EXCLUSIVE 3G founders launch investment partnership with former Third Point co-CIO Islam
Three Brazilian billionaires who cofounded investment firm 3G Capital are backing a veteran U.S. investor who played a key role in hedge fund Third Point’s activist campaigns, to make big, long-term bets on companies, three people familiar with the plans said.
Little Engine No. 1 beat Exxon with just $12.5 mln – sources
Activist investor Engine No. 1 spent roughly $12.5 million to win three board seats at Exxon Mobil Corp(XOM.N), less than half its originalbudget, for the year’s biggest and most closely watched corporate contest, people familiar with the number said.
Engine No. 1 extends gains with a third seat on Exxon board
Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) shareholders elected a third director nominated by hedge fund Engine No. 1 to the oil company’s board, the company said on Wednesday, extending the firm’s upset victory at one of America’s top energy corporations.
