In today’s market environment, shareholder activists often raise concerns and provide criticisms of a company’s corporate governance, performance, capital allocation or other perceived missteps, sometimes without warning. They may seek to advise an alternative direction of strategy and execution from the path that the board and management are pursuing.  Well researched activist investors support their criticisms by pointing out perceived shortcomings in management’s operational and financial execution.

We work closely with management teams and boards of directors to predict, disarm and counteract shareholder activism through self-awareness, preparedness, engagement, and enhanced performance.

A&M’s Shareholder Activism and Contested M&A practice, along with the support of other A&M practice groups and professionals, provides clients with support in the following areas that repel shareholders activists and unsolicited takeover bids, prevail in proxy contests and maximize value for all shareholders.

• Shareholder activism vulnerability assessments
• Carve-out, spin-off and transactional planning and execution
• Shareholder perception studies
• Proxy fight preparedness and desktop exercises
• Proxy fight execution
• Board search and diligence of dissident nominees
• Hostile takeover strategy, planning and response execution
• Development of value creation plans
• Performance improvement planning and execution
• Business transformation planning and execution