Meanings of bitter proxy in English

AGITATING The fund settled a bitter proxy battle with Yahoo last year after months of criticizing the company.

But it took more work, including a bitter proxy fight and litigation, for Icahn to make his profit.

Analysts believed the company would succeed in getting a waiver and that a bitter proxy fight was likely.

The news of the new CEO comes just weeks after Campbell and Third Point settled a bitter proxy contest.

The news of the new CEO comes just weeks after Campbell's and Third Point settled a bitter proxy contest.

In 2014, the company put hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb and two others on its board after a bitter proxy fight.

In June Marcato won a bitter proxy contest at Buffalo Wild Wings, forcing the CEO to retire and winning board seats.

Burkle, who did not solicit votes against the pill, lost a bitter proxy fight in September, failing to win a seat on its board.

It won a bitter proxy battle against activist hedge fund Starboard Value and pledged to give the entire $1 billion patent sale proceeds to shareholders.

Chipotle added 5.6 percent while Automatic Data Processing, where Ackman lost a bitter proxy fight in 2017, added 5.1 percent, the financial report said.