What IR should be looking for when researching activists
Steve Wolosky, partner at Olshan Frome Wolosky, advises hedge funds and investment partnerships on activist situations. In this...
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Activism, M&A Archive
Activists target CEOs amid focus on governance and operations
Activist shareholders are casting their eyes beyond the boardroom to focus on the corner office, fueled by an increasing focus...
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Boards concerned about rise of activism, study finds
Reports that shareholder activist incidents are on the rise could be influencing boardrooms across the US, according to new...
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Activism in Europe versus the US
This article was produced by ELITE Connect and originally published on the ELITE Connect platform While the US and Europe enjoy...
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What to do if an activist targets you
In the first two parts of our video series with Josh Black, editor-in-chief of Activist Insight, we discussed how activists...
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The Ticker 73: The sustainable economy, investors on antibiotics and hot activism
On episode 73 of The Ticker podcast: • Winners revealed at the IR Magazine Awards – US 2017 • Activist Insight’s Josh Black on...
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Where were activists most active in 2016?
Of the 758 companies targeted last year by shareholder activists, 505 were based in North America, according to Activist Insight...
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What made shareholder activism ‘a hot strategy' again?
A total of 758 companies received public demands from activist investors last year – a 13 percent increase on the number of...
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Shareholder activism outside of US increases fivefold since 2010
A strong US dollar, undervalued asset prices and increased global scrutiny of corporate governance practices are contributing to...
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Activist shareholders consider the value of diverse boardrooms
Is it possible to rapidly increase shareholder value and promote diverse boards at the same time? Is a homogeneous board an...
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