Shareholder Activism

The nature of shareholder activism continues to expand to include efforts that are not looking to make meaningful change, but rather to make a performative point.

Join this webcast with James Langston, Partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Pam Codo-Lotti, Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, and Scott Winter, Managing Director of Innisfree M&A Incorporated to discuss:

  • The current landscape of big ‘A’ activism
  • What an economic slowdown and a weaker stock market mean for activism
  • Implications for the new universal proxy card rules
  • The rise of hostile M&A
  • Insights into the private equity brand of activism
  • Trends in ESG-related activism and ESG backlash
  • What pass-through voting may mean for activists and companies alike

Who Should Attend: Current and prospective board members of public and private companies; CEOs and other C-suite executives; general counsel; corporate secretaries; corporate attorneys; investors; corporate governance professionals.

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Shareholder Activism
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GOVERNANCE WATCH

Shareholder Activism

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

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The nature of shareholder activism continues to expand to include efforts that are not looking to make meaningful change, but rather to make a performative point.

Join this webcast with James Langston, Partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Pam Codo-Lotti, Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, and Scott Winter, Managing Director of Innisfree M&A Incorporated to discuss:

  • The current landscape of big ‘A’ activism
  • What an economic slowdown and a weaker stock market mean for activism
  • Implications for the new universal proxy card rules
  • The rise of hostile M&A
  • Insights into the private equity brand of activism
  • Trends in ESG-related activism and ESG backlash
  • What pass-through voting may mean for activists and companies alike

Who Should Attend: Current and prospective board members of public and private companies; CEOs and other C-suite executives; general counsel; corporate secretaries; corporate attorneys; investors; corporate governance professionals.

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