Sentence examples for proxy fight for from inspiring English sources
In return, Mr. Wyly agreed not to wage another proxy fight for five years.
They are now involved in a proxy fight for the votes of Wachovia holders.
Mr. Loeb has been locked for months in a proxy fight for control of Yahoo.
First Union and SunTrust are waging a proxy fight for the votes of Wachovia shareholders.
The battle has evolved into a proxy fight for regional influence between global powers, regional players and religious sects.
And Mr. Loeb indicated once again that he was willing to begin a proxy fight for control of the board.
In return, Mr. Icahn agreed to drop his proxy fight for control of the Nabisco Group's board.
Chad Batka for The New York TimesCarl C. Icahn has concluded he cannot win a proxy fight for control of the Lions Gate board.
The battle to win control, which could well include two proxy fights for board seats, could take two years or more.
Shareholders can already mount proxy fights for control of companies, but doing that is expensive and requires insurgents to send out their own ballots to shareholders.
Weyerhaeuser, which nominated the candidates as part of its attempt to buy Willamette for $5.5 billion, said yesterday that the recommendation was made by Proxy Monitor, an independent firm that makes recommendations on pending proxy fights for large institutional shareholders.
