More than 450 companies have been publicly subjected to activist demands worldwide so far in 2019, according to Activist Insight Online, although that is down from 531 in 2018’s record-breaking start to the year.
Below is a fact sheet on shareholder activism in April.
Q1 hedge fund letters, conference, scoops etc
A few more data points worth noting from our April month-end stats:
- Although proxy season has only just begun, the number of board seats gained by activists at this point in the year is down by 25% in U.S.
- The U.K. is one of the few regions where activism is increasing. The number of companies publicly subjected to demands is up 14% and the number of board seats gained year-to-date has more than doubled to 13.
- 298 investors have made public demands thus far, down from 366 at the same point last year.
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