Hedge Funds

Activist investors turn up heat in drive for returns

Lazard data show activists spent $40bn targeting 136 companies in first half

Activist investors turn up heat in drive for returns

CEOs beware: Surging stock prices have done little to placate activist investors.

Activists are launching campaigns at a record pace as the rise in passive investing pressures fund managers to find new ways to beat the market and letting the rabble-rousing investors into boardrooms becomes less taboo.

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Pro Bono or Pro Nono? Law Firms Split on Fulfilling Deals With TrumpExternal link

Pro Bono or Pro Nono? Law Firms Split on Fulfilling Deals With Trump