With
activist investors generating large gains in 2013, other managers are
examining the strategy in detail. This seminar will help other managers
decide whether they should pursue this course and what they need to do
so.
Overview
of the activist space
Jared Landaw, Barington Capital Group
How
and when does a manager assemble a team if he wants to go activist
- What works - common
themes among successful activist campaigns
- What are the pitfalls
to avoid
Chris Davis, Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff &
Cohen
Scott Winter, Innisfree M&A
Institutional
Investor Viewpoint
- How institutional
investors are getting more involved in activist investing
- what they look for
before getting involved
- what approaches can
they take
- what has worked best
- management vs activist
manager
Stephen Brown, TIAA-Cref
Manager
war stories
An activist
investor will share his approach to activist investing. He will
discuss:
- what they look for
- what they avoid
- what makes a good
activist target
- at what point do they
decide to turn from working behind the scenes with a company to
going more public with respect to an activist investment
- how do they decide
which levers to use
- what lessons have they
learned being an activist investor.
James Mitarotonda, Barington Capital Group
An activist will
discuss five different categories that targets fit into and provide
appropriate examples.
- Poor executive
management
- Strategic and
operational issues
- Bad division masking a
good division
- Company needs to be sold
- Wrong capital structure
Eric Rosenfeld, Crescendo Partners
Cost:
$50 On-line
registration
$100 At the door
registration
Complimentary
to qualified news provider subscribers
Sponsored by
Note:
Business attire required
Questions?
Contact:
Johnathan Lugo
Infovest21
212-686-6440
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