On May 19, in Pell v. Kill, C.A. No. 12251-VCL, the Delaware Court of Chancery preliminarily enjoined certain directors of Cogentix Medical Inc. from completing a board reduction plan, under which ...

This paper shows that proxy contests have a significant adverse effect on careers of incumbent directors. Following a proxy contest, directors experience a significant decline in number of ...

Shareholder activism has become the “new normal” for public companies, and boards increasingly choose to settle with activists quickly, often within weeks. There are, of course, good reasons to settle ...

・The data from the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance showed that activist investors had launched 17 proxy contests against S&P 500 companies and 57 against Russell 3000 companies as of ...

Following up on Part 1 of this blog that explains what a “preliminary proxy” is – and the first two common mistakes made with them – here are three more common mistakes (as well as a bonus note): Rule ...

TORONTO, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollo Technology Capital Corporation (“Apollo Capital” or “Apollo”), which together with its affiliates and associates collectively is one of the largest ...