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Activist Investors Battling in the Public Arena

Davies partner Patricia Olasker appeared on Business News Network’s (BNN’s) program The Close to share her perspective on recent instances of shareholder activism.

During her segment, Patricia discussed:

  • factors that drive activist shareholders
  • ways to discern whether shareholder activism can turn into long-term investor value
  • why recent events do not represent an increase in activism, but rather “a number of situations boiling over into the public arena”
  • the difficulties activists face in the Canadian marketplace

Watch Patricia’s interview.

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