Carl Icahn's largest positions

2010-03-21T19:15:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Includes BIIB, GENZ</div><div><p>Legendary activist investor, Carl Icahn, has made some big bets in the biotechnology sector. Two of his largest holdings are Genzyme (NASDAQ: GENZ) and Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB). Icahn's position in GENZ is worth around $235 million. His...

MGM could go it alone if bids disappoint: sources

2010-03-19T19:00:16Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Storied Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer may opt for a stand-alone plan if bids disappoint, and creditors are expected to meet early next week as the company sifts through expected offers, sources said.</p><p>The studio, struggling with $3.7 billion of debt, said in November it was exploring a po...

Icahn launches hostile bid for all of Lions Gate

2010-03-19T14:01:28Z

<div id="subtitle">Icahn makes hostile bid for all of Lions Gate after studio rejects his bid to boost his stake</div><div><p>Activist shareholder Carl Icahn raised the stakes in his yearlong dispute with Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. on Friday, launching an all-out bid to take over the movie studio following disagreements over i...

Icahn offers to buy Lions Gate as MGM bid looms

2010-03-19T13:30:25Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn offered on Friday to buy Lions Gate Entertainment Corp <LGF.N>, in a move designed to forestall the studio's expected bid for storied riv...

Icahn launches hostile bid for Lions Gate

2010-03-19T07:00:40Z

<div id="subtitle">Icahn makes hostile bid for all of Lions Gate after studio rejects his bid to boost his stake</div><div><p>Activist shareholder Carl Icahn is launching a takeover bid for Lions Gate Entertainment. The disclosure comes a week after the film studio rejected his bid to take a larger stake in the company.</p>&...

nyc police foundation

2010-03-17T18:02:29Z

Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly and Veronica Kelly with Gail and Carl Icahn The New York Police Foundation 32nd Annual Fundraising dinner to celebrate and support the

Lions Gate rejects Icahn offer to boost stake

2010-03-12T14:16:28Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp rejected on Friday Carl Icahn's bid to increase his stake in the studio as too low, setting the stage for a battle with the billionaire investor.</p&g...

Lions Gate adopts poison pill, rejects Icahn offer

2010-03-12T12:30:12Z

<div id="subtitle">Lions Gate adopts poison pill, rejects Icahn offer to buy up to 13.2 million shares at $6 each</div><div><p>Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. on Friday rejected a bid by activist shareholder Carl Icahn to boost his stake in the movie studio, and its board disclosed the adoption of a provision meant to keep him from...

Summary Box: Lions Gate rejects Icahn offer

2010-03-12T12:00:43Z

<div id="subtitle">Summary Box: Lions Gate adopts poison pill, rejects Icahn offer to buy outstanding shares</div><div><p>ICAHN REBUFFED: Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. rejected a bid by activist shareholder Carl Icahn to boost his stake.</p><p>POISON PILL: The board adopted a provision that would substantially dilute ...

Atlantic City's Tropicana sale to Icahn done deal

2010-03-08T14:20:23Z

<div id="subtitle">Atlantic City's Tropicana in hands of billionaire investor Icahn after 2 years of wrangling</div><div><p>It took more than two years, nearly $12 million in fees to lawyers and others and a billionaire's bargain-basement bid, but the Tropicana Casino and Resort has been salvaged by its sale to Carl Icahn expected to close today</div><div><p>It took more than two years, nearly $7.8 million in fees to lawyers and others and a billionaire's bargain-basement bid, but the Tropicana Casino and Resort has been salvaged by its sale to Carl Icahn, with a deal expected t...

NJ hands over Tropicana control to Icahn

2010-03-03T15:17:45Z

<div id="subtitle">NJ ends its control of Tropicana; Carl Icahn can take charge of the struggling casino</div><div><p>New Jersey on Wednesday ended its conservatorship of Tropicana Casino and Resort after 27 months and gave final approval of its sale to billionaire Carl Icahn.</p><p>The state Casino Control Commission also...

Make 50% from billionaire Carl Icahn's latest target

2010-03-01T19:15:22Z

<div id="subtitle">This company can earn $4-$5 per share next year</div><div><p>Carl Icahn is ready for a brawl... Back in October, we told you how a rogue virus had infected the manufacturing facilities of Genzyme, the biotech bellwether. The FDA ordered Genzyme t...

Trump takes the stand in bid for namesake casinos

2010-02-25T15:45:22Z

<div><p>CAMDEN, New Jersey (Reuters) - Celebrity real estate developer Donald Trump, optimistic about a casino comeback, took the stand in U.S. bankruptcy court on Thursday to fight for control of the three CAMDEN, New Jersey (Reuters) - Celebrity real estate developer Donald Trump and investor Carl Icahn took their fight for the Atlantic City hotel-casinos bearing Trump's name to <...

Glance: A look at Donald Trump and Carl Icahn

2010-02-23T12:15:42Z

<div id="subtitle">Glance: A look at Donald Trump and Carl Icahn, Atlantic City rivals again</div><div><p>Billionaires Donald Trump and Carl Icahn are involved in competing bids to take control of the three Atlantic City casinos that bear Trump's name.</p><p>A look at the men:</p><p>Na...

Trump, Ichan compete for 3 Atlantic City casinos

2010-02-23T12:15:28Z

<div id="subtitle">Trump, Icahn begin their real-life Monopoly game for control of 3 Atlantic City casinos</div><div><p>Lawyers for billionaires Donald Trump and Carl Icahn made their opening courtroom moves Tuesday in a real-life version of Monopoly over who should control some prized Atlantic City property....

Summary Box: Trump and Icahn in a casino battle

2010-02-23T11:30:31Z

<div id="subtitle">Summary Box: Billionaires Trump, Icahn go to judge for role in Trump casinos' future</div><div><p>THE CASE: A federal bankruptcy judge is weighing which group should own Trump Entertainment Resorts when it comes out of bankruptcy. One plan calls for mogul Carl Icahn to take over the company and its three

Genzyme faces proxy challenge from Icahn

2010-02-22T13:30:55Z

<div><p>Genzyme Corp. said Monday that activist investor Carl Icahn intends to nominate himself and three other people to the biotechnology company's board of directors.</p><p>Genzyme said it will evaluate Icahn's nominees, which include Dr. Steven Burakoff,

Genzyme says Carl Icahn to nominate 4 to its board

2010-02-22T10:45:33Z

<div><p>BOSTON (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn plans to nominate himself and three others to the board of Genzyme Corp <GENZ.O>, which is struggling to recover from a manufacturing crisis that lead to shortages of two of its life-saving drugs and sparked outrage from patien...

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