Activist investors wreak havoc on Wall Street again

Tom Wright
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Investors force out long-serving chief execs from Xerox and Commvault, in the latest of a string of activist assaults

The role of activist investors in technology firms has again been thrust into the spotlight after campaigns led to the removal of the CEOs at Commvault and Xerox. On publishing its financial res...

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