Cracking the code: Winning retail investor approval in M&A

Securing retail shareholder approval during corporate transactions can be a tricky task for companies, especially those with a large base of retail investors. Mom-and-pop investors are typically indifferent to voting and making them interested is one of the hurdles. Compounding that is often a lack of financial literacy and different regulatory constraints, which make it harder for companies to find out who their retail investors are. In this article, we look at how to effectively secure retail