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.


Assessing Shareholder Vote Risks: An Overview of Four Key Challenges for Public Companies
This article outlines how challenges surrounding shareholder voting risk extend beyond the likelihood of a proposal passing or failing, and how a more structured approach to assessing investor signals can support earlier engagement, clearer board reporting, and more informed governance decisions.


Assessing Shareholder Vote Risks: An Overview of Four Key Challenges for Public Companies
This article outlines how challenges surrounding shareholder voting risk extend beyond the likelihood of a proposal passing or failing, and how a more structured approach to assessing investor signals can support earlier engagement, clearer board reporting, and more informed governance decisions.


How Companies and Investors Can Navigate Japan's Revised Corporate Governance Code
This article helps investors navigate Japan's 2026 updated Corporate Governance Code by mapping its requirements to Glass Lewis solutions.


How Companies and Investors Can Navigate Japan's Revised Corporate Governance Code
This article helps investors navigate Japan's 2026 updated Corporate Governance Code by mapping its requirements to Glass Lewis solutions.


Regulatory Issues to Watch in Australia and New Zealand’s 2026 Proxy Season
This article outlines the regulatory trends and developments expected to shape board decision-making and institutional voting across Australia and New Zealand’s 2026 proxy season.


Regulatory Issues to Watch in Australia and New Zealand’s 2026 Proxy Season
This article outlines the regulatory trends and developments expected to shape board decision-making and institutional voting across Australia and New Zealand’s 2026 proxy season.


Four