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Morrison & Foerster LLP

The Rise of the “Occasional Activist”

The number of shareholder proposals put forward in 2022 increased by roughly 9% over 2021. At the same time, however, the number of shareholder proposals put forward by hedge funds and dedicated activists went up by only 1%....more

White & Case LLP

Nine developments and trends shaping US shareholder activism in 2023

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Following a brief decline during the pandemic, shareholder activism in the US rebounded to pre-pandemic levels in 2022 despite—or perhaps because of—volatile markets, depressed share prices and macro-economic uncertainty....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

M&A in 2021 and Trends for 2022

2021 M&A smashed U.S. and global records. The year saw the arrival of a new U.S. administration, the release of COVID-19 vaccines, as well as continued questions regarding the impact of the pandemic, including the year-end...more

Blank Rome LLP

Regulatory Update and Recent SEC Actions - July 2021

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REGULATORY UPDATES - SEC Leadership Changes - On April 17, 2021, Gary Gensler was sworn into office as the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Gensler served as chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures...more

Cooley LLP

Blog: Were reports of the demise of universal proxy premature?

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The specter of the possible imposition of mandatory universal proxy has long been with us. The SEC apparently considered requiring universal proxies back in 1992 and, in 2014, the Council of Institutional Investors filed a...more

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