Stunning U-Turn: Xerox Settlement Off; Current Xerox Board, CEO Remain in Place
“The brazen self-interest of the Xerox Board defies description,” stated Carl Icahn, who blamed the Xerox board for letting the deal expire.
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Fujifilm Objects to New Proposed Xerox Agreement with Deason, Icahn
Fujifilm will review its plan to purchase Xerox for $6.1 billion, but also is said to have expressed serious concerns over the new developments.
In Stunning Reversal, Xerox Yields to Deason and Icahn in Far-Reaching Settlement
The new Xerox board will meet immediately to discuss alternatives to the proposed Xerox-Fuji Xerox merger.
Fujiflm Agrees to Re-Open Talks on Proposed Xerox-Fuji Xerox Deal
Xerox’s Keegan was speaking as part of a court hearing involving Xerox shareholder Deason’s lawsuit, which was filed in March 2018, to block Xerox’s deal with Fujifilm and also nominate directors to Xerox’s board.
Court Papers Show Conflicted Xerox Board
Deason argues that Xerox CEO Jeff Jacobson “acted without authorization” to negotiate a deal with Fujifilm, a deal that is is said to have “preserved his job at the expense of shareholder value.
This Week in Imaging: Xerox Must Wish it Never Heard of Affiliated Computer Services
Xerox shareholders will vote on the proposed merger of Xerox with Fuji Xerox sometime next month.
Deason, Icahn, Urge Xerox Partnership with HP, Apple, Others, Monetization of IP
On April 17th, activist investors Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason, seeking to stop Fujifilm’s acquisition of Xerox for $6.1 billion and the creation of a new combined Xerox-Fuji Xerox, released a detailed presentation, Rescuing and Revitalizing an American Icon, that presents alternatives to the proposed deal.
Icahn, Deason, Accuse Fujifilm, Xerox CEO of Deceiving Xerox Board
In the letter, the two investors, who together hold approximately 15 percent of Xerox shares, state that “Both the substance of the proposed value-destroying transaction and the conflict-tainted process by which it was hatched are an insult to long-suffering Xerox shareholders and make a mockery of well-established corporate governance norms.”
Deason Alleges Xerox CEO Disregarded Board in Pursuing Fujifilm Deal
The battle between Xerox and activist investors Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason has become even more acrimonious, with new amendments to a Deason lawsuit alleging that Xerox CEO Jeff Jacobson pursued a deal with Fujifilm even after Xerox’s board advised him to stop negotiations.
Icahn Recruits Former IBM, HP Exec in Continuing Bid to Stop Xerox-Fuji Xerox Merger
In this most recent letter, Icahn argues that there is “tremendous value in a stand-alone Xerox with new management.”
Xerox-Fuji Xerox Merger May be Good for Xerox Shareholders – But Is It Good for Fujifilm?
In the past several weeks, activist investors Carl Icahn and Darwin, who together own about 15.2 percent stake in Xerox,......
Refuting Icahn, Deason, New Xerox Shareholder Letter Lays Out Benefits of Proposed Merger with Fuji Xerox
Specifically, the revenue and cost synergies identified through this combination include developing a more complete and competitive product portfolio, with enhanced offerings in areas where Xerox is currently underpenetrated such as high-speed inkjet and low-end A3;
Xerox Tells Deason: Forget Nominating Any Board Members
Deason, along with billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn, have sought to derail Xerox’s proposed merger with Fuji Xerox, with Fujifilm of Japan having a controlling 50.1 percent of shares, with current Xerox CEO Jeff Jacobson serving as president of the new company. Xerox shareholders will vote on the proposed merger at an upcoming shareholder meeting in May 2018.
Seeking to Derail Xerox Merger, Deason Demands to Nominate New Directors to Xerox Board
Fuji Xerox is Xerox and Fujifilm’s five-decade-old joint copier/MFP venture that focuses on the Asia-Pacific region, which Icahn and Deason argue has a previously undisclosed “crown jewel” lock-up right that gives Fujifilm control over Xerox’s intellectual property and manufacturing rights in the Asia-Pacific market if Xerox sells a 30-percent stake to another suitor, according to Deason’s lawsuit.
This Week in Imaging: Icahn, Deason Say Sell Xerox to Competitor or PE – But Who Would Buy?
This week, the Xerox-Fuji Xerox merger saga continued with a back-and-forth campaign designed to sway Xerox shareholders to either vote...
This Week in Imaging: Fujifilm Envisions the New Combined Xerox-Fuji Xerox
Fujifilm’s take on the proposed merger.
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