Shareholder Activism: Investors with Agendas (with Vinay Shandal)

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Vinay Shandal and Jeff Schatten discuss the opportunities and challenges of shareholder activism. They explore the role of that businesses and corporations have in social causes (environment, 2nd amendment rights, etc.) and how shareholders impact these issues. Further, they discuss how institutional investors influence corporate policies in areas that relate to environmental, social and corporate governance.

Vinay Shandal is a partner and managing Director at The Boston Consulting Group. Shandal is the head of the Canadian Principal Investors and Private Equity practice and helps to lead Boston Consulting Groups’s efforts on the shareholder activism topic as a core member of the Corporate Development practice area. Vinay Shandal has extensive experience in private and public company mergers, acquisitions, strategic alliances, and investments in a range of industries.