Tag: shareholder activism
Be proactive with shareholder engagement to avoid damaging disputes
Visibility and proactive shareholder engagement is the key to quelling investor dissent and getting your company on the front foot for the AGM season.
Shareholder activism might sound good, but it won’t change much
Relying on shareholders to make corporations more accountable is misguided. There are far more direct and effective measures available.
Trend for portfolio reviews drives M&A optimism
The appetite for M&A is rising despite uncertain times. Behind it is the growing popularity of quarterly portfolio reviews.
Stobart appoints first female executive in board overhaul
Plans to refresh Stobart Group’s board are apace, with Ginny Pulbrook taking a non-executive role.
Board moves at Speedy Hire; Barclays; and BTG
Speedy Hire gets a new chairman; and BTG’s new remuneration committee chair will have interesting discussions ahead, as a tranche of shareholders vote against recent remuneration policy.
Stobart chairman wins pyrrhic AGM vote as board overhaul looms
Iain Ferguson survives attempts to oust him from Stobart, but he isn’t part of the board’s plan to bring shareholders onside by overhauling personnel, governance and ownership.
Persimmon AGM vote sees investors slam executive mega-payouts
Majority of Persimmon shareholders either vote against or abstain from backing the housebuilder’s controversial executive bonus payouts.
Activist investors: the corporate world’s new fixture
Boards beware: as investor activism becomes more prevalent, directors would do well to prepare for the worst—an issue that few companies have properly considered.
Dutch corporate governance committee calls for more shareholder activism
The Dutch corporate governance committee believes “it’s time to pay more attention to the role and involvement of shareholders, particularly with regard to long-term value creation”.
UK companies face higher risk of activist action
Research from consultancy Alvarez & Marsal reveals that 54 UK companies are currently activist targets, and that more than two-thirds of activist action across Europe include demands for boardroom changes.