Jana's Barry Rosenstein Discusses the Current State of Activist Investing

Activist investing doesn't have to be contentious.

Jana's Barry Rosenstein thinks that companies are now often responding to activists who approach them with sensible ideas.

In many cases everyone can win (shareholders, activists, management).

About the author:Canadian Valuehttp://valueinvestorcanada.blogspot.com/

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