Tag: proxy contests
Proxy access gets a test drive
by Cydney Posner There’s been a lot of sturm und drang about proxy access, but no one has ever used it to nominate a board candidate…. that is, until now. CorpGov.net reports that, on November 9, 2016, GAMCO Asset Management Inc. (entity affiliated with activist investor Mario Gabelli) and certain affiliates […]
Are companies now quicker to settle with hedge fund activists?
by Cydney Posner 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 threatening a proxy contest from the time of disclosure is 56, according […]
Executive compensation — a trigger for hedge fund activism?
by Cydney Posner Is executive pay becoming a hot button issue for activist hedge funds? While executive pay has long been under scrutiny from standard-issue corporate governance activists, such as union pension funds, the interest of some hedge fund activists in executive compensation issues has the potential to introduce a […]
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