Activism in 2022: Aviation at risk, while support for ESG dips
The aviation and airlines industry has jumped to the top of the list as the industry most vulnerable to activism in Q2 2022...
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‘Good IR tells it like it is’: Clearway Capital on due diligence, what it wants from IR and hiring former CEOs as advisers
Click here to read the first in the interview series, where Gianluca Ferrari, founding partner of Clearway Capital, talks...
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Looking for the laggards: Clearway Capital on targeting firms that are already held to a high standard
Clearway Capital, described by Insightia as ‘Europe’s first dedicated ESG activist fund,’ was thrust into the spotlight this year...
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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 shareholders when – not if – activist...
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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...
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Reading the room: How UK activism differs from campaigns in continental Europe
UK companies are more likely to settle with an activist than those in continental Europe. That was one of the findings of a recent...
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Activism in Europe: UK firms more likely to settle, shows new data
With a ‘quiet resurgence’ in shareholder activism campaigns under way in both the UK and continental Europe, new research shows...
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Problem solver: What to do when an activist investor buys into your stock
Krishna Veeraraghavan, partner in the corporate department at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, US It starts with contacting...
What impact will the SEC's proposed rules on beneficial ownership have on engagement with activists?
A pair of long-discussed and highly anticipated regulatory changes affecting activist investors and the US companies they target...
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The week in investor relations: SEC targets bogus ESG claims, CEO pay ratio a ‘failed experiment’ and Icahn loses proxy fight with McDonald’s
– Reuters (paywall) reported on Wednesday that the SEC proposed a pair of rule changes aimed at stamping out unfounded claims by...
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