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Hostile Resistance to Hedge Fund Activism

Posted by Nicole Boyson and Pegaret Pichler, Northeastern University, on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 Editor's Note: Nicole M. Boyson is Associate Professor of Finance and Pegaret Pichler is Assistant...

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The Insignificance of Clear-Day Poison Pills

Posted by Emiliano M. Catan, New York University School of Law, on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 Editor's Note: Emiliano M. Catan is Assistant Professor of Law at New York University School of Law. This...

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2017 Proxy Season: ISS and Glass Lewis Update their Voting Policies

Posted by Lyuba Goltser and Megan Pendleton, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 Editor's Note: Lyuba Goltser is a partner and Megan Pendleton is a senior associate at Weil,...

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Price and Probability: Decomposing the Takeover Effects of Anti-Takeover...

Posted by Vicente Cuñat, London School of Economics & Political Science, on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 Editor's Note: Vicente Cuñat is Associate Professor of Finance at the London School of...

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Playing It Safe? Managerial Preferences, Risk, and Agency Conflicts

Posted by Todd Gormley, Washington University in St. Louis, and David A. Matsa, Northwestern University, on Friday, January 13, 2017 Editor's Note: Todd Gormley is Associate Professor of Finance at...

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Allergan Fine Underscores Obligation to Disclose White Knight

Posted by Gail Weinstein & Philip Richter, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Editor's Note: Gail Weinstein is Senior Counsel and Philip Richter is a...

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Proxy Fights: Don’t Underestimate the Risk

Posted by Kai Haakon E. Liekefett, Vinson & Elkins LLP, on Thursday, February 16, 2017 Editor's Note: Kai Haakon Liekefett is partner and head of the Shareholder Activism Response Team at Vinson...

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Do Staggered Boards Affect Firm Value?

Posted by Steven Davidoff Solomon, UC Berkeley School of Law, on Thursday, April 20, 2017 Editor's Note: Steven Davidoff Solomon is a Professor of Law at UC Berkeley School of Law. This post is based...

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Learnings from Some Recent Contested Cases Before the UK Takeover Panel

Posted by Selina Sagayam, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, on Saturday, July 22, 2017 Editor's Note: Selina S. Sagayam is the Head of UK Transactional Practice Development in the London office of...

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By the Numbers: Venture-Backed IPOs in 2016

Posted by Richard C. Blake and Heidi E. Mayon, Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP, on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 Editor's Note: Richard C. Blake and Heidi E. Mayon are...

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Venture Capital Investments and Merger and Acquisition Activity around the World

Posted by Gordon Phillips (Dartmouth College) and Alexei Zhdanov (Penn State University), on Friday, December 29, 2017 Editor's Note: Gordon Phillips is C.V. Starr Foundation Professor of Finance and...

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Which Antitakover Provisions Matter?

Posted by Jonathan M. Karpoff (University of Washington), Robert J. Schonlau (Brigham Young University), and Eric W. Wehrly (Western Washington University), on Saturday, April 28, 2018 Editor's Note:...

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Non-Delaware Decisions on Director Nominations

Posted by David Berger, Amy Simmerman and Adrian S. Broderick, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, on Monday, May 21, 2018 Editor's Note: David Berger and Amy Simmerman are partners and Adrian S....

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Understanding the Dutch Poison Pill

Posted by Seve Jan van der Graaf, Glass, Lewis & Co., on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 Editor's Note: Seve Jan van der Graaf is an analyst at Glass, Lewis & Co. This post is based on a Glass Lewis...

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Trade Secrets Protection and Antitakeover Provisions

Posted by Aiyesha Dey (Harvard Business School) and Joshua T. White (Vanderbilt University), on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Editor's Note: Aiyesha Dey is Høegh Family Associate Professor of Business of...

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Global Antitakeover and Antiactivist Devices

Posted by Kobi Kastiel (Tel Aviv University), and Adi Libson (Bar-Ilan University), on Thursday, January 24, 2019 Editor's Note: Kobi Kastiel is Assistant Professor of Law at Tel Aviv University, and a...

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Does Protectionist Anti-Takeover Legislation Lead to Managerial Entrenchment?

Posted by Marc Frattaroli (EPFL), on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 Editor's Note: Marc Frattaroli is a PhD candidate at the Swiss Finance Institute at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). This...

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2019 Proxy Voting and Engagement Guidelines: North America

Posted by Rick Lacaille and Rakhi Kumar, State Street Global Advisors, on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 Editor's Note: Rick Lacaille is Executive Vice President and Global Chief Investment Officer and...

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Violation of DGCL Section 203 and Stockholder Enforcement Rights

Posted by Andrew G. Gordon, Jaren Janghorbani, and Ross A. Fieldston, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, on Monday, July 22, 2019 Editor's Note: Andrew G. Gordon, Jaren Janghorbani, and...

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The Consequences to Directors of Deploying Poison Pills

Posted by William C. Johnson (Suffolk University), Jonathan M. Karpoff (University of Washington), and Michael D. Wittry (Ohio State University), on Monday, October 21, 2019 Editor's Note: William C....

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