Activism, M&A Activists set sights on Israeli companies Aug 22, 2017 By Garnet Roach 2 min read Activist shareholders are waking up to the opportunities presented by a maturing Israeli stock market, according to new data from... Read more
Activism, M&A Activism: Taste for large-cap targets picks up in 2017 Jul 10, 2017 By Garnet Roach 2 min read Shareholder activists renewed their appetite for US large caps in the first half of the year, with almost a third of companies... Read more
Activism, M&A What IR should be looking for when researching activists Jun 05, 2017 By Ben Ashwell 1 min read Steve Wolosky, partner at Olshan Frome Wolosky, advises hedge funds and investment partnerships on activist situations. In this... Read more
Activism, M&A Activists target CEOs amid focus on governance and operations May 29, 2017 By Ben Ashwell 3 min read Activist shareholders are casting their eyes beyond the boardroom to focus on the corner office, fueled by an increasing focus... Read more
Activism, M&A Boards concerned about rise of activism, study finds Apr 25, 2017 By Ben Ashwell 2 min read Reports that shareholder activist incidents are on the rise could be influencing boardrooms across the US, according to new... Read more
Activism, M&A Activism in Europe versus the US Apr 23, 2017 By Staff Writers 4 min read This article was produced by ELITE Connect and originally published on the ELITE Connect platform While the US and Europe enjoy... Read more
Activism, M&A What to do if an activist targets you Mar 28, 2017 By Ben Ashwell 2 min read In the first two parts of our video series with Josh Black, editor-in-chief of Activist Insight , we discussed how activists... Read more
Activism, M&A The Ticker 73: The sustainable economy, investors on antibiotics and hot activism Mar 27, 2017 By Jeff Cossette 1 min read On episode 73 of The Ticker podcast: • Winners revealed at the IR Magazine Awards – US 2017 • Activist Insight ’s Josh Black on... Read more
Activism, M&A Where were activists most active in 2016? Mar 21, 2017 By Ben Ashwell 2 min read Of the 758 companies targeted last year by shareholder activists, 505 were based in North America, according to Activist Insight... Read more
Activism, M&A What made shareholder activism ‘a hot strategy' again? Mar 14, 2017 By Ben Ashwell 1 min read A total of 758 companies received public demands from activist investors last year – a 13 percent increase on the number of... Read more