Boardroom Alpha Digest: Thurs, Feb 23

by | Feb 23, 2023

Executive News

  • Foot Locker (FL) named Robert Higginbotham as interim CFO following the departure of Andrew Page, who the company terminated “without cause under the terms of his employment arrangement and the Company’s benefit plans”
  • Gregory D. Smith, former CEO of Boeing, will assume the role of Chairman of American Airlines (AAL) following former AAL CEO Doug Parker’s retirement from the board.
  • Belden Inc. (BDC) named Ashish Chand as its new CEO taking over from Roel Vestjens who resigned

Activism

  • Dan Loeb and Third Point have positioned that they intend to launch a proxy fight at Bath and Body Works (BBWI), and plans to nominate a shareholder nominee to the company’s board

IPOs Upcoming

  • NYIX, INC. (NYX) is expected to price ~$9-10M IPO at $5 per share on 2/24
  • NAVA HEALTH MD, LLC (NAVA) is looking to price $8.1M at $6 per share on 2/28

SPACs

  • Insurers are said to receive a small win in the Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings III / Clover Health (CLOV) SPAC D&O Case
  • Decarbonization Plus Acquisition Corp. IV (DCRD) and Hammerhead Resources finally closed their business combination, and shares will trade as HHRS on Monday, 2/27
  • Warburg Pincus is shutting down their SPACs as both I-A and 1-B will liquidate

SPAC Calendar

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David Drapkin

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