Activist Firms
Research, Custom Data, and Communication Tools for Activist Firms
Access market-leading insights to execute your strategy and reach key decision-makers assessing contested situations

Shareholder activism is surging globally, adding complexity to investment workflows. Glass Lewis provides activist firms with in-depth analysis, vote recommendations, extensive data, and communications tools to identify risks and opportunities, engage stakeholders, execute campaigns, and reach key decision-makers at scale.
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Our Core Benefits
Present Your Case on Contested Situations
Frame your narrative and articulate your case to the world’s leading investors through our Proxy Talks and RFS services.
Engage with Key Stakeholders
Our Proxy Papers are published ~19 days before a meeting, and Special Situations Research ~12 days before, giving activist investors more time to engage stakeholders.
Identify Risks and Opportunities
Harness 20+ years of governance research and data to evaluate director qualifications, related-party transactions, and insider affiliations, which helps to uncover opportunities and mitigate risks.


AI and the Fiduciary Test: A Guide for Institutional Investors in Evaluating AI Proxy Voting Solutions
This paper outlines the standards that should govern how AI is applied to fiduciary responsibilities and proxy voting.


AI and the Fiduciary Test: A Guide for Institutional Investors in Evaluating AI Proxy Voting Solutions
This paper outlines the standards that should govern how AI is applied to fiduciary responsibilities and proxy voting.


Update on the State of Gender Diversity Within French Boards
This article discusses the impact of recent legislative changes on board diversity requirements in France, and provides an overview of gender representation within leadership positions in 2025.


Update on the State of Gender Diversity Within French Boards
This article discusses the impact of recent legislative changes on board diversity requirements in France, and provides an overview of gender representation within leadership positions in 2025.


Looking at Shareholder Opposition to Executive Pay on Australia’s S&P/ASX 300
This article examines how shareholder opposition to executive pay in Australia remained elevated in 2025 after reaching record levels in 2023 and 2024.


Looking at Shareholder Opposition to Executive Pay on Australia’s S&P/ASX 300
This article examines how shareholder opposition to executive pay in Australia remained elevated in 2025 after reaching record levels in 2023 and 2024.


Glass Lewis Publishes Inaugural Investment Stewardship Survey Report
Read the key findings from the 2026 Investment Stewardship Survey Report and the responses of global institutional investors.


Glass Lewis Publishes Inaugural Investment Stewardship Survey Report
Read the key findings from the 2026 Investment Stewardship Survey Report and the responses of global institutional investors.