In the most recent volume of the Canadian Business Law Journal, Edward M. Iacobucci, Professor with the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto, addresses certain arguments against dissident shareholders providing their director nominees with a future incentive if
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ISS pulls the “golden leash”, but has it gone too far?
By Saeed Teebi (Toronto) on
The most publicized proxy battle of 2013, Agrium Inc.’s showdown with activist US hedge fund Jana Partners, introduced the concept of the “golden leash” to the Canadian proxy scene. Jana nominated four independent directors to the board of Agrium, and…