Posted on December 9, 2008 at 11:56 AM
Filed under: Corporate Dealmaker | Deal International | Dealscape | M&A Outlook | The Deal's Events
Tagged: activist shareholders , Barington Capital Group L.P , Damien Park , Hedge Fund Solutions , Jared Landaw , Locksmith Value Opportunity Fund , M&A , proxy , Rachel Posner

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With the economic downturn and shareholder activism on the rise, it is more important than ever for corporations to communicate strategies to shareholders. At The Deal's M&A Outlook 2009 conference, Timothy Brog, a portfolio manager at Locksmith Value Opportunity Fund LP; Damien Park, president and CEO of Hedge Fund Solutions; Jared Landaw of Barington Capital Group LP; and Rachel Posner, senior managing director and general counsel of Georgeson Inc., addressed how companies should communicate with shareholders in regards to shareholder activism.

Also see:
M&A Outlook 2009: Joele Frank's Sherman and Georgeson's Posner on activist investors
Why activist shareholders are gaining support
Posner and Sherman on the transformation of the activist investor

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