Shareholder Activism During Covid-19
Signs of a resurgence close out a difficult six months for activist investors, according to Activist Insight Monthly’s Half-Year Review, … Read more
Signs of a resurgence close out a difficult six months for activist investors, according to Activist Insight Monthly’s Half-Year Review, … Read more
Privet Fund Management and UPG Enterprises won three board seats on Synalloy’s eight-member board via a shareholder vote, concluding one … Read more
This week we released Shareholder activism in H1 2020 – the definitive statistical report on an unprecedented proxy season. Q2 … Read more
There are early signs that European activism is emerging from the COVID-19 lockdown, with some activists already deploying money and … Read more
Despite activism taking a hit this year, with the pandemic sending the markets into turmoil, Starboard Value has managed to … Read more
Activist investing is staging a recovery of sorts but not all forms are coming back with equal vigor. Q1 2020 … Read more
By now deep into proxy season, activist investing is prompting fewer signs of a “backlash” than many observers predicted. Q1 2020 … Read more
The fight for board control at GCP Applied Technologies will come to a head on Thursday at the company’s annual … Read more
Last week’s 13F disclosures show that activists were buying in the midst of March’s unprecedented stock market volatility but without … Read more
HC2 Holdings agreed to add MG Capital Partners nominees Michael Gorzynski and Kenneth Courtis to its board last week, handing … Read more
The coronavirus pandemic forced some activists to surrender first mover advantage by putting public campaigns on hold. However, this week … Read more
Last week, we published our latest special report, Shareholder activism in Japan. The report highlights the trends that have emerged … Read more
Japan became the third-largest market for activism in 2019 and has held steady in 2020 despite the coronavirus, a new … Read more
Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) backed On Deck’s board slate this week, dealing a blow to Voce Capital … Read more
Yesterday’s victory for Tegna in a months long proxy contest against Standard General was in some ways the first test … Read more