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Chuck Whitten: Responding to Activist Investors
Why every public company needs to be ready for an encounter with an activist investor.
Activist investing has quickly emerged as its own asset class as more shareholders seek to squeeze value from a wider array of companies. Activist investors often use aggressive and sophisticated methods to target even high-performing companies, leaving no company immune. That's why Chuck Whitten, a partner with Bain's Strategy practice, urges all public companies to prepare for a potential encounter with an activist shareholder.
First published in Juni 2015