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U.S. Banker January 2006	Shareholder Activism: Despite NYSE Setback, RI Presses Sovereign Fight As the press-release attacks continue between Sovereign Bancorp and Relational Investors, the institutional investor is refusing to abandon its quest to get two directors on the bank's board at the annual meeting this spring.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2005 Timothy M. Otte	Brawling at Blockbuster What's with this war of words between corporate raider Carl Icahn and Blockbuster management?
The Motley Fool April 15, 2005 Tom Taulli	Carl Icahn Strikes Again Energy and inorganic-chemical company Kerr-McGee and investor Icahn make peace. The market's happy, and Icahn's war chest just gets bigger.
CFO June 1, 2007 David M. Katz	Hedge-fund Bullies Activist fund managers can make life miserable for CFOs and other executives as they promote their agendas. They can be brutal, but there are ways to fight back.
BusinessWeek March 5, 2007 Ronald Grover	Just Don't Call Him A Raider Carl Icahn, who now styles himself a shareholder activist, prepares for battle with Motorola.
The Motley Fool February 8, 2005 Tom Taulli	Retro Raider Strikes Again Carl Icahn has been very busy lately -- and his most recent prey is cardboard packaging manufacturer Temple-Inland. The stock closed unchanged yesterday at $75.75. It had surged 16% when his interest in the stock became public.
The Motley Fool November 23, 2004 Charly Travers	Mylan's "Three-Ring Circus" Carl Icahn is involved in the Mylan-King Pharmaceuticals so he can manipulate this situation to make money. And a lot of it.
BusinessWeek February 20, 2006 Mara Der Hovanesian	Attack Of The Hungry Hedge Funds To hike stock prices, aggressive hedge fund managers are banding together to force changes on companies.
The Motley Fool April 30, 2007 Tom Taulli	Proxy Fights 101 How shareholder skirmishes are transforming Wall Street. It's smart to understand how proxy fights work, but don't assume they're a good system for investing. Proxy battles often target struggling companies with volatile stocks.
The Motley Fool June 10, 2010 Brian Orelli	Cancel the Clowns: Icahn Avoids a Circus The billionaire investor backs down from a fight. He withdrew his slate of candidates to join Genzyme's board yesterday.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2011 Travis Hoium	Navistar International Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Shares of Navistar International drove as much as 16% higher today before dropping to a more modest gain of 8% mid-day.
National Real Estate Investor December 4, 2002 Parke Chapman	Investor now holds 6.9% stake in Insignia Carl Icahn now holds a 6.9% stake in real estate operator Insignia Financial Group Inc.
The Motley Fool November 16, 2004 Tom Taulli	The Sarbanes Raiders Sarbanes-Oxley is a powerful tool for the SEC. It could also be very helpful for corporate raiders. A firm called Relational Investors LLC purchased a significant stake in SPX and recently launched a proxy fight to throw out management.
BusinessWeek March 6, 2006 Ronald Grover	Carl Icahn: Still An Improbable Robin Hood Carl Icahn is out to recast himself as the hedge fund investor's champion. That image has its critics.
The Motley Fool October 12, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Icahn's Case for Time Warner Carl Icahn issues an open letter to shareholders pushing for change on the company's board. Investors should realize, though, that just because Icahn is around, that doesn't mean their shares will automatically go up.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2010 Ryan McBride	Genzyme Borrows $1 Billion for Stock Buyback Notes will be sold this week.
The Motley Fool November 12, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Welcome to Proxy Fight Club Despite their downsides, proxy wars represent an important part of shareholder rights.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Rumblings in Sovereign's Kingdom Can shareholder agitation improve results at this poorly run bank? There's certainly ample room for improvement in both the bank's operations and valuation.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2010 Brian Orelli	Icahn and Biogen Kiss and Make Up He gets one more seat on the board, so what's next?
BusinessWeek April 10, 2006 Mara Der Hovanesian	Corporate Cash: Use It Or Lose It Chronic hoarders might soon be targets of shareholder activists who want the money used to boost stock prices. Tech outfits lead the list.
The Motley Fool May 16, 2008 Mac Greer	Fool Video: Icahn Bares His Teeth, Craig's Cyst, and 5 Stocks Approaching Greatness Can Craigslist delete eBay? Will Icahn deliver for Microsoft? These questions are discussed in this video.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Kerr-McGee Gets the Message Will this deepwater driller, a historical underachiever, succeed in acting in shareholders' best interests?
BusinessWeek January 15, 2007 Jena McGregor	This Proxy Season, Expect A Brawl Add up shareholder anger over the backdating scandal, a slate of new rules on executive pay disclosure, increasing pressure from activist hedge funds, and more companies requiring directors to be elected by a majority shareholder vote, and a tempestuous proxy period lies ahead.
The Motley Fool November 18, 2008 Brian Orelli	Icahn's Next Biotech Adventure With ImClone done, he's got his eye focused elsewhere.
