

Shareholder Primacy
Free Float Media Inc.
From activist investor and advisor Mike Levin and Colorado Law professor Ann Lipton, Shareholder Primacy is a podcast about activist investing, securities law, and all the ways the financial and legal worlds intersect and collide in real life.
Episodes
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Mar 26, 2025 • 36min
Private company investors, withhold votes
Ann and Mike talk about how companies count their investors, and withhold the vote campaigns.https://www.businesslawprofessors.com/2024/10/openai-stuff/https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Yes--Vote-No--Maybe---.html?soid=1102906894819&aid=Cuxt8c1JmtI

Mar 19, 2025 • 45min
Sarah Haan, Washington & Lee School of Law
Mike talks with Sarah Haan of Washington & Lee School of Law, about the connections between shareholder democracy and civic democracy, and how they inform our understanding of current trends in activist investing

Mar 12, 2025 • 38min
Jeff Gramm, Bandera Partners
Mike talks with Jeff Gramm of Bandera Partners about his fund, his book Dear Chairman, and activist investing these days.

Mar 5, 2025 • 56min
Delaware statute amendments
Ann and Mike talk about prospective changes to Delaware corporation law, and the impact of these changes on activists, companies, shareholders, and the state of Delaware itself.

Feb 26, 2025 • 35min
Form 13D/G filing rules
Dive into the intricate world of SEC Forms 13D and 13G, where the latest revisions are shaking up activist investing. Discover the historic and strategic implications of corporate disclosure regulations. Explore ownership threshold complexities and how large asset managers navigate these rules. Delve into the friction between corporate governance bylaws and board dynamics. Finally, uncover the challenges facing institutional investors in shareholder engagement amidst evolving regulations.

Feb 19, 2025 • 40min
Activism so far in 2025, with Matt Moscardi of Free Float Analytics
Mike and Matt Moscardi talk about what activists, companies, and shareholders can expect at annual meetings in the coming 2025 proxy season.

Feb 12, 2025 • 35min
Companies staying private, rational apathy
Ann and Mike talk about companies staying private, and about investor apathy

Feb 5, 2025 • 35min
Lauren Thomas, Wall Street Journal
Mike talks with Lauren Thomas, lead deals reporter at the Wall Street Journal, about notable activist situations, trends in activism, and what it’s like covering activism as a reporter.

Jan 29, 2025 • 34min
AGM control with Adriana Robertson and Slava Fos
Mike talks with Adriana Robertson of the University of Chicago and Slava Fos of Boston College about ways companies control and sometimes manipulate annual shareholder meetings.https://www.yalejreg.com/print/hidden-agendas-in-shareholder-voting/https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-financial-and-quantitative-analysis/article/distribution-of-voting-rights-to-shareholders/8A486A1652F7F8C935238F5FEA7484F3

Jan 22, 2025 • 41min
American Airlines and climate change, National Association of Corporate Directors
Ann and Mike talk about the ERISA case against American Airlines, and the National Association of Corporate Directors.


