Contents

1. Dedication
2. Introduction
3. 1.   Benjamin Graham versus Northern Pipeline: The Birth of Modern Shareholder Activism
4. 2.   Robert Young versus New York Central: The Proxyteers Storm the Vanderbilt Line
5. 3.   Warren Buffett and American Express: The Great Salad Oil Swindle
6. 4.   Carl Icahn versus Phillips Petroleum: The Rise and Fall of the Corporate Raiders
7. 5.   Ross Perot versus General Motors: The Unmaking of the Modern Corporation
8. 6.   Karla Scherer versus R. P. Scherer: A Kingdom in a Capsule
9. 7.   Daniel Loeb and Hedge Fund Activism: The Shame Game
10. 8.   BKF Capital: The Corrosion of Conformity
11. Conclusion
12. Appendix: Original Letters
13. Acknowledgments
14. Notes
15. Index
16. About the Author
17. Credits
18. Copyright
19. About the Publisher