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
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
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