Activism, M&A Shareholder activism in 2017: The view from Okapi Partners Jan 04, 2017 By Bruce Goldfarb 3 min read With 48 campaigns during 2016 – on both the activist side and the defense – proxy solicitor Okapi Partners topped Activist Insight... Read more
Activism, M&A Shareholder activism on course for its weakest year in Canada since 2011 Nov 30, 2016 By Andrew Holt 2 min read The number of Canada-based companies subjected to demands from activist investors is at its lowest level in five years, according... Read more
Activism, M&A Short-term vs long term: Adversaries now engage in useful debate Nov 16, 2016 By James MacGregor 4 min read The first shareholder activists had it pretty easy. The fruit was low-hanging, fat and juicy. Managements were clumsy in... Read more
Activism, M&A Australian equity activism is set to escalate Oct 12, 2016 By Andrew Holt 3 min read In its latest report Shareholder Activism in Australia, which charts activist investing trends since 2013, Activist Insight in... Read more
Activism, M&A Speakers announced for Canada Think Tank Sep 26, 2016 By Kathleen Gallagher 2 min read Speakers for the IR Magazine Think Tank – Canada 2016 have been announced. The event, for senior-level IR professionals based in... Read more
Activism, M&A German companies see increasing activist activity Sep 06, 2016 By Kathleen Gallagher 4 min read German companies are increasingly coming under attack from activist investors and some have identified a peculiarity in German... Read more
Activism, M&A Shareholder activism: Not just a quick buck Aug 10, 2016 By Ben Haimowitz 3 min read Are activist investors mainly out to make a fast buck or are they a long-term plus for the companies they target? A paper that can... Read more
Activism, M&A Dedicated shareholder activists less busy in first half of 2016 Jul 06, 2016 By Garnet Roach 4 min read A total of 463 companies worldwide were the subject of activist demands in the first half of 2016, according to the half-year... Read more
Activism, M&A Harvesting information, exchanging ideas Jun 13, 2016 By Garnet Roach 7 min read The evolution of financial content platform Harvest Exchange came about largely because when it launched in late 2013, there were... Read more
Activism, M&A Preparing the board for shareholder activism Jun 05, 2016 By Friso van der Oord 3 min read Year-round shareholder activism has become the new norm in the US boardroom. As activists accumulate more capital, they are able... Read more