Leon G. "Lee" Coopermanis an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He is the chairman and CEO of Omega Advisors, Inc... (wikipedia)
What they're doing has happened throughout history. It's the natural life cycle of a conglomerate.
Half the stocks I picked are up and half of them are down.
This board of directors has been totally asleep,
If you had raised guidance, the stock would have gone up. Reality is that you are not delivering the earnings.
In our own case, I think that the highest in the last three or four years, we have been roughly $3 of assets per dollar of equity,
In weak market environments, the stock trades at a discount to the parts. The move to realize value is not unique to Tyco.
I can't answer that. If somebody calls me for a reference check, I will respond factually and appropriately. But certain firms are very cautious about talking about former employees.