Paul, Weiss offers a highly experienced shareholder activism defense practice. We help public companies and their boards prepare for, respond to and navigate activist share accumulations, settlements, proxy contests and other hostile campaigns by activist investors. We are deeply familiar with the activist investor playbook, whether the focus is changes to management or directors, a shift in strategy, return of capital, operational changes or pursuing a takeover, break-up or sale of a company. Importantly, we take a commercial, problem-solving and situation specific approach to assessing, advising on and implementing the best way forward.
Carmen Lu Discusses Strategies for Activism Defense on The Deal’s Activist Investing Today Podcast
February 20, 2025
Corporate partner Carmen Lu was the featured guest on the February 20 episode of The Deal’s Activist Investing Today podcast, a monthly podcast discussing top trends in shareholder activism. In the episode, Carmen discusses the latest trends in M&A activism, the effectiveness of various defense strategies, including dual-class share structures and so-called “white squire” defenses, the likelihood of campaigns targeting technology companies this year, and what to do when multiple activists congregate at the same company.
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