Hedge-Fund Shareholder Activism

Daniel Watts

Hedge-Fund Shareholder Activism sheds an objective light on a company's features, including its governance structure and strategic & management approaches. While distinguishing good from bad corporate governance is an art form, we discuss the typical identifiers that are associated with value destruction and attracts activist attention. We consider steps & processes utilized by activists in a campaign and identify those areas critical to unlocking, or potentially destroying, value.

Skills / Knowledge

Assessing Value
CIOs
Finance
Hedge Funds
Investment Analysis
Investment Banking
Investor Relations
Private Equity
Public Relations
Shareholder Activism

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August 22, 2024

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Does not expire

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Shareholder activism is not a neutral topic in finance. Some view shareholder activists as a source of value creation and a necessary check on publicly traded companies’ excesses or bad C-suite management, while others view these same activists as too aggressively focused on pushing for change for short-term gain. But whichever role or side of the fence you’re on — activist, corporate board member, investment banker or lawyer, or PR advisor — this unique, real-world program will help you to understand how and why activist shareholders select their target companies and how companies in turn prepare for, and deal with, an activist campaign. Shareholder Activism and Corporate Governance will shed an objective light onto the features of a company, including its governance structure and strategic and management approaches, which make it an attractive activist target. While distinguishing good from bad corporate governance is an art form, we will discuss the typical identifiers that are associated with value destruction and those that attract activist attention. We will consider the steps and processes utilized by the activists in a campaign and identify those areas critical to unlocking, or potentially destroying, value.

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