Battle brewing for Philip
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Gentra Inc.'s former CEO, James Walker, is leading a proxy fight to replace Philip Services Corp.'s CEO and board of directors. Walker is hoping that Philip's shareholders may be able to vote on a new slate of directors at the firm's June 25, 1998, annual meeting in Toronto. Walker has prepared for the proxy battle by approaching several proxy solicitation companies such as Georgeson & Co. of New York and informally approaching many of Philip's Canadian institutional shareholders with his proxy fight proposal. However, Walker's credibility with US investors who own as much as 80% of Philips stock may be a problem. Philips revealed losses from its copper operations due to unauthorized trading by a small number of employees.
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Shareholders engaged in a proxy fight led by Gentra's former CEO, James Walker, to replace firm's CEO and board of directors
Publication Name: Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0319-0714
Year: 1998
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Onex bought airline stock before bid
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Onex Corp's effort to combine Air Canada with its ailing rival Canadian Airlines International Ltd was intensified by the move of numbered firms connected to Onex that paid over C$43 million to buy Air Canada stock prior to Aug 13, 1999. On this date, the federal government temporarily suspended competition regulations to uplift the financial status of Canadian Airlines.
Publication Name: Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0319-0714
Year: 1999
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Alcan pursued Inco as Phelps emerged
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Alcan Inc., Canada-based aluminum maker, is negotiating Inco Ltd. and Falconbridge Ltd. to combine its aluminum operations with two of the world's biggest nickel producers.
Publication Name: Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0319-0714
Year: 2006
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