Activist investors are the new generation of troublemakers for chief executives. As the FT’s Arash Massoudi explains, activist shareholders targeted the largest number of companies ever in 2018, and their tactics are changing. Historically they’ve focused on mid-sized US companies, but now they’re going after larger targets, and expanding their reach to Europe and Asia. Learn more at https://bigdeal.ft.com/
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