“Being able to overcome the challenges of reaching an international shareholder base, made all the difference to an outcome in our favour. Georgeson’s insight and expertise not only helped us anticipate the actions of the dissident group and take control of the situation, but their understanding of global proxy processes gave us the advantage we needed to win.”

Frank Michalargias, CA, Chief Financial Officer

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Have Georgeson in your corner for boardroom battles

If you find yourself at the centre of a boardroom battle, you will need expert advice and a practical solution to defend your strategic position, and safeguard your employment, status and influence within your organisation.

Help is at hand at Georgeson - we will work with you to create a winning defensive strategy.  We will:

• Identify supportive and non-supportive shareholders
• Classify shareholders and understand their respective voting strength, e.g. private individual or institutional
• Investigate and gather key information to help strengthen our understanding and shape the strategic route:
• Who supported your position last time
• How many votes do they have
• How many votes do you need to win
• Who do we need to target to gain the necessary votes
• Communicate your agreed positioning statement and counter-argument messages to the wider shareholding community, including shareholders managed by brokers and intermediaries
• Act as an early warning signal, should we uncover other underlying issues and barriers
• Arm you with all the key information you need to keep ahead of the game, make informed decisions, and remain confident of a winning outcome

Why Georgeson?

We have a long and successful track record of defending senior management and companies, including some most of the largest and complex boardroom battles. In addition, Georgeson is a driver in the development of principles in corporate governance through its ongoing with proxy advisors, giving a unique edge in terms of understanding market trends.  You can be assured of our abilities to help you take control and succeed.

Additional services which may compliment boardroom battles can be found in our Proxy solicitation section.

Next step

For more information on our boardroom battle services and solutions contact our Business Development team at bd@georgeson.com or your local office