He gained much of this experience by helping clients to navigate and overcome challenges associated
with shareholder activism, unsolicited acquisition proposals, conflicts of interest, financial distress, and other difficult circumstances.
Liu noted that of the 750 members of his staff, only five were assigned to deal
with shareholder activism and corporate governance.
Not exact matches
Yahoo had to deal
with some nasty
shareholder activist campaigns, and several readers asked about your thoughts on
activism.
On its own, this strategy likely won't satisfy even long - term
shareholders, and in its time of trial Talisman has picked up some shorter - term players
with a penchant for
shareholder activism.
Morrow Sodali, together
with Jones Day, and in collaboration
with Bocconi University is holding a roundtable on «
Shareholder Activism: US and Italian perspectives», on March 20th at 3 PM, at Bocconi University, Milan.
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In a series of exclusive interviews for a TIME cover story about Icahn and
shareholder activism, I have followed Icahn's efforts to get Apple to part
with more of its $ 147 billion cash hoard.
If the Texas Act is adopted, it could have a chilling effect on
shareholder activism and proxy advisory work
with respect to public companies that have a specified presence in Texas, which, in turn, would help entrench management and the Boards of underperforming Texas - based companies.
Based on the foregoing, it's hard to disagree
with Squire's conclusion that 2009 will be «a busy and exciting year for
shareholder activism.»
We're back from the Hedge Fund
Activism and
Shareholder Value Summit
with some great new ideas.
But for the average long - suffering Zamano investor, it does make the board look arrogant & increasingly out of touch
with its owners (i.e.
shareholders)-- so this certainly encourages more (future) investor
activism here, not less!
Our
activism in the interest of
shareholders was concretely demonstrated in 1992
with the introduction of the LongView Equity Index Fund, which provides union pension funds
with investment products and actively advocates for enhanced
shareholder value.
A group of US investors
with more than $ 200 billion in assets have accused 10 companies, including the oil giant ExxonMobil, the financial services group Wells Fargo and the utility TXU, of not doing enough to respond to global warming and climate change, in a sign of increasing
shareholder activism on environmental issues.
«The Future of Global - Style Governance and
Shareholder Activism in Japan,» co-hosted
with Mergermarket
She is an influential commentator on
shareholder activism and regulatory developments in the media and
with relevant authorities.
He also regularly advises issuers and investors in connection
with restructurings, recapitalizations and
shareholder activism.
It has been a challenging time to land such a role, too,
with the business, which last year reported revenue in excess of # 16bn, dealing
with probes, profit warnings, leadership changes and
shareholder activism.
We can help you
with breach of contract and warranty cases, disputes over the proper construction of agreements,
shareholder disputes, disputes over joint ventures, and post-mergers and acquisitions disputes, as well as
with corporate governance related litigation, for example
shareholder activism battles, disputes on public take - over bids and squeeze - out procedures.
Boards and CEOs are dealing
with the challenges of globalization, risk management, regulatory scrutiny and
shareholder activism.