How Activist Investors Identify Their Targets
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How Activist Investors Identify Their Targets

Considering the growing amount of capital available to established activists and new entrants, the trend for increasing shareholder activity in the US and globally is likely to continue. This Director Notes reviews the first phase of an activist’s campaign and perhaps the most important component of any activist investment strategy: how activists go about identifying undervalued and attractive target companies.


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