The beaten down plane engine company, Rolls-Royce, has come around to Jeff Ubben and ValueAct Capital, now ready to give the activist investor a board seat.
ValueAct did a “good” enough job of convincing Rolls that it’s in it for the long-term. It’s a bit out of the norm to see a U.S. fund getting a FTSE company board seat, but ValueAct isn’t your typical fund. The fund owns 10% of Rolls.
The first London Value Investor Conference was held in April 2012 and it has since grown to become the largest gathering of Value Investors in Europe, bringing together some of the best investors every year. At this year’s conference, held on May 19th, Simon Brewer, the former CIO of Morgan Stanley and Senior Adviser to Read More
The likely board appointee will be ValueAct’s COO Brad Singer. He’s already been meeting with Rolls. The announcement will likely come before the May annual shareholder meeting.
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