18 April, 2019
Trend for portfolio reviews drives M&A optimism
Nothing excites the business world like an M&A deal. Think of the fuss caused by the $30bn race to takeover of Sky by Comcast. And according to advisory firm EY, executives are so heady with M&...
24 August, 2018
Stobart appoints first female executive in board overhaul
Plans to overhaul Stobart Group’s board have come to fruition, with its first female executive appointed. Ginny Pulbrook, a partner at Camarco and co-f...
19 July, 2018
Board moves at Speedy Hire; Barclays; and BTG
Speedy Hire Tools and equipment business Speedy Hire has named David Shearer as its new chairman. Shearer will succeed Jan Åstrand from 1 October 2018. Shearer has served as a non-execut...
12 July, 2018
Stobart chairman wins pyrrhic AGM vote as board overhaul looms
A major boardroom overhaul looms at support services group Stobart, despite fending off attempts by investors to oust chairman Iain Ferguson (pictured). Its AGM saw Ferguson receive 51.2% of votes ...
26 April, 2018
Persimmon AGM vote sees investors slam executive mega-payouts
The level of shareholder frustration and anger at Persimmon’s huge executive bonus payouts was made clear at its AGM, with the majority either voting against or abstaining from signing off its remun...
7 February, 2018
Activist investors: the corporate world’s new fixture
They can strike fear into the hearts of boards. They can force an about-turn in strategy, break up a company, or even clear out long-standing and respected members of a boardroom; activist investors m...
5 February, 2018
Dutch corporate governance committee calls for more shareholder activism
Shareholders should have a more active role to ensure better long-term value creation in organisations, according to the Dutch government’s monitoring committee. In its report on the implementati...
18 September, 2017
UK companies face higher risk of activist action
UK companies are 32% more likely to be targeted by activist investors than European counterparts, according to the latest research from professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M). Th...
7 September, 2017
Hellawell narrowly retains Sports Direct chair after shareholder vote
Sports Direct’s chairman has narrowly survived a vote by independent shareholders to remain in the role. Keith Hellawell received 53.24% of votes at the sports retailer’s 2017 AGM,
18 August, 2017
