Activists' Use Of Investment Banks – Activist Insight

Activists’ Use Of Investment Banks by Activist Insight As activism has grown, defending corporates has been a pretty tasty gig, with investment banks Morgan Stanley and Evercore and law firm Paul Weiss recruiting new talent to lead their practices in the last 18 months. This week, UBS got in on the act, luring Darren Novak away from boutique investment bank Houlihan Lokey, which predominantly represents activists, to work for its defense team. Investment Banks Houlihan Lokey’s activism practice, which once advised on campaigns for Barington Capital Group, Marcato Capital Management and P. Schoenfeld Asset Management, looks to be in the…