http://tags.library.upenn.edu/project/1948/Lazard PennTags Feed http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/2038 http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/2038 <p class="MsoNormal">And the march to war continues.&nbsp; Who is this shareholder activist who regards media assets as nothing more than mere a commodity from which he hopes to realize outsized returns?&nbsp; Moreover, as a minority shareholder (along with his allies, he has but 2.9% of the common stock), what kind of aplomb must he have in order to (subtlety?) threaten the management of the largest media conglomerate in the word?</p> http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/1957 http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/1957 <p>Required reading for anyone following the current battle between financier Carl Icahn and Time Warner.&nbsp; This article focuses on Icahn&rsquo;s growing arsenal of financial weapons, namely a very prominent and prestigious investment bank, Lazard which is now his allay in getting Time Warner to change its ways to dramatically increase its share price.&nbsp; The problem, of course, is that corporate raiders such as Icahn want to turn a quick profit, whereas the management might be more interested in pursuing a long term strategy, which is a leitmotif of this entire saga.</p> http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/1961 http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/url/1961 <p>This article gives more information on the march to war within the Icahn camp as they seek to dramatically alter Time Warner&rsquo;s current plans for increasing shareholder value.&nbsp; Specifically, this article focuses on Robert Clark who is a director of both Time Warner and Lazard, the investment bank that is advising Icahn and his team of investors.</p>