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Innisfree Named #1 Proxy Solicitor in 2021 by Insightia

Innisfree was named the top proxy solicitor in 2021 by Insightia (formerly Activist Insight), advising on 62 total representations, with standout transactions for both issuers  (51) and activists (11). Click here to read the full review.

The New Era in Shareholder Activism, featuring Innisfree’s Arthur B. Crozier

In last week’s Governance Watch webcast on the New Era of Shareholder Activism, James Langston, Partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Pamela Codo-Lotti, Global Chief Operating Officer – Activism and Shareholder Advisory at Goldman Sachs, and Arthur Crozier, Chairman of Innisfree M&A Incorporated (which represented Engine No.1 in its landmark proxy fight against ExxonMobil) […]

The Little Engine That Could and Did, featuring Innisfree’s Scott Winter

On Tuesday, July 13, 2021, Society for Corporate Governance hosted Innisfree Managing Director Scott Winter and fellow advisors Ele Klein of Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP and Jonathan Gasthalter of Gasthalter & Co. LP to discuss the remarkable proxy contest at ExxonMobil by Engine No. 1. Members of the Society for Corporate Governance can view […]

Innisfree Receives Top Proxy Solicitor Rankings in Activism in First Half of 2021

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Innisfree M&A Incorporated was ranked the top Global Proxy Solicitor in the first half of 2021 by the Bloomberg Global Activism Review. Innisfree was also the overall leading proxy solicitor in the U.S based on data in the Review, as well as in activism situations at companies with market caps in excess of […]

The ESG Meritocracy: An Interview with Gabrielle Wolf, Director, and Craig Pais, Investor Engagement Manager, at Innisfree M&A

Helped by emissions disclosure and targeted lobbying proposals, environmental issues have dominated this proxy season. What goals are uniting investors? Gabrielle Wolf: This proxy season, environmental proposals passed in greater numbers than in prior years: in particular, proposals to reduce GHG emissions, proposals requesting a report on the alignment of lobbying activities with the Paris […]

Innisfree Advises on More Than $400B Worth of M&A Deals in 2020, Including Successful SPAC Solicitations

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Innisfree represented M&A clients in transactions valued at more than $400 billion in 2020, including such high-profile deals as Tiffany’s merger with LVMH, Dunkin’ Brands acquisition by Inspire Brands, E*Trade’s merger with Morgan Stanley, Sanofi’s acquisition of Principia Biopharma, Gilead’s acquisition of Immunomedics, and Willis Towers Watson’s merger with Aon. Importantly, the firm […]