Tag Archives: activist investors
What’s In/What’s Out for Investor Relations in 2012
By Jim Buckley, Executive Vice President & Partner To kick off the New Year, we decided to renew an old Sharon Merrill tradition and take a lighthearted look at what’s in and what’s out in investor relations and related areas … Continue reading
Filed under Investor Relations
Five Crisis Communication Plan Essentials
Focus on Planning, not the Plan, for Successful Crisis Communications Continue reading
Filed under Crisis Communications, Investor Relations
A Curious Tale from the Annals of Shareholder Activism
By Maureen Wolff, President and Partner Nothing has more power to change a boardroom’s dynamics than the election of dissident directors – especially when they arrive as a twosome. I had the honor of moderating a panel discussion on shareholder … Continue reading
Filed under Crisis Communications, Shareholder Activism
Activists and Boards Share Common Ground on Communications
When it comes to corporate governance, board members and shareholder activists are usually on opposite ends of the spectrum. But at separate conferences in New York and Boston this month, the two camps expressed a surprisingly similar view about the … Continue reading
Prepare for Proxy Access Now – Avoid an Activist Horror Story Later
Hello again. We took a bit of a hiatus from blogging this summer, but we are now back to share a Halloween story sure to scare you straight! Unless you are one of the 33 Chilean miners that were trapped … Continue reading
Filed under Crisis Communications, Shareholder Activism
Winning the Gunfight at the Proxy Corral – Four Steps to Prepare for Shareholder Activism
The term “shareholder activism” can sometimes send a shiver down your spine and conjure up all kinds of unwelcome events – unhappy shareholders, proxy contests, shareholder proposals, 13D filings and withhold vote campaigns, to name just a few. I recently … Continue reading
Filed under Crisis Communications, Shareholder Activism
To Split or Not to Split – That is the Question Boards Should Be Asking
With proxy season on the horizon, a new SEC rule will be requiring companies to justify the structure of the board’s leadership. That could have some companies thinking about whether the roles of chairman and CEO should be separated – … Continue reading
Filed under Board of Directors, Crisis Communications, SEC
