Piggyback An Activist Investor’s Proxy War To Profits

This year’s corporate Hunger Games (read: proxy battles) are around the corner, says the March 2014 issue of Activism Monthly, observing that a number of nomination deadlines are drawing closer by the day. “The annual meeting season provides the most comprehensive and in some cases the only opportunity for shareholders to exert their influence on a company,” observes Activist Insight Editor Josh Black. Be prepared, he warns, for a flurry of solicitations and nomination letters being filed by activist investors during the months from March through June, often dubbed as America’s season for proxy wars. Fertile ground, it seems, for…