In an article on his Breakout Performance blog, Activist Investors Sidelined by Brutal Market, Dr. Eric Jackson gives some advice to the next generation of activist investors. Jackson is the founder of Ironfire Capital, an activist fund manager that uses “Internet-based social networking tools to gather information and amplify the impact of current focus campaigns,” [...]
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5 tips for the next generation of activist investors
Posted in About, Activist Investors, Eric Jackson, Ironfire Capital, Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO), tagged Activist investment, Dr. Eric Jackson on April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Barnwell Industries Inc (AMEX:BRN) September 10Q Update
Posted in Activist Investors, Barnwell Industries (AMEX:BRN), Eric Jackson, Ironfire Capital, Stocks, tagged Activist investment, Barnwell Industries Inc (AMEX:BRN), Dr. Eric Jackson, Ironfire Capital, Liquidating Value on January 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Barnwell Industries, Inc. (AMEX:BRN) has filed its September 10Q and the results are encouraging. Even though the stock is up more than 40% since our first post, we believe that BRN is still undervalued and so we are maintaining our position. We started following BRN because its liquidation value of $55M (around $6.52 per share) [...]
Barnwell Industries, Inc. (AMEX:BRN)
Posted in Activist Investors, Barnwell Industries (AMEX:BRN), Eric Jackson, Ironfire Capital, Net Net Stocks, Stocks, tagged Eric Jackson, Ironfire Capital on December 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Barnwell Industries, Inc. (AMEX:BRN) is exactly the kind of opportunity Greenbackd likes to find: a company trading at a discount to its liquidating value with an activist investor agitating for change. We estimate the company has a value in liquidation of around $55M, so its market cap of $29M (based on its November 28, 2008 [...]
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