Comment: Dollar Tree campaign illustrates Starboard's success at winning board seats
By Jason Booth ( January 18, 2019, 18:52 GMT | Comment) -- Starboard Value won more board seats than any other activist fund in 2018, continuing a multi-year track record of gaining access to target companies. Now it’s seeking to place seven directors on the board of Dollar Tree. A look at the activist’s proxy strategy versus the discount store chain shows why the fund is so successful at getting seats at the table.Starboard Value won more board seats than any other activist fund in 2018, continuing a multi-year track record of gaining access to target companies. Now it’s seeking to place seven directors on the board of Dollar Tree. A look at the activist’s proxy strategy versus the discount store chain shows why the fund is so successful at getting seats at the table....
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