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Activist Investing Today: S&P's Karageorge on Detecting Activist Campaigns Pre-Disclosure

By Ronald Orol

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Published: August 6th, 2026

John Karageorge, head of S&P's activist defense surveillance group, on how corporations can identify activist accumulations before they become public.

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Drinks With The Deal: Salesforce's Niles on AI, Future of Legal Services

By David Marcus

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Published: July 30th, 2026

Sabastian Niles, the president and chief legal officer at Salesforce, discusses AI adoption, legal innovation and his transition from Wachtell.

Activism

Activist Investing Today: Glass Lewis' Timmer on AI, Future of Governance

By Ronald Orol

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Published: June 12th, 2026

Glass Lewis president Diederik Timmer discusses the role of AI in proxy advisory services, evolving shareholder voting practices and the firm's customized voting policies.

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Activist Investing Today: A&M's Peabody, Frankl on M&A Activism Trends

By Ronald Orol

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Published: June 5th, 2026

Alvarez & Marsal managing directors Annie Peabody and Jay Frankl discuss rising M&A activism, portfolio reviews and shareholder vulnerability.

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Activist Investing Today: Goodwin's Wood Talks REITs, Biotech Activism

By Ronald Orol

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Published: May 1st, 2026

Goodwin Procter partner Leonard Wood discusses activism trends in REITs and biotech and evolving settlement dynamics.

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Activist Investing Today: Pennant's Nowicki Stewart on AI Proxy Voting

By Ronald Orol

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Published: April 9th, 2026

Pennant founder and CEO Ryan Nowicki Stewart discusses AI-driven proxy voting, activism intelligence and market disruption.

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Bidders Progress in Concurrent Dye & Durham Auctions

By Ronald Orol

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Published: April 8th, 2026

Sponsors and strategics have submitted first-round bids for the Canadian legal software company as a whole and for its financial services unit.

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Activist Investing Today: Sodali's Crawford, Dooley on Activism Intelligence

By Ronald Orol

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Published: March 26th, 2026

Sodali executives Aneliya Crawford and Bill Dooley discuss activist trends, investor behavior and AI-driven voting.

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Activist Investing Today: S&C's Gadson on Proxy Advisers, AI

By Ronald Orol

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Published: February 27th, 2026

Sullivan & Cromwell partner Patrick Gadson discusses activism in banking and the shifting role of proxy advisers.