Top law firm warns corporate SA to prepare for shareholder activism
Bowmans partners urge companies to monitor shareholder portfolios and prepare for campaigns
15 February 2024 - 05:00
Senior partners at law firm Bowmans say companies should prepare themselves to address the rise in shareholder activism in SA.
Ezra Davids, Bowmans’ chair and senior partner, and Ryan Kitcat, a partner at the firm, wrote in the eighth edition of The Shareholder Rights and Activism Review that companies should continually and carefully monitor their shareholder portfolios for activists, assess potential vulnerabilities, and anticipate and prepare for campaigns on a case-by-case basis...
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