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News Articles

• Institutional Shareowners Debate Corporate Governance , | May 3, 2011, SRI-Advisor The annual Milken Conference featured a panel discussion about The New Era of Shareholder Activism, addressing the increasing influence of institutional investors on corporate behavior. The panel was moderated by Clifton Robbins, the CEO of Blue Harbour Group.
• Open your mindset to the bigger picture , | First Quarter 2011 David Silverman, Directors & Boards - Investor Relations In the wake of the financial crisis, the long term trends of boards and management teams listening to the perspectives and ideas of their major shareholders has gathered new momentum.
• A hybrid formula entices investment funds , | June 4, 2007 | James Politi, Financial Times Innovative strategies like Blue Harbour's combine elements of private equity and shareholder activism.

Press Releases

• Blue Harbour Group Awarded $200 million CalSTRS mandate , | November 3, 2011, Press Release CalSTRS has selected Blue Harbour Group to manage $200 million for CalSTRS Corporate Governance Unit.
• Blue Harbour Group Comments On Savvis Acquisition , | April 27, 2011, Press Release Greenwich, CT, April 27, 2011 – Blue Harbour Group, a significant shareholder in Savvis, Inc.
  (Nasdaq: SVVS) since May 2010, today issued the following statement from its Chief Executive
  Officer, Clifton S. Robbins, commenting on Savvis’s agreement to be acquired by CenturyLink,
  Inc. (NYSE: CTL) for $40.00 per share in cash and stock:
• Blue Harbour Group Appoints Claxton and Haslip to Address Growing Interest In Active Ownership and Corporate Governance Investing , | January 6, 2011, PR Newswire Private investment firm Blue Harbour Group today announced the appointments of Jose R. Claxton and Joseph J. Haslip to manage growing institutional investor interest in Active Ownership investment strategies.
• Lead Novell Shareholder Blue Harbour Group Comments on Company's Announcement , | March 20, 2010, PRNewswire Blue Harbour Group, a significant shareholder of Novell, Inc. issued the following statement commenting on the Novell's announcement.
• Lead Phillips-Van Heusen Investor Blue Harbour Group Issues Statement , | March 15, 2010, PRNewswire Blue Harbour Group, a significant shareholder of Phillips-Van Heusen, issued the following statement commenting on the agreement to acquire Tommy Hilfiger.
• Blue Harbour Group Comments on ChoicePoint Acquisition , | February 21, 2008, PRNewswire Blue Harbour Group, a significant shareholder of ChoicePoint Inc., issued the following statement commenting on ChoicePoint's acquisition agreement.
• Blue Harbour Group Comments on Yankee Candle Acquisition , | October 25, 2006 , PRNewswire Blue Harbour Group, a significant shareholder in Yankee Candle Company Inc., issued the following statement commenting on Yankee Candle's acquisition agreement.