Whitepapers Archive

Is an activist investor targeting your company right now? An activist investor could show up unexpectedly, but by then they will have had time to prepare their strategy and approach. You need to prepare now if you want your company to have an advantage if or when that happens. Activist scenarios can be costly, distracting and damaging, whether they end in a settlement or a proxy fight. Corporate secretaries and...Read more

KCSA’s initial foray into the cannabis industry began in 2015, when they were tasked with supporting the communications efforts of a group applying for one of the original medical cannabis licenses in New York. As these were literally green fields in terms of public and investor relations, with no concrete examples to help guide them, KCSA forged a new path, writing the initial chapters of what would...Read more

In 2018 Canada became one of the first countries in the world to legalize the recreational use of cannabis. In late 2019 the country’s Parliament enacted additional legislation – known as Cannabis 2.0 – allowing for the sale of cannabis-infused beverages and edibles. As a result of these developments, investors injected billions of dollars into the legal pot industry – but it hasn’t been plain sailing for them or...Read more

The ever-changing corporate landscape is making the AGM season a more uncertain time. In the UK, proxy adviser influence increased significantly, by 3.3% of the issued share capital of the average FTSE Company in just one year. More directors were held to account with higher votes against Remuneration Committee members. Investors became more courageous, voting against large salary increases, high pensions, egregious...Read more