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Hedge Funds Shareholder Activism

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The Rise of the Retail Investor and the Impact of Shareholder Activism

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Earlier this year, we saw the rise of shareholder activism in the Reddit v. Goliath story on Wall Street.  Let’s take a look back at this story. What is GameStop and why was everyone so fixated on it? ...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Anticipating Activism: Implications for Your 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

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Activist investors often begin planning their campaigns as much as a year in advance of the annual meeting. This includes accumulating stock positions, coordinating with other hedge funds in so-called “wolf packs,” analyzing...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

A Practical Guide to the Regulation of Hedge Fund Trading Activities - Chapter 6: When Passive Hedge Funds Decide to Become...

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Passive hedge funds are increasingly considering active roles when they are dissatisfied with the management of specific portfolio companies. After describing such a scenario, the author discusses the steps a dissatisfied...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Activists Take Another $290 Million Bite Out of Vulnerable Closed-End Fund Asset Class

On June 14, 2019, Saba Capital Management, L.P. (Saba) entered into three standstill agreements with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco) and three Invesco-managed registered closed-end funds. The agreements arose from proxy...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Wake up the Raiders: Considerations for Private Equity Going Activist

What do you do when valuations reach record-high levels, but you have trillions of dollars to spend amid increased competition? The challenge of an “inverse proportion” of dry powder (rising) to attractive deal opportunities...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Anticipating Activism: Implications for Your 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

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Activist investors often begin planning their campaigns as much as a year in advance of the annual meeting. This includes accumulating stock positions, coordinating with other hedge funds in so-called “wolf packs,” analyzing...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: Are Companies Now Quicker To Settle With Hedge Fund Activists?

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According to data collected by Reuters, companies are settling with hedge fund activists “at the fastest pace since the financial crisis. The average number of days it takes companies to reach a settlement with activists...more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Glossary of Important Securities Regulation Terms and Definitions

This Glossary is designed to provide law students taking Securities Regulation with a tool that will assist them in learning the basic language of securities law and achieve a working knowledge of the fundamental principles...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Preparing a Company to Deal With Activist Investors

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It does not matter whether a company is approached by a single activist investor or a group of activist hedge funds, a company and its board should have a strategy prepared. In this video, Foley Partner Deepak Nanda discusses...more

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What’s Driving the Rise of Shareholder Activism in Europe?

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Düsseldorf-based Dr. Harald Selzner is a partner at Latham & Watkins and Co-chair of the firm’s global M&A Practice. He has extensive experience in domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, including corporate...more

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Blog: WSJ Reports SEC Enforcement Looking At Failures To Disclose Alliances Among Hedge Fund Activists

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The WSJ reports that the SEC is investigating whether some hedge fund activists formed 13D “groups” but failed to make appropriate disclosure of their alliances. Under Rule 13d-5, when two or more persons agree to act...more

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Blog: They Spurred The Stock Buyback Phenomenon. Will Hedge Fund Activists Now Eviscerate R&D?

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It is widely recognized that one of the primary causes of the current stock buyback phenomenon has been pressure from hedge fund activists....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Anticipating Activism: Implications for Your 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

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Activist investors often begin planning their campaigns as much as a year in advance of the annual meeting. This includes accumulating stock positions, coordinating with other hedge funds in so-called “wolf packs,” analyzing...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

2014 Roundtable Series, Mergers & Acquisitions

Market watchers view mergers and acquisitions as an economic yardstick. After several years of modest volumes, we've already seen substantial M&A activity in 2014 across industries including biotech, pharmaceuticals, and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Shareholder Activism in Germany Following Takeover Announcements

Over the past few years there has been a noticeable increase in the frequency of activist investors building up considerable stakes in German listed companies in the context of public takeovers. One reason for this...more

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