Activism, M&A Archive

The week in IR: US investors could face restrictions on Chinese stock ownership, firms with good ESG scores pollute as much as low-rated rivals and Robinhood shares fall on decline in users

Aug 04, 2023

6 min read

- Reuters reported that a US congressional examination of Chinese stock holdings in BlackRock funds built on MSCI indexes could...

Don’t close the door on an ESG activist, they won’t go away

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Don’t close the door on ESG activists – they won’t go away

Aug 02, 2023

By Hemma Visavadia

3 min read

With more companies taking their sustainability reporting more seriously through TCFD disclosures and the upcoming International...

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Boohoo launches coup at Revolution Beauty

Jun 22, 2023

By Hemma Visavadia

2 min read

Retail group Boohoo has kicked off an activism campaign that seeks to gain control of the board at Revolution Beauty. Boohoo...

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Greenwashing: How to avoid it

Jun 20, 2023

By Noemi Distefano

6 min read

One of the sessions at the 2023 Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) annual conference looked at defining and...

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Anti-ESG funds see inflows slow to trickle, finds report

Jun 20, 2023

By Tim Human

2 min read

The level of inflows to anti-ESG funds, which explicitly oppose investing along ESG principles, has slowed significantly since...

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Wagamama owners fend off shareholders as CEO pay rise gets green light

May 25, 2023

By Hemma Visavadia

3 min read

The Restaurant Group (TRG) narrowly escaped a shareholder revolt at its AGM on Tuesday as more investors call for a company-wide...

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Pernod Ricard exits Russian market after succumbing to external pressures

May 16, 2023

By Hemma Visavadia

2 min read

Pernod Ricard has ceased all operations in Russia after facing increasing pressure from the Moral Rating Agency (MRA) to exit and...

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Shell investors urged to vote against energy resolution at AGM

May 09, 2023

By Hemma Visavadia

2 min read

Shareholders of energy conglomerate Shell should vote against the company’s energy-transition resolution at the upcoming AGM...

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The post-pandemic evolution of activism

May 04, 2023

By Staff Writers

2 min read

From its hedge fund origins in the 1980s, shareholder activism has changed massively. Today, activists are winning campaigns...

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Best Practice Report: Recognizing and predicting activist shareholders now available

May 04, 2023

By Staff Writers

2 min read

Activist tactics – and activists themselves – have evolved post-pandemic and so too must companies and investor relations...