On becoming an activist board!

CST Brands convenience stores' activist investors place little confidence in current strategy, propose sale of company

Sandy Springs, GA - Hedge fund industry's positive returns may have investors reconsidering pulling funds.

Significant developments during the past twelve months have prompted this new edition of our annual Dealing with Activist Hedge Funds.

Case Study - Harvard 

Fasken Martineau is proud to release its Director’s Handbook on shareholder activism, showcasing sound practices for any public company.

Shareholder activism remains a major force in corporate decision-making in 2016 but is increasingly operating in an environment of robust, multi-faceted shareholder engagement, particularly at large companies. The time and effort that companies and institutional investors have spent developing a mutual understanding of eachother’s concerns have narrowed the opportunities for activists at high-profile companies, and the returns of activist funds overall are down in 2016. The total number of activist campaigns has nevertheless remained high, due in large part to newer and often smaller activists targeting small and mid-size companies.