The New Dealmakers and Dealbreakers: M&A Activism

The International Comparative Legal Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions, Global Legal Group Ltd. (https://www.iclg.com/) 14th ed. 2020

12 Pages Posted: 22 Apr 2020 Last revised: 28 Aug 2020

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Adam O. Emmerich

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Trevor S. Norwitz

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; Columbia University School of Law

Date Written: March 1, 2020

Abstract

Shareholder activism continues to be a major feature of the global corporate landscape, with 209 activist campaigns against sizeable companies launched globally in 2019.i While the aggregate number of campaigns is down from the record number set in 2018, activism relating to merger, acquisition, break-up and similar transactional activity has continued to increase, with nearly half of all campaigns in 2019 having an M&A thesis and over half of all capital deployed by activists centered on M&A activism.

Keywords: Mergers, Acquisitions, Shareholder Activism, Global, International, Corporate Governance, United States, USA, US, U.S.

JEL Classification: K20, K22

Suggested Citation

Emmerich, Adam O. and Norwitz, Trevor S., The New Dealmakers and Dealbreakers: M&A Activism (March 1, 2020). The International Comparative Legal Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions, Global Legal Group Ltd. (https://www.iclg.com/) 14th ed. 2020, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3557520

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