Activist investor Paul Singer and his Elliott Management is waging part II of its battle at Arconic (NYSE:ARNC) – the specialized engineering aluminum company that spun off from Alcoa (NYSE:AA) last year. ARNC CEO Klaus Kleinfeld recently likened Paul Singer to The Godfather’s Michael Corleone.
Elliott owns over 12% of ARNC, choosing to stick with the company even after the breakup, calling it undervalued. It’s nominated five members for the ARNC board and plans on overthrowing the CEO. The plan is to bring on former Spirit Aerosystems (NYSE:SPR) CEO Larry Lawson, who....More>>>