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THE NUANCES OF PROXY SOLICITATION FOR AGMs Amid an active proxy season, our latest company newsletter highlights the importance of refining AGM strategies to foster meaningful communication with shareholders. Engaging effectively with investors is crucial for building trust and securing favorable outcomes. Recent shifts in proxy advisory practices underscore the growing need for reform …
PROXY SEASON 2025 SO FAR In our second edition of the InvestorCom Shareholder Intelligence Newsletter, the 2025 proxy season is witnessing a surge in activist campaigns, with a 43% increase compared to 2024. Companies are facing more complex contests, with activists aiming for multiple board seats. Interestingly, ESG proposals have seen a significant decline. …
What Directors And Executives Should Take Into 2025 Annual Meetings in Activism And Shareholder Proposals Stay Ahead with InvestorCom Shareholder Intelligence! 🚀📈 https://conta.cc/3Xsz3Zz Earlier today we sent out the first edition of our brand-new InvestorCom Shareholder Intelligence Newsletter—bringing you the latest insights on shareholder activism, proxy trends, market movements, and more! In our first …
Insightful feedback from Diligent Market Intelligence on the 2025 proxy season, featuring a quote from InvestorCom president and CEO John Glenn Grau on one of our previous campaigns with Focused Compounding in its board fight at Parks! America. Click here for more!
Smaller campaigns show strength The big trend is in operational activism, particularly in small-cap activism, where activity has been “stronger than ever,” said John Glenn Grau, president and CEO of InvestorCom, a proxy advisor who specializes in working on campaigns with companies that have market caps of up to USD 500m. From 2019 through 2024, …
Congrats to InvestorCom client Nilesh Undavia on entering into a cooperation agreement with GrafTech International Ltd. “GrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE: EAF) (“GrafTech” or the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into a cooperation agreement (the “Cooperation Agreement”) with one of the Company’s largest stockholders, Mr. Nilesh Undavia, who owns approximately 6.7% of the Company’s …
InvestorCom moves up in ranking on Diligent Market Intelligence 2024 Advisor Awards. Diligent cited InvestorCom as doubling its activity having advised 44 activist campaigns for 2024. InvestorCom provided counsel to Saba Capital Management on multiple campaigns targeting closed-end funds, with key targets such as BlackRock, Nuveen, Invesco, and First Trust. InvestorCom also …
ICOM client updates: The following is from GlobeNewswire “MILWAUKEE, Nov. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — High Income Securities Fund (the “Fund”) (NYSE: PCF) announced that at special meeting of shareholders today, shareholders approved all proposals except a proposal to amend the Fund’s Declaration of Trust to eliminate the requirement that a proposal to convert …
BLOOMBERG ACTIVISM LEAGUE TABLES H1 2024: Bloomberg Ranks InvestorCom as top proxy adviser to investment funds View more awards and recognitions here!
InvestorCom client Focused Compounding Fund, L.P. Announces Preliminary Results of Parks! America (The Company) Annual Shareholder Meeting: All of Focused Compounding’s Nominees Have Been Elected to The Board of Directors of The Company. More on GlobeNewswire: Read The Press Release Here: Focused Compounding Fund, L.P. Announced Preliminary Results of Parks! America 2024 …