Tag archives: hedge fund activism

Fasten your seatbelts: preparing for the globalization of hedge fund activists

By Matthew Lau (Toronto) on July 10, 2017 Posted in Proxy Battles, Shareholder Activism

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 of Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation reviews recent developments in the activist landscape and reconfirms … Continue reading

Hedge fund activism: The importance of preparation

By Kaitlind de Jong on July 2, 2015 Posted in Shareholder Activism

Boy Scouts know it and today’s boards and executive officers know it too: be prepared. In a recent article by Martin Lipton, Mr. Lipton makes it clear that advance preparation may be the key to successfully dealing with an attack from an activist hedge fund.[1] Dealing with hedge fund activism appears to be the new … Continue reading