Activist Insight

How to prepare for engagement with activist investors

Jul 05, 2022

Make sure you have a ‘break glass in case of emergency’ plan to actively talk to your shareholders when – not if – activist investors...Read more

Activism

NIRI 2022: ESG activist shareholder proposals fall flat in proxy season

Jun 22, 2022

James Beech

NIRI 2022: ESG activist shareholder proposals fall flat in proxy season

The chair of NIRI says she has not seen activists leverage ESG as often as traditional shareholder proposals in the 2022 proxy season...Read more

Activism

Shareholder activism not dominating corporate life as before, says Activist Insight

Feb 10, 2022

Garnet Roach

Although ‘dedicated activists are keen to suggest that conditions are better than ever’, Josh Black, editor at Activist Insight, says...Read more

Activism

Shareholder activism down 15 percent globally so far this year

Jun 10, 2019

Garnet Roach

Worldwide, there has been a 15 percent drop in the number of companies publicly subjected to activist demands so far this year,...Read more

Activism

Shareholder activism down more than 40 percent in Canada

Apr 30, 2019

Garnet Roach

The number of Canadian firms publicly targeted by activist investors in the first quarter of 2019 is down 43 percent on the same...Read more

Activism

A year in activism: Looking ahead to 2019

Jan 11, 2019

Bruce Goldfarb

When stocks take the kind of nosedive they did in December 2018, market prognosticators tend to pronounce slowdowns in all types of...Read more

Activism

Shareholder activism sees uptick in Asia

Sep 10, 2018

Garnet Roach

Asian companies have seen the most shareholder activism campaigns so far this year, outside of the US, according to new data from...Read more

Activism

Foreign activists push for change at Japan Inc

Jun 22, 2018

Garnet Roach

Foreign activists push for change at Japan Inc

For the first time in six years, shareholder activism in Japan is largely being driven by outside activists, according to new data...Read more

Shareholder targeting & ID

Activism driving demand for shareholder ID, Okapi says

Feb 15, 2018

Garnet Roach

Activism driving demand for shareholder ID, Okapi says

The rise of shareholder activism is pushing companies to seek out more information on their shareholder base, according to proxy...Read more

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How to prepare for engagement with activist investors

Make sure you have a ‘break glass in case of emergency’ plan to actively talk to your...Read more

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Activism

NIRI 2022: ESG activist shareholder proposals fall flat in proxy season

The chair of NIRI says she has not seen activists leverage ESG as often as traditional...Read more

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