The Motley Fool August 20, 2004 Ben McClure	Icahn Targets Mylan The billionaire's presence at the generic-drug maker Mylan could be bad news for management there, but good news for shareholders.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2006 Rich Duprey	Will the SEC Trim the Hedges? As hedge funds are immersing themselves even more in mergers and acquisitions, a field that is fast approaching $1 trillion a year, it's not surprising that they will now also find themselves under closer scrutiny by regulators.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2010 Toby Shute	Chesapeake Energy in the Crosshairs What's this activist investor got planned for the energy titan?
The Motley Fool May 5, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Make It a Blockbuster Fight Blockbuster and Carl Icahn are just days away from a battle at the company's shareholder meeting. Given Blockbuster's deteriorating financials and the sector's quickly changing landscape, it's hard to value the company based on its future prospects.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2010 Brian Orelli	Icahn Back to Batter Biogen The old guy has tenacity.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2006 Brian Lawler	ImClone Under Siege Board member Carl Icahn moves to take control, and it appears as though shareholders agree.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2006 S.J. Caplan	Read Those Proxy Statements in 2006 Shareholder resolutions are an increasingly important vehicle for shareholder activism of all sorts.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Shareholders Flexing Their Biceps The arena of proxy voting is not only interesting, it's also important. When you receive proxy-voting materials, take time to read through them and then cast your vote.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2006 Brian Lawler	Unwelcome Guests at ImClone ImClone's board of directors votes against Carl Icahn's proposed removal of six company directors. Short-term shareholders that are able to cash out with Icahn, will possibly have a nice gain to take home.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2006 Brian Lawler	Earnings Soothe ImClone Investors For long-term shareholders of ImClone stock, it will be hard to bask in the glory of ImClone's positive earnings for long. Numerous looming issues surround the company, including the Yeda patent dispute, coming competition from Amgen's Vectibix, and possible shareholder shenanigans from Icahn.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2010 Selena Maranjian	When Hostile Takeovers Get Ugly Conflict between companies and potential buyers can spill over to hurt shareholders.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2011	Here's What Carl Icahn Bought and Sold Last Quarter A look under the hood at what Carl Icahn was up to in the first three months of 2011.
HBS Working Knowledge August 22, 2007 Robin Greenwood	The Hedge Fund as Activist Do hedge funds improve management of the companies they invest in?
BusinessWeek October 29, 2007 Hamm & Grover	Tech Gets the Icahn Treatment Carl Icahn is shaking up the landscape in Silicon Valley as companies' revenue growth slows.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	I Think Icahn, Time Warner Despite the market's interest in Time Warner's online operations, billionaire investor Carl Icahn still believes that more can be done to improve shareholder value.
The Motley Fool February 17, 2010 Anders Bylund	Who Is Icahn Selling To Now? Lionsgate is looking to buy the Miramax studio from Walt Disney in what looks like a good stylistic match. Will Carl Icahn turn the tables on that deal and coax a bid out of Disney?
The Motley Fool March 30, 2011 Anders Bylund	Mentor Could Use Some Guidance Is the company looking to preserve shareholder interest or management paychecks?
The Motley Fool January 29, 2008 Brian Lawler	Icahn Tries to Board USS Biogen Carl Icahn and the funds that he runs announce that they will try to get elected to three seats on the board of directors at Biogen Idec.
BusinessWeek November 28, 2005	Fighting Words For Time Warner Carl Icahn speaks about gambits to goose Time Warner's stock - including a possible breakup.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2010 Brian Orelli	Icahn Puts His Proxy Fight Where His Money Is How patient will Carl Icahn be with Genzyme's turnaround plan? That's the $270 million question -- the value of Icahn's shares, based on his holdings at the end of the year.
The Motley Fool August 12, 2005 Tom Taulli	Big Game Hunter As usual, Carl Icahn has a good sense of shifts in Corporate America. By taking a position on Time Warner, he's certainly going to be heard. And divvying up some of the assets may produce higher returns for shareholders as well.
The Motley Fool September 1, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Icahn Handles the Truth at Yahoo! Carl Icahn has sold shares of struggling online giant Yahoo! in each of the past three trading days, enough to take his stake below 5%.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Icahn's Blockbuster Move Billionaire investor Carl Icahn wins a spot on the Blockbuster board, but that's only the beginning. Blockbuster has really been trying the patience of its shareholders lately.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Icahn's Spotty Track Record Carl Icahn and Yahoo! have made nice, in advance of next week's meeting, but will the peace last? Or is the current calm just the eye of the hurricane?
The Motley Fool June 4, 2009 Brian Orelli	Ignore Icahn's Hoopla Carl Icahn and his fights with management at Biogen's Idec make for entertaining news coverage, but investors shouldn't spend too much time analyzing how the antics are going to affect the share price.
The Motley Fool February 7, 2007 Tom Taulli	Repair Work for Home Depot Extending the olive branch to shareholders is the first step. The next is bringing back growth.