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Rethink Activist Directors? A BI Inside Scoop - - Boardroom INSIDER

An activist board member shares private insights on boardroom strategy. Rethink Activist Directors? A BI Inside Scoop quantity. Add to cart ...

Activist-appointed Directors | Journal of Financial and Quantitative ...

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Hedge Fund Activism | ECGI

Hedge funds employ highly incentivized managers who manage large unregulated pools of capital. Because they are not subject to regulation that governs mutual ...

The Activist Director: Lessons from the Boardroom and the Future of ...

Driven by a desire for prosperity, not posterity, these actions can doom any company. In The Activist Director, attorney Ira M. Millstein looks back at fifty ...

THE FUTURE OF SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM - Boston University

One cannot celebrate the achievements of activist hedge funds and at the same time argue that institutional investors systemically desire to appease managers.

What is an activist investor? | Corporate Governance | CGI

Changes in corporate governance, i.e. a refreshed board of directors. Activist investors are different to private equity firms. Activist investing is about ...

How boards are turning activists into allies

The Governance Leadership Centre speaks with leading governance researcher David Beatty on how shareholder activism is transforming traditional governance ...

Leading with Integrity Under Pressure: The Activist Leadership Model

Implications for Christian leaders in challenging contexts are discussed. Keywords: activist leader; activist leadership model; integrity; leadership.

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 - 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 ...

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.

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If value may be viewed as potentially untapped, there is potential for an activist campaign. The stakes can also be high for individual directors. An activist's ...

How boards of directors can defend against activist investors - Firmex

In the first half of 2016, 463 companies worldwide were the subject of activist demands looking to shake up a board of directors or pivot a company, according ...

FIDUCIARY DUTIES FOR ACTIVIST SHAREHOLDERS

See generally infra notes 11-25 (describing broad fiduciary duties of executives and directors). 2. See, e.g., JEFFREY D. BAUMAN ET AL. CORPORATIONS: LAW AND ...

Why Corporate Directors Should Think Like Shareholder Activists

Why should corporate boards think like activists? What are the benefits of having an activist shareholder in the boardroom?

Salesforce appoints new board directors amid activist investor ...

Salesforce Inc on Friday named three new board directors, including the chief of hedge fund ValueAct Capital, amid pressure from activist ...

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 & Takeover Defense - Latham & Watkins LLP

Supported by our careful planning and experienced counsel, we help managers and directors avoid and minimize the disruption of activist shareholders.

Activist‐appointed directors | DR-NTU

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

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 ...