Autodesk president and CEO Andrew Anagnost in June 2017. CNBC Activist investor Starboard Value has been engaging with the board of Autodesk, continuing its push to improve the company’s operations and financial performance, according to a presentation viewed by CNBC. Starboard wants Autodesk’s board to reassess whether CEO Andrew Anagnost, who has helmed the software … Read more
Jeff Smith, chief executive officer of Starboard Value LP, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, U.S. Christopher Goodney | Bloomberg | Getty Images Starboard Value has amassed a roughly 6.5% stake in online dating company Match Group and is pushing the company to either make changes that would improve margins or go … Read more
Starboard Value LP CEO Jeff Smith speaks during the Skybridge Alternatives (SALT) conference in Las Vegas, May 14, 2014. Jacob Kepler | Bloomberg | Getty Images Activist investor Starboard Value on Tuesday sent a letter to Autodesk’s board, demanding that the company explain to shareholders who and what was behind an internal financial probe that … Read more
Igor Golovniov | Lightrocket | Getty Images Company: Autodesk (ADSK) Business: Autodesk engages in three-dimensional (3D) design, engineering and entertainment technology solutions. Its product offerings are focused on the following categories: Architecture, Engineering and Construction, AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT, Manufacturing, and Media and Entertainment. Its products include AutoCAD Civil 3D, Building Connected, Autodesk Build, Revit, … Read more
Autodesk president and CEO Andrew Anagnost. Autodesk Starboard Value sued software maker Autodesk on Monday to delay the company’s annual meeting and reopen the board nominating window and allow the activist to mount a proxy fight. Activists can typically only begin a proxy fight, involving the nomination of a slate of directors to replace the existing board, if … Read more
10 things to watch Monday, June 17 Markets were indicated for a muted open Monday following a mixed session Friday that saw the S & P 500 and the Dow dip while the Nasdaq edge higher to close at another record high. For the week: The tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 3.2%, while the S & P … Read more
Jeffrey Smith, CEO and chief investment officer at Starboard Value LP. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Starboard Value, the activist fund run by Jeff Smith, has taken a sizable stake in graphics-design firm Autodesk and has spoken with the company’s board in recent weeks over a number of serious concerns involving its disclosures around an … Read more
Recently, I read a terrific little book about Abraham Lincoln, called “Lincoln Reconsidered,” by Professor David Herbert Donald, and the fundamental premise behind the title was simple: If you want to go down in history as a politician who is compassionate, honest and a visionary, you have to get right with Lincoln. That’s how sainted … Read more
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. (We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible.) Inflation relief: The stock market was … Read more
