Shifting to Proactive Activism Strategies
Published October 31, 2019
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Across sectors, corporate boards and management are developing proactive strategies and divesting non-core assets in response to activist investor demands.
About M&A Inflection Points
M&A Inflection Points is RBC Capital Markets’ platform for exploring the latest issues impacting M&A and offering perspective and expertise from our seasoned team of investment banking professionals. From deal financings to divestitures, Vito Sperduto, Co-Head, Global M&A, and Larry Grafstein, Deputy Chairman, Global Investment Banking discuss issues that are top of mind for clients; market conditions, tax and policy implications, recent deals and more. Our goal is to provide clients with the advisory and tools needed to understand what will drive dealflow in the next six months and how to structure successful future transactions.
Vito Sperduto
Co-Head, Global Mergers and Acquistions, U.S.
Vito Sperduto is a Managing Director and Co-head of Global Mergers and Acquisitions. He is responsible for the bank’s overall M&A effort across all industry sectors and has over 27 years of investment banking experience during which he has advised on over 150 transactions with a combined value exceeding $100 billion.
Larry Grafstein
Deputy Chairman, Global Investment Banking
Larry Grafstein has been Deputy Chairman of the Global Investment Banking at RBC Capital Markets since September of 2018. In his 30 years on Wall Street, he has advised clients on nearly $1 trillion of completed transactions. His experience spans all industries and geographies and includes some of the largest and most complex M&A, restructuring, equity and privatization deals.
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