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15Jun

Early Activist Bain Advises Companies On How To Fend Off Activists

When an activist investor comes knocking on a corporate door, the well-informed CEO should listen early and often but the key to success could come before the activist even invests, says a new report from the business consulting firm Bain & Company.  For investors, the report outlines a model for evaluating an activist that could provide insight into the potential to enhance shareholder value.

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.

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