Shareholder activism is now a global phenomenon. Activists commonly seek to shake up the board of a target company in hopes of instilling change and increasing shareholder value. The impact on target companies can be both disruptive and enduring –
Fasten your seatbelts: preparing for the globalization of hedge fund activists
Activist hedge funds have grown up and gone global, reinforcing the need for companies of all shapes and sizes to plan ahead for the possibility of an attack. A recent article by Martin Lipton in the Harvard Law School Forum
Trends and predictions in Canadian proxy contests
Kingsdale Shareholder Services (Kingsdale) recently released its annual Proxy Season Review. As in previous years, the report discusses trends observed in 2016 and offers predictions of what we might see looking forward. The report also outlines strategic
Policy activists get tough on climate change
As we previously predicted in a 2014 article, The Rise of Policy Activists?, policy activism in Canada is gaining speed. In this year’s upcoming proxy season, a hot topic for policy activists is the potential transition to a global