Advance Auto Parts to add 3 new directors after Dan Loeb’s firm takes stake

Advance Auto Parts is appointing three new board members after hedge funds Third Point LLC and Saddle Point Management took positions in the automotive afterparts provider, the company said. The company will add executives with automotive supply chain and merchandising expertise to sit on its board which currently has nine members. The board refreshment comes only six … Read more

Disney counts on Taylor Swift, ‘Fortnite’ and football to boost returns

Disney CEO Bob Iger is making big bets on Taylor Swift, “Fortnite,” and football — investments he claims will fuel “significant growth” as the Mouse House scrambles to recover from years of lackluster results. Iger on Wednesday made a series of sweeping announcements after Disney reported lower-than-anticipated quarterly revenue of $23.5 billion in an attempt … Read more

Arkhouse confirms $5.8 billion proposal to take Macy’s private

Arkhouse Management and its partner Brigade Capital Management on Dec. 1 made a $5.8 billion proposal to take department store chain Macy’s private, Arkhouse confirmed on Sunday. Arkhouse Management, a real-estate-focused investing firm, and Brigade Capital Management, a global asset manager, submitted a proposal to acquire the Macy’s stock they don’t already own for $21 … Read more

Disney reaches info-sharing deal amid proxy battle from Nelson Peltz

Activist investment firm ValueAct Capital Management agreed to back Walt Disney’s board nominees at its upcoming shareholder meeting as the entertainment giant looks to fight off a proxy battle from Nelson Peltz. Disney signed an agreement to share confidential company information with ValueAct, plus consult with the San Francisco-based firm “on strategic matters, including through … Read more

Macy’s received $5.8B buyout bid: sources

An investor group reportedly offered $5.8 billion to buy Macy’s and take the major American department store chain private. Real-estate focused investing firm Arkhouse and Brigade Capital Management, an asset management company, submitted a proposal to acquire the Macy’s stock they don’t already own on Dec. 1, people familiar with the matter told The Wall … Read more