Board support when it is needed most
When activist investors target underperforming public companies, they need board nominees who can get elected and drive change. Our Founder, Jeff Sands, was recently endorsed by both ISS and Glass Lewis in a high-stakes proxy battle where the target company’s stock jumped 25% in a single day, when management finally made the prescribed leadership changes.
Activist investors need board nominees who can deliver three critical things:
Legitimate credentials – You can’t fake the experience needed to fix broken companies. We’ve spent decades turning around troubled businesses, and supportive shareholders value our expertise.
Proxy firm endorsements – ISS and Glass Lewis hold the keys to institutional voting. Getting their backing requires demonstrating both competence and a credible plan for change.
Actual impact – Once in the boardroom, you need to know how to drive results. The same operational and strategic problems that plague struggling public companies mirror what we’ve been fixing in private markets for decades.
We actively seek opportunities to help activists return value to shareholders.