Senior M&A Partner Frank Aquila, Lawrence Elbaum, Co-Head of S&C’s Shareholder Activism Practice, and associate Emma Ouellet Lizotte co-authored an article for Agenda on boardroom strategies for responding to shareholder activism.
The authors underscore that strong boards balance constructive engagement with disciplined control over timing, scope and narrative. “By conceding on their own terms, smart boards turn confrontation into collaboration and take ownership of the narrative and the process,” they write.
Read the article: “The Smart Boardroom Move: Addressing Activist Pressure Without Surrendering Control”