When activists and corporates collide

Activist investors and corporate leaders both want to reward shareholders. But they can disagree, sometimes pretty sharply on the strategy and time frame for doing that.

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When activists and corporates collide

Activist investors and corporate leaders both want to reward shareholders. But they can disagree, sometimes pretty sharply on the strategy and time frame for doing that.


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