
Ronald D. Orol
@rorol
I write about #activist #investors @TheDealNewsroom, part of @Euromoney. #Author of Extreme Value Hedging book @wileyglobal. Previously @TheStreet, @MarketWatch
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https://www.thedeal.com/team-members/ 13-03-2009 19:59:13
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Listen to the latest #Activist Investing Today #podcast with Ronald D. Orol, where Max Friberg, CEO of Inex One, a platform for expert networks, discusses why activists and others retain expert networks ahead of insurgency campaigns. #activism thedeal.com/podcasts/activ…


Insurgent investors are hunting down former executives of targeted companies for their unique insights and, in the right circumstances, help in promulgating insurgencies, Ronald D. Orol writes. #activism pipeline.thedeal.com/article/000001…


Listen to the latest Activist Investing Today #podcast with Ronald D. Orol, where Skadden, Arps corporate defender Elizabeth Gonzalez-Sussman discusses what motivated her decision to move away from defending activists and more. #activism thedeal.com/podcasts/activ…


The nation's securities and antitrust regulators are expected to be more accommodating to activist investors under the Trump administration, experts tell Ronald D. Orol. #regulation #activism pipeline.thedeal.com/article/000001…


Big tech and cross-border deals may face trouble under a Trump administration, while trade wars could complicate U.S. #activist campaigns abroad, Ronald D. Orol says. #activism pipeline.thedeal.com/article/000001…


Read the Deal Diary for the advisers on Ovintiv's asset buy from $POU + Uinta sale to a #PrivateEquity trio. Kirkland & Ellis' David Castro reps $OVV on the sale, Gibson Dunn's Cynthia Mabry is on financing + Blakes's Jeff Bakker reps $OVV on the buy. pipeline.thedeal.com/article/000001…


As the White House picks former GOP commissioner Paul Atkins to head the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, experts tell Ronald D. Orol he'll be tough on ESG activists and proxy advisers while leaving activist hedge funds alone. #activism pipeline.thedeal.com/article/000001…


Gottfried Shareholder Advisory CEO Keith Gottfried was recently quoted in The Deal by With Intelligence for Ronald D. Orol’s article on President-elect Trump's nomination of former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins to lead the SEC and the possibility that an SEC led by Atkins could take a more


The incoming administration won't adopt derivatives disclosure rules targeting activists, though expect the commission to get more involved in proxy contests and figuring out ways to discourage shareholder proposals, Ronald D. Orol says. #activism #regulation pipeline.thedeal.com/article/000001…



Governance red flags and a one-share, one-vote structure could drive an insurgent to accelerate changes, including assets sales or acquisitions, at Warner Bros. Discovery, Ronald D. Orol writes. #activism $WBD pipeline.thedeal.com/article/000001…


Listen to the latest Activist Investing Today #podcast (No. 100! 🎉) with Ronald D. Orol, where Sagar Gupta, who oversees Anson Funds' #activism activities, discusses why sector specialization is vital for an activist. He also talks about recent campaigns. thedeal.com/podcasts/activ…


Travis Cocke-led #activist fund Voss Capital is pushing uniform rental company UniFirst, and the Croatti family that controls the vote, to accept a $5.3 billion unsolicited bid from Cintas Corporation, Ronald D. Orol reports. #activism pipeline.thedeal.com/article/000001…


.Ronald D. Orol explores the successes and failures of the biggest names in the #activism game in 2024. Sub$ can read on for return info as well as Ron's takes on winning, losing, mixed and undecided campaigns at the major players. pipeline.thedeal.com/article/000001…



Check out the latest Activist Investing Today #podcast with Ronald D. Orol, where Carmen Lu, a Paul, Weiss LLP partner focused on #activism defense, discusses why one should never assume multiclass share companies are "bulletproof" from activists. thedeal.com/podcasts/activ…


Listen to the latest Activist Investing Today #podcast with Ronald D. Orol, where defense adviser Keith Gottfried says a disclosure regime set up for hostile takeovers + tender offers needs to be revamped for today’s modern #activism campaign environment. thedeal.com/podcasts/activ…


I spoke to defense attorney Keith Gottfried on the latest Activist Investing Today #podcast about why he thinks a disclosure regime set up for hostile takeovers, tender offers needs to be revamped for today’s modern #activism campaign environment. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission x.com/TheDealNewsroo…

Gottfried Shareholder Advisory CEO Keith Gottfried recently joined the Activist Investing Today podcast with Ronald D. Orol of The Deal by With Intelligence to discuss how much of today’s public disclosure framework for #shareholderactivism, developed decades ago, never contemplated the #activism

Ele Klein, chair of Schulte’s Global Shareholder Activism Group, spoke to The Deal by With Intelligence for an article that discusses how activist investors are increasingly targeting underperforming companies with aging, long-tenured CEOs and board members — especially when there's a
