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Carl Icahn says the HP-Xerox merger is a ‘no-brainer’

Activist investor, who holds shares in both companies, says he cannot understand the reluctance of HP’s management to consider the merger

Carl Icahn posted an open letter to HP shareholders Wednesday morning, trying to pressure the board of the computer and printer company to reverse its rejection of the $22-a-share bid for the company from Xerox. The activist investor is a substantial holder in both companies and sits on the Xerox board.

In the letter, Icahn attacks HP management’s “unreasonable refusal to engage in a customary mutual due diligence process”. He goes on to position the discussion as a matter of fiduciary responsibility and corporate democracy.

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