Activist Investing Today: What’s Next For Rent-a-Center, Vintage in Delaware
The Activist Investing Today Podcast spoke with The Deal’s intrepid Delaware expert, David Marcus, about what to expect in Delaware Chancery Court later this month when rent-to-own retailer Rent-a-Cen...
1 Feb 201923min
Activist Investing Today: UofW’s Nili Targets ‘Succession CEOs’ With Study
Chief executives who also serve as board chairs are leaving CEO roles but maintaining chairman positions at a large number of U.S. corporations, a situation that is jeopardizing boards’ independence a...
25 Jan 201925min
Activist Investing Today: Governance Guru Schulzke On Strong, Diverse Boards
Individuals who sit on five or more corporate boards - particularly at the largest U.S. corporations -- may not have the bandwidth to focus enough energy and time on each company's strategic and opera...
18 Jan 201917min
Activist Investing Today: Raymond James’ Duncan Herrington Eyes Middle Market
A recent proxy season found that the median market capitalization of companies targeted by activist investors was well below $300 million. That’s according to Duncan Herrington, a veteran adviser in t...
11 Jan 201922min
Activist Investing Today: Diligent’s Stafford on CEO-Chairmen and Scandal-Driven Board Shakeups
Lead independent directors at U.S. corporations have become more important, especially when it comes to “clubby” boards. That’s the view of Brian Stafford, CEO of Diligent Corp., a board management so...
20 Dec 201819min
Activist Investing Today: MacKenzie’s Marese talks M&A, Wynn and Poison Pills
Institutional investors aren’t afraid to tell companies that shareholders should be permitted to buy as many shares as they want as long as they don’t breach antitrust limits. At least that’s the view...
14 Dec 201822min
Activist Investing Today: Guerra of ISS on Control Fights, Universal Proxies and Salting Pasta
Activist hedge funds seeking board control essentially want corporations to give them "the keys” to businesses. As such they need to prove they have qualified director candidates and an in-depth under...
5 Dec 201822min
Activist Investing Today: Governance Guru Charles Elson on Campbell, Dell and Insider Control
The director of John Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance spoke to The Deal’s Activist Investing Today podcast about why he believes Third Point’s Dan Loeb is fortunate for getting what he got in ...
29 Nov 201821min
