Till 2015 there was significant increase in investors asking for radical changes in businesses' corporate strategies. Personalities like Bill Ackman Carl Icahn, and Daniel Loeb were disliked and were feared in certain quarters, celebrated in others.
Activism covered a range of approaches - to full blown takeover attempts, from proxy votes to asking for Board seats - and sought to force changes on a variety of problems - from executive pay and corporate governance, to excessive corporate overhead and strategic direction. Oftentimes, activists demanded sale of part of the company to a different owner, or the spinning off or the splitting up of the corporate thing.
Shareholder Activists and Corporate Strategy case study solution
PUBLICATION DATE: August 12, 2015 PRODUCT #: 716403-PDF-ENG
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