Activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP to nominate 9 members to Mellanox’s board

While Mellanox clocked 19% to 30% in revenues in 2014 to 2016, its current revenue target is 0.5%. Starboard Value LP, an ativist hedge fund has begun a proxy fight for control of Mellanox Technologies Ltd, an Israeli chipmaker, which it said is deeply undervalued. Starboard, holding a 10.7% stake – the largest shareholder of…

Cisco’s CEO joins BlackRock’s board

The move underscores BlackRock’s drive towards technologically backed investment decisions. The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock Inc, has disclosed that Chuck Robbins, Cisco Systems Inc’s Chief Executive has been nominated to serve on its board of directors. In its statement BlackRock disclosed that Robbins will be joining the board as an independent director, if elected…