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I knew, of course, that Icahn was an "activist shareholder, " but I had no idea why he might be calling.

CIT is working to avoid bankruptcy. Icahn said the company is offering to pay $300 million of fees on the new $6 billion loan.

Icahn's botched proxy contest in 2008 was a bit of an embarrassment to watch.

'The last three years activism really worked here, ' Icahn said. 'If it hadn't been separated I don't think you could have done this deal. '

Yahoo and Weiner parted ways when the company decided to get rid of some of its executives due to its proxy war with investor Carl Icahn.

When my assistant came into my office in early 2005 and told me that Carl Icahn was on the phone, it was a complete surprise.

We're disappointed, but we'll work with Icahn and his designees to carry out the mission of the company.

The new equity holders in the studio include billionaire Carl Icahn, who will designate one of the company's nine directors.

In an interview, Mr. Icahn said he understood Microsoft's interest in replacing the board.

Mr. Icahn said the changes enabled MGM to 'avoid a potentially costly and disruptive bankruptcy process. '

A compromise agreement has brought activist investor Carl Icahn into the Yahoo fold, but not in the manner for which he would have hoped.

Icahn argued that selling to Google was the company's best option to create shareholder value.

That gamble won't be an issue if Mr. Icahn has his way.

They were all in for a quick pop, and Icahn is well-known in that community.

Mr Parsons may have overlooked this point since, at Time Warner, he shrugged off a bear hug from Carl Icahn.

Icahn had criticized Yahoo chief executive Jerry Yang and others for blocking the sale of the company to Microsoft earlier this year.

My advice is to go with Mr Icahn and Microsoft, if it will renew its full bid, rather than trust Mr Yang to fix Yahoo.

For his part, Mr Yang told The Wall Street Journal yesterday that: "To trust Mr Icahn and his board is a really bad choice. "

Mr Icahn proposed Jonathan Miller, a former head of rival internet service AOL, as one of his nominees.

'Google got a pretty good deal, ' Mr. Icahn said in an interview.

Dissident creditor Carl Icahn agreed to support MGM's restructuring after the studio made several changes to its reorganization plan.

On May 15th, and in a new age of optimism, Warren Buffett and Carl Icahn detailed large separate stakes in railway companies.

Icahn criticized by Jerry Yang developing high casual staff contingent fee , and planned destruction of Microsoft's takeover negotiations.

Tech sector: Web portal Yahoo announced a settlement with activist investor Carl Icahn over its lineup of candidates for board of directors.

Mr Yang had the support of the board, even after the activist investor Carl Icahn joined in the summer.

They said they believe the arrangements for Icahn and Microsoft "will undermine the Yahoo 's shareholder value . "

Microsoft has not held any talks with Mr Icahn, a person close to the situation said.

Yahoo not only refuted the allegations of Icahn, Icahn also accused the wrong message that, no one for companies to develop a clear plan.

Icahn bought positions in both companies as an arbitrage play.

the Missouri-based railcar leasing company that Icahn uses as his cash cow to fund outside investment activities.

At our 2005 shareholder meeting, in a Dallas auditorium, the votes for Icahn's slate of directors were tallied up.

Mr. Icahn will get a board seat once MGM exits bankruptcy . Messrs.

The talks mark the first time that Yahoo has talked to Microsoft and Mr. Icahn simultaneously about a possible combination. Mr.

Icahn got involved with Blockbuster in late 2004, when the company tried to buy Hollywood Video.

Meanwhile, investor Carl Icahn is currently exploring a sale of Federal-Mogul.

For starters, the merger is very good news for the shareholders of Motorola Mobility, among them Carl Icahn, the activist investor.

On the other hand, when they do set out to make money, they often make lots of it, from George Soros and Carl Icahn to Peter Thiel.

Still, as Barbarians at the Gate go, Mr Ackman and Mr Icahn are mild-mannered.

Motorola Chief Executive Ed Zander rejected Mr. Icahn's proposal, but he is stepping down.

Microsoft and Mr Icahn were not immediately available for comment.

Messrs. Icahn and Zuckerberg weren't available to comment.

Mr. Icahn believes the cellphone division could sell for the value of one year's revenue, or about $20 billion.

Mr Icahn, the billionaire activist investor, will take his place and the board will be expanded to 11 members.

Carl Icahn is the chairman of Icahn Enterprises.

Overall, however, this is looking like more of a save for Icahn than a win.

Representatives of Microsoft and Mr. Icahn couldn't be reached for comment.

Mr Icahn's letter may not be all it seemed.

But the difference is that Icahn would be more aggressive in dealing with where Yahoo goes next.

Mr. Icahn has acquired about 13% of MGM's debt and offered to buy debt from other creditors if they vote against the Spyglass plan.

Editor's note: Forbes estimates Icahn's net worth at $11 billion.

Carl Icahn has nothing on Uncle Sam.

So why might Mr Icahn be worried?

Mr Icahn, who now owns 15% of the shares, offered to pay $5. 50.

Icahn didn't return calls yesterday.

Eventually, however, Mr Icahn will have to find a way to bring the two sides together.

"We hope we can enter new discussions with Icahn soon to possibly participate in any new offerings, " Prensky said.

"It can let Icahn do the heavy lifting for it. "

Soon after that I went to New York and met Icahn in person for the first time.

Icahn owned 10 million Yahoo shares and options to buy 49 million as of May 15.