Tag: Privatization


  • Elliott Objects to Toyota Industries Privatization Bid, Urges Minority Shareholders to Push Back

    Elliott Objects to Toyota Industries Privatization Bid, Urges Minority Shareholders to Push Back

    Industry giants in play: Elliott opposes Toyota Industries privatization Activist investment firm Elliott Management is taking a public stance against a proposed privatization of Toyota Industries Corporation, a move valued at about ¥6.1 trillion (roughly $39 billion). The argument from Elliott is not a blanket rejection of corporate restructuring as a concept; rather, it centers…

  • Elliott Opposes Toyota Industries Privatization Bid

    Elliott Opposes Toyota Industries Privatization Bid

    Overview Activist investment firm Elliott Investment Management is taking a stand against Toyota Industries Corp.’s proposed privatization. The bid, valued at approximately ¥6.1 trillion (roughly $39 billion), would take the machinery maker private and delist it from the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Elliott has urged other minority shareholders to resist the proposal, arguing that Toyota Industries…

  • Elliott Opposes Toyota Industries Privatization Bid, Urges Minority Shareholders to Resist

    Elliott Opposes Toyota Industries Privatization Bid, Urges Minority Shareholders to Resist

    Overview of the Bid and Elliott’s Stand Elliott Investment Management has publicly voiced its opposition to the proposed ¥6.1 trillion ($39 billion) privatization of Toyota Industries, a key supplier within the broader Toyota Group. The activist investor is urging other minority shareholders to resist the bid, arguing that the privatization may undervalue the company’s intrinsic…

  • England’s Private Cricket, Australia’s Public Affection: A Tale of Two Nations on the Ball

    England’s Private Cricket, Australia’s Public Affection: A Tale of Two Nations on the Ball

    Introduction: Two cricketing worlds, one shared love Cricket in the English-speaking world has long carried a sense of tradition, institutions, and even privatization in the way it’s organized, funded, and consumed. Across the Irish Sea and into Australia, fans engage with the sport through different social contracts: England’s private mechanisms around clubs, sponsorships, and franchise-like…

  • Air India Advances with First Customized Boeing 787 Dreamliner Delivery Post-Privatization

    Air India Advances with First Customized Boeing 787 Dreamliner Delivery Post-Privatization

    Air India Rolls Out First Customized Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Air India has taken delivery of its first customized Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, a milestone that signals renewed focus on service quality, efficiency, and passenger experience after the airline’s privatization. The delivery marks a major step in Air India’s fleet renewal program, aligning the carrier with modern…

  • Air India Receives First Customized Dreamliner After Privatization

    Air India Receives First Customized Dreamliner After Privatization

    Air India Marks a Milestone with its First Customized Dreamliner Air India has taken delivery of its first customized Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, a milestone that underscores the airline’s renewed ambitions following privatization. The aircraft, configured to three cabin classes, signals a strategic shift toward a modern, passenger-friendly fleet designed to compete in the increasingly competitive…

  • Air India Delivers First Customized Boeing 787 Dreamliner

    Air India Delivers First Customized Boeing 787 Dreamliner

    Air India’s New Era Begins with a Customized Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner The long-awaited arrival of Air India’s first customized Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner marks a pivotal milestone for the airline as it emerges from privatization and resumes its ambitions as a modern, internationally competitive carrier. The three-class Dreamliner embodies a strategic shift toward fuel efficiency, passenger…

  • Victorian Land Registry Reform: Privatisation raises Homeowners’ Fees

    Victorian Land Registry Reform: Privatisation raises Homeowners’ Fees

    What’s changing and why In 2018, Victoria privatized a key government service: the land registry. The state leased the operation to a private operator, entrusting it with a critical function that records property transactions, ownership changes, and encumbrances. The arrangement was pitched as a way to improve efficiency and service delivery. Now, with rising operating…

  • Ford promises fixes after Toronto’s blue bin privatization stumbles

    Ford promises fixes after Toronto’s blue bin privatization stumbles

    Overview: A rough start for privatized recycling in Toronto Ontario Premier Doug Ford has signaled that the province will reassess its approach to residential recycling collection after Toronto experienced a rough rollout of the privatized system. With some blue recycling bins left uncollected in the early days, critics questioned whether the shift to private operators…

  • Ford promises fixes as Toronto’s privatized recycling system hits a rough start with blue-bin backlog

    Ford promises fixes as Toronto’s privatized recycling system hits a rough start with blue-bin backlog

    Ontario Premier Promises Fixes for Privatized Recycling in Toronto Ontario Premier Doug Ford has signaled that the province will adjust its approach to residential recycling if needed, following a rocky start for the newly privatized system in Toronto. By Monday, several blue recycling bins remained full and uncollected in some neighborhoods, highlighting growing pains in…