Whats driving the surge in shareholder activism activity?

Published: April 4, 2023, 2:52 p.m.

Even the world's largest companies aren't immune to activist investors. With the management teams of large-cap companies attracting the attention of activism campaigns, what are the implications for corporate strategy and shareholders?\xa0In the latest episode of Exchanges at Goldman Sachs, Goldman Sachs\u2019 Avinash Mehrotra, co-head of America's M&A, who runs activism, shareholder advisory and takeover defense practices, along with Pamela Codo-Lotti, who serves as the global chief operating officer for the practice in Global Banking & Markets, discuss the rise in shareholder activism campaigns, especially among large-cap companies.