Activist Insight
In Hot Pursuit
October 25, 2021
Activist investing remains a potent force and will adapt to recent trends among other institutional investors, warn the co-heads of Sidley Austin’s Shareholder Activism practice, Kai Liekefett and Derek Zaba. Below is a link to the Q&A where Kai and Derek discuss this past proxy voting season.
The full Proxy Voting Annual Review 2021, which Sidley co-sponsored, is available here (registration required).
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