Podcast #39 | Christopher Young: "After the Exxon Proxy Fight, Directors Realize That They May Be Taken Out By Sub 1% Shareholders."

In episode #39 of the Boardroom Governance Podcast, Evan Epstein talks with Christopher Young, the Global Head of Contested Situations at Jefferies, an investment banking firm headquartered in New York.

Chris is an expert advisor to public company directors and senior management teams with respect to contested situations, including hostile M&A bids and responses, contested "friendly" M&A transactions and shareholder activism, including proxy contests for Board seats.

In this podcast, they talk about how proxy fights and contested M&A have evolved particularly after the rise of modern shareholder activism in the mid-2000s. They also discuss the current proxy season, the Exxon Mobil proxy fight, the rise of Private Equity, Global M&A and SPACs. Finally, they talk about sustainability and ESG, and how corporate governance has been shaped by all of these developments.

You can listen to the episode directly at https://boardroom-governance.com/episodes/christopher-young (where you can find the show notes), or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts such as in: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or Stitcher.

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