Mexican billionaire buys stake in NY Times and Boston Red Sox
"The purchase makes (Carlos) Slim the third-biggest shareholder in New York Times outside of the company's controlling Sulzberger family....The stake is passive, according to the filing. Slim may be buying the shares in a bet that a third party may acquire New York Times, said Hal Vogel, a New York media analyst.
- The company's largest investor, Harbinger Capital Partners, mounted a proxy fight this year for seats on the board, asset sales and more Internet investment....
- in the company that owns the Boston Red Sox.
- The investors ended their proxy campaign after New York Times agreed to give them two seats on the board."
- "Saks, owner of the Saks Fifth Avenue stores;
- the tobacco company Altria; and
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