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Dealing with Activist Hedge Funds and Other Activist Investors

Harvard Corporate Governance

Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes The Long-Term Effects of Hedge Fund Activism by Lucian A. Bebchuk, Alon Brav, and Wei Jiang (discussed on the Forum here ); Dancing with Activists by Lucian A. more…)

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Dealing with Activist Hedge Funds and Other Activist Investors

Harvard Corporate Governance

Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes The Long-Term Effects of Hedge Fund Activism (discussed on the Forum here ) by Lucian Bebchuk, Alon Brav, and Wei Jiang; Dancing with Activists (discussed on the Forum here ) by Lucian Bebchuk, Alon Brav, Wei Jiang, and Thomas Keusch; and Who Bleeds When the Wolves Bite?

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Activism: Director Can’t Share Confidential Information with Activist Hedge Fund

John Jenkins

1/24), the Chancery Court held that an activist nominee was not permitted to share privileged and confidential information received in his capacity as a director with the hedge fund that nominated him. In a recent letter ruling in Icahn Partners LP v. deSouza, (Del.

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Activist Hedge Funds: The Superhero Offspring of Private Equity Firms and Normal Hedge Funds?

Brian DeChesare

If you’re thinking about exit opportunities and can’t decide between private equity and hedge funds , activist hedge funds might be your solution. And similar to long/short equity hedge funds , they target undervalued and misunderstood companies and profit when the rest of the market catches up.

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Do Activists Beat the Market?

Harvard Corporate Governance

Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes The Long-Term Effects of Hedge Fund Activism by Lucian A. Bebchuk, Alon Brav, and Wei Jiang (discussed on the Forum here ); Dancing with Activists by Lucian A. individuals, private equity funds, family offices). corporations are managed.

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Why Activist Hedge Funds Deserve Representation on Corporate Boards

Reynolds Holding

Activist hedge funds will soon likely have greater leverage in proxy contests, thanks to a new rule from the Securities and Exchange Commission. The new rule lowers the barriers for nominations from traditional activists as well as from labor and climate activists and employees. Pros and Cons of Activism.

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Activist Investor Board Recruiting De-Mystified

Harvard Corporate Governance

Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes The Long-Term Effects of Hedge Fund Activism (discussed on the Forum here ) by Lucian A. Brav, and Wei Jiang; Dancing with Activists (discussed on the Forum here ) Lucian A. Activist investors attempt to catalyze change at the companies they invest in.

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