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Adviser, Index Votes Show Contest Correlation
By Ronald Orol
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Published: December 4th, 2023
Similarities between recommendations made by ISS and Glass Lewis and the votes of big index funds managers drive election outcomes.
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Activist Investing Today: White & Case’s Hu Talks M&A’s Unintended Consequences
By Ronald Orol
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Published: November 14th, 2023
White & Case partner James Hu explains why activists frequently push for sales and divestitures and how a transaction without a shareholder vote can attract insurgent funds.
Activism
Activist Investing Today: Evercore’s Lin Eyes White Squire Double-Edged Sword
By Ronald Orol
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Published: October 20th, 2023
Managing director Gloria Lin, who focuses on strategic defense and shareholder advisory, discusses the pros and cons of defense PIPE infusions, governance and M&A insurgencies.
Activism
Activist Investing Today: Skadden Duo on Board Settlements, Short Seller Attacks
By Ronald Orol
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Published: October 12th, 2023
Richard Grossman and Demetrius Warrick discuss expanded board settlements, M&A activism, short seller attacks and spinoff, startup activists.
Activism
Activist Target: Divestiture Pressure Builds at Leidos
By Ronald Orol
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Published: September 22nd, 2023
A small accumulation by Jana in the defense and government technology services company may indicate that investors want a new CEO to explore divesting assets that haven't shown growth since acquisition.
Activism
Activist Investing Today: William Blair’s Bresani on Bad Deals, M&A Crumbs
By Ronald Orol
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Published: September 19th, 2023
The head of corporate advisory at the investment bank explains why sometimes advisers need to tell the emperor they don’t have any clothes, when it comes to dealmaking, and in other cases to 'drop the crumbs' before the deal.
Activism
Activist Investing Today: Morrow’s Weinberg Tackles Retail Activism
By Ronald Orol
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Published: September 8th, 2023
Angry shareholders are running untraditional campaigns at companies with many retail investors, and corporate executives need to deal with it, Morrow Sodali’s Geoff Weinberg explains.
Activism
Exclusive: Yelp Hires Evercore, JPM Amid Semler M&A Push
By Ronald Orol
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Published: August 23rd, 2023
The restaurant review site has retained the two banks after TCS Capital's chief launched a campaign seeking M&A, sources said.
Activism
Elliott Picks Apart SEC Case on Disclosures
By Ronald Orol
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Published: July 24th, 2023
Draft regulations requiring faster activist disclosures are supported by corporate lobbyists and retailer investors, though the measure faces at least one big detractor: Paul Singer.
