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Activism

Caligan Hovers Amid ADMA Review

By Armie Margaret Lee
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Published: March 18th, 2022
The investment firm is unlikely to launch a contest, though it is focused on a successful outcome from the company's ongoing strategic review with Morgan Stanley.
Activism

Activist Investing Today: Lazard’s Jim Rossman

By Ronald Orol
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Published: February 18th, 2022
Rossman, a top corporate defender and banker, explains why a new disclosure rule is a 'big win' for companies while changes to proxy contest rules will open the floodgates to activists nominating director candidates.
Activism

Activist Investing Today: Wachtell's Katz Discusses 13D Change

By Ronald Orol
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Published: February 11th, 2022
David Katz, a top corporate defender, explains why he is excited that the nation’s securities regulator just issued new tougher transparency rules for activists that he has been pushing for over a decade.
Activism

Kohl’s Retains Goldman, Rejects Bids

By Ronald Orol
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Published: February 4th, 2022
The activist-targeted department store chain rejects expressions of interest while noting it has retained Goldman Sachs — first reported last month in The Deal — to engage with interested parties.
Activism

Share Lending Under Fire

By Ronald Orol
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Published: December 17th, 2021
A regulatory proposal requiring big index fund managers and other institutional investors to disclose share lending programs could upend short-selling activism and drive an uptick in ESG voting.
Activism

Drinks With The Deal: Eduardo Gallardo of Gibson Dunn

By David Marcus
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Published: December 16th, 2021
Eduardo Gallardo, co-chair of M&A and chair of the activist defense group at Gibson Dunn, discusses the universal proxy, the Williams case and more on this week's Drinks With The Deal podcast.