Activist investors: Alliance Trust and Elliott International
Pepper, A.
(2025).
Activist investors: Alliance Trust and Elliott International.
In
Sallai, D. & Pepper, A.
(Eds.),
Navigating the 21st Century Business World: Case Studies in Management
(pp. 95 - 110).
LSE Press.
https://doi.org/10.31389/lsepress.nbw.g
(2025).
Activist investors: Alliance Trust and Elliott International.
In
Sallai, D. & Pepper, A.
(Eds.),
Navigating the 21st Century Business World: Case Studies in Management
(pp. 95 - 110).
LSE Press.
https://doi.org/10.31389/lsepress.nbw.g
This case tells the story of the decline of Alliance Trust, an investment company established in 1888 in Dundee, Scotland, as a result of the actions of an active investor, Elliott Management. Topics include the business model of investment funds, the role of active investors, corporate governance, business ethics and leadership.
