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Securities

Feb. 24, 2014

Wilson Sonsini helps Juniper Networks in deal with hedge fund

Attorneys and analysts keeping tabs on shareholder activism, particularly among hedge funds, said the agreement was illustrative of the increasing acceptance of activist strategies by investors.


By Dominic Fracassa


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Sunnyvale-based networking equipment maker Juniper Networks Inc. relied on counsel from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC to help broker an agreement with Elliot Management Corp., a hedge fund that had been agitating for changes at the company since January.


Late last week, Juniper announced what it called an "integrated operating plan" detailing a number of provisions aimed at in...

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