Starboard pushes an open door at Becton Dickinson as company seeks to separate its biosciences unit

Activist Commentary: Starboard is a very successful activist investor and has extensive experience helping companies focus on operational efficiency and margin improvement. Starboard also has significant experience with its strategic activism. In 57 prior campaigns where it had a strategic thesis, the firm had a 32.96% return versus 14.61% for the Russell 2000 during the same period. Additionally, Starboard has initiated activist campaigns at 24 prior health-care companies and its average return on these si ...