ACTIVIST DIRECTORS:

Shareholder Activists Question Board Quality, Performance

The increase is due to shareholders becoming more interested in the quality of board composition and the performance that boards produce.

Some Companies Appoint New Directors In Order To Thwart ...

Investors should not assume that a new director put on the board by a company is better than a director proposed by an activist.

Activist Investor - Definition, Types, Pros/Cons, Firms

An individual or institutional investor looking to acquire a controlling interest in a target company by gaining seats on the company's board of directors.

Shareholder activism - Australian Institute of Company Directors

How to Navigate Shareholder Activism for Constructive Outcomes. Shareholder activism involves investors taking public stands seeking to influence company ...

On becoming an «activist board»… In the age of activist shareholders

This book proposes a “revolutionary” form of governance building on some of the steps taken by the more thoughtful boards.

Great Activist Directors of 21st Century so far - IMDb

Great Activist Directors of 21st Century so far · Alfonso Cuarón at an event for Rudo y Cursi (2008) · Bahman Ghobadi · Jeff Nichols at an event for Mud (2012) ...

Shareholder activism - Wikipedia

In straight voting (aka statutory voting), shareholders get one vote per share on all ballot questions (e.g., candidates for the board of directors or ...

The Threat and Opportunity of Shareholder Activism

These individuals would include activists, corporate board members, high-level executives, investment bankers, lawyers, and PR advisors, among others. Yilmaz ...

The director's guide to shareholder activism | PwC UK

Globally, levels of shareholder activism have risen in recent years. As the pressure builds on asset managers and hedge funds to outperform their peers and ...

Shareholder Activism Practice - Olshan Frome Wolosky

Widely recognized and consistently ranked as the nation's premier practice in representing investors in contested director elections and other shareholder ...

Activist Engine nominates six directors at Dye & Durham - CNBC

Activist investor Engine Capital intends to nominate a slate of six director candidates to Canadian software maker Dye & Durham's board.

Activist‐appointed directors | DR-NTU

... directors nominated by activists (Activist IDs). Firms appointing Activist IDs experience larger value increases than firms appointing other directors,.

Activist Hedge Funds: Good for Some, Bad for Others? | HEC Paris

A hedge fund is a limited partnership of private investors whose money is managed by a team of professional fund managers. Many hedge funds are passive in the ...

Activist Investors and Independent Directors: Navigating the Power ...

Activist investors have emerged as a formidable force in the business world, exerting enormous influence over company policies, management practices, and ...

Exxon loses board seats to activist hedge fund in landmark climate ...

A tiny hedge fund dealt a major blow to Exxon Mobil Corp on Wednesday, unseating at least two board members in a bid to force the company's ...

Wachtell Lipton Memo: Dealing with Activist Hedge Funds and Other ...

Although asset managers and institutional investors will often act independently of activists, it is not uncommon for them to publicly vocalize ...

Recent Developments for Directors — November 2024

Activist investors continue to focus on small cap companies, which have seen increased activism activity compared to prior years, driven by an ...

Activist-Appointed Directors - Cambridge University Press

We examine the value impact of independent directors nominated by activists (Activist IDs). Firms appointing Activist IDs experience larger value increases than ...

Protecting Board Directors in the Age of Activist Investing

Our answer to surging investor activism is proactive activism mitigation. The time to take action is now, long before proxy season, with professionally ...

How to Respond to Shareholder Activism - Harvard Business Review

Activist shareholders are often seen as villains by managers and boards. Their demands for strategic and organizational shifts—which can feel personal to ...