starboard continued to trim its stake in customer relations management software company Salesforce , which in 2022, he took an activist stake in. The filing also reveals a few new stakes for Starboard, including News Corp and Fortrea . CNBC had already reported on these stakes when Smith appeared at a conference in last year.
Persons: Jeff Smith, Smith, He's Organizations: Wharton, News Corp, Fortrea, CNBC Locations: Salesforce, GoDaddy, New York
Starboard Value's Jeffrey Smith, one of the busiest activist investors for two decades, said companies have grown more receptive to voices like him. Smith also sought a turnaround at pizza chain Papa John's in 2019 at a tumultuous time for the company . The Starboard CEO was even active during the Covid-19 pandemic . We're simultaneously respected and feared inside companies," Smith said. "More often than not, now the conversations are highly constructive and respectful and relatively easy," Smith said.
Persons: Jeffrey Smith, Smith, , we've, I'm, We're Organizations: CNBC's Financial, Olive, Darden, Mercury Systems, Wharton Locations: New York
Starboard Value's Jeffrey Smith has been one of the busiest activist investors over the last two decades, best known for his proxy fights in the restaurant space. Darden shares saw a nearly 60% jump under Smith's activism, from October 2014 to April 2016. After Darden, Smith sought a turnaround at pizza chain Papa Johns , taking a $200 million stake in the company and becoming chairman in 2019. Smith took an activist stake in software company Salesforce last year. The Starboard CEO was even active during the Covid pandemic, calling for changes at Humana, Kohl's, Mercury Systems and other companies.
Persons: Jeffrey Smith, Smith, Darden, Papa, John Schnatter Organizations: Olive, Darden, Wharton grad, Mercury Systems Locations: New York
Kim Posnett was just named head of Goldman's all-important TMT investment banking group. Posnett, 43, has long been one of the most senior figures at Goldman's investment bank. Posnett was previously the head of Goldman's investment-banking services unit, which acts as a salesforce for the global IB division. The former co-head of Goldman's TMT franchise will become co-chairman of the unit. The former would result in the IB services group, which functions, in effect, as a sales force.
Digestive health issues are common and costly to treat. The startup said this month that it raised $30 million from investors to scale its platform. Earlier this month, Oshi announced that it raised a $30 million Series B round led by Koch Disruptive Technologies. Oshi Health removed financial details from the pitch deck it used to raise $30 million in Series B before sharing the presentation with Insider. See the presentation Oshi Health used to raise $30 million:
Many über-rich people don't outsource their wealth — they hire their own chief investment officers. He left SAC in 2005 for Dune Capital Management, but stayed in touch with Steve during his five-year term at the investment firm. Andrew oversees CPV's portfolio, which primarily comprises direct private investments such as Collectors Universe, a collectibles-authentication company, and the New York Mets. In 2011, Wildcat Capital Management was launched with Potter as president and chief investment officer. Since November 2021, Carland has also served as the interim chief investment officer for Builders Vision's asset arm.
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