Type Privately owned Founder Jeffrey W. Ubben Total equity 11 billion USD (2013) | Website ValueAct.com Founded 2000 Parent organization ValueAct Holdings LP | |
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Key people Jeffrey Ubben Mason MorfitKelly Barlow, Greg Spivy, Brandon Boze Subsidiaries Value Act Capital LLC, ValueAct Capital Master Fund LP, ValueActCapital Partners LP Headquarters San Francisco, California, United States | ||
Valueact capital s jeff ubben on working with shareholders
ValueAct Capital is a San Francisco-based investment company that manages more than $11 billion on behalf of several institutional and individual investors. The company is a privately owned head fund sponsor that provides its services to high net worth individuals and institutions. It invests in both the public equity and hedging markets.
Contents
- Valueact capital s jeff ubben on working with shareholders
- Background
- Investor Actions
- Microsoft 2013
- References
Background
ValueAct Capital was initially formed in June 2000 to manage the capital of its founders, along with the capital of a limited number of outside investors.
Investor Actions
ValueAct Capital is a very active investor that identifies companies that appear to be out of favor, or may be undergoing a significant transition. ValueAct makes a significant investment into the company and then works with the company to make changes with goal of increasing long-term stock value and thus creating a profit for ValueAct.
Microsoft (2013)
In May 2013 ValueAct Capital revealed that it had purchased $2 billion worth of Microsoft stock (less than 1%). Shortly there after the company made public announcements that it sought to join the board of Microsoft if the company did not increase its stock price through a stock buy back program or a larger dividend. The threat was seen as one of the reasons that Steve Ballmer decided to leave Microsoft.