SRZ’s 2016 Shareholder Activism Insight report provides an in-depth review of the current state of shareholder activism and outlines expectations for activity in the year ahead. Surveying the view
'20 years ago, Bill Ackman asked Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger about a risk the market faces today' on Yahoo Finance UK. A young Bill Ackman sat behind Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger at The Buffett Essays Symposium in New York in October 1996.
When it comes to corporate governance, boards and shareholder activists don't often agree. But there is one opportunity for common ground: better communication.
Each year, PwC conducts the Annual Corporate Directors Survey, one of the most-respected surveys on boardroom trends and director opinions. In 2016, mor
Proxy access adoption, board leadership, and gender diversity remained top of mind for corporate boards, driven by continued pressure from shareholders, according to Shearman & Sterling’s 14th annual “Corporate Governance & Executive Compensation Survey.”
Shareholder activist campaigns have risen precipitously over the past few years, fueled by a robust M&A environment, increased economic pressure and a change in the investor base of most companies
For activist shareholders, 2015 was a busy year: In the United States alone, activist shareholders waged more than 230 campaigns. And although activists were visible in all business sectors, restaurant and food service companies were among the most targeted. To prepare for this eventuality, company leadership should answer three questions: What draws the attention of activists? How do we avoid being targeted? What to do if we are targeted?
Insurgent funds issued letters and made activist filings pushing for a combination of the USA Today publisher. Their efforts failed, putting a spotlight on the success of Tronc chairman Ferro....TRNC
One of the more high-profile instances of an activist investor pushing for change was when Carl Icahn put the pressure on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) . The billionaire head of Icahn
Activist investors are relatively new, but influential players in international capital markets. Some proposals may fall short but activism is here to stay.
by Cydney Posner The obvious tension between the interests of long-term investors, such as institutional shareholders, and short-term investors, principally represented by hedge fund activists, has been the subject of much discussion of late. Some observers have claimed, as argued in this NYT DealBook column, that the idea behind the financial machinations pushed by hedge fund…
Shareholder activism is common in Western financial markets, where it is used to try to create shareholder value. Numerous studies on activism have found mixed results: while some validate the value creation claim and find activism beneficial, others conclude activism creates little or eve
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