Reuters Activist investor Elliott Management is seeking to break up Noble Energy Inc’s $5 billion sale to oil major Chevron Corp, a Bloomberg reporter tweeted here on Wednesday. A notice posted on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission website on Tuesday showed the hedge fund had built a stake in Noble Energy. In response to the tweet, Braden Reddall, manager, external affairs at
Source: Reuters (Reuters) – Marathon Petroleum Corp will release earnings on Thursday at a time when activist investors are pressuring company executives to make major changes, including potentially spinning off its retail gasoline unit that enjoyed strong margins in the most recent quarter. It has been 13 months since Marathon closed its $23 billion purchase of Andeavor Corp that gave
QEP offer represents 44% premium American oil and gas is once again being rocked by an activist investor, as Elliott Management has submitted a bid to acquire QEP Resources (stock ticker: QEP). Elliott is proposing to acquire QEP for $8.75/share in cash, $2.07 billion in total. Elliott is already a major owner of QEP, with 4.94% of the company. This
