Activist pledges, mid-week ramp up. See the top news and stories below for April 22. Tip drills via twitter at @activiststocks, sign up for the free daily activist email (notice the new setup), and ICYMI the latest newsletter is here.
News:
- Jesse Cohn will be heading up a private equity buyout fund at Elliott Management. He’s been running Elliott’s activist efforts in the U.S. [BBG piece on the ordeal]
- West Face Capital officially went active on Gran Tierra Energy yesterday with a 9.8% stake. It’s looking to replace the CEO. We’re finally starting to see the long awaited activism in the oil space. More details to come on this later via activist strategy [you’ll have to email us...

