![]() | Stephen Halperin quoted in "Proxy fights take on new meaning", The National Post |
September-27-2012
Lawyer | Stephen Halperin |
Area | Mergers and Acquisitions, Shareholder Rights and Activism |
Details
Excert from "Proxy fights take on new meaning; Some lawyers see them as a new form of M&A"
So how is all of this proxy activity impacting current M&A?
Stephen Halperin, a securities lawyer at Goodmans LLP in Toronto, said that a proxy fight is “very often the first step towards an M&A transaction. Activist shareholders act as a “catalyst for unlocking value.”
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