This Fund Manager Thinks Now Is One Of The Best Times To Invest In Activist Hedge Funds

After wrapping up a challenging year and losing 16% of their value in 2022 due to the broad-based slump in the stock market, many market watchers expected activist funds to hit the ground running in 2023, especially during the spring proxy season. However, the activist-related drama has been kept to a minimum so far this year as corporate managements choose to make deals rather than enter the ring with activists and risk a public smackdown. New rules regarding corporate governance that were introduced toward the end of 2022 appear to favor activists. Company managements are now required to include all…