A case for activist investors in SMEs
Whether led by founders, owner-managers or CEOs, some SMEs could do with a bit of a shake-up courtesy of activist investors – that silent assassin that creeps up in the night.
Motorola is proof the activist investor need not be deemed a wrecking ball in the boardroom
Whether activist investors on a board add or subtract value has fuelled much debate – though business owners tend to choose the latter option. However, in a Harvard Business Review article it was suggested activist investors could prove to be a valuable asset to a company’s board.
Britain’s oldest pub urged to rename itself in “celebration of intelligent chickens”
In its latest campaign, animal rights group PETA has asked that Ye Olde Fighting Cocks – Britain's oldest pub – is renamed to Ye Olde Clever Cocks "in recognition of society’s growing compassion for animals and in celebration of intelligent, sensitive chickens".