In today’s briefing:
- “TSE’s Request” Catalyzes and Attracts Activist Investors to Invest

“TSE’s Request” Catalyzes and Attracts Activist Investors to Invest
- When investing in a larger company, one can expect higher liquidity, higher expectations of endorsement of the activist investor’s views because of the large institutional holdings, and smoother communication.
- As cross-shareholding structures are beginning to break down, there’re many opportunities for activist investors to attack such companies because they couldn’t create value and grow due to underutilization of resources.
- Activist investors have invested in Japanese companies in the past, but never with such success. This success is largely due to a change in the environment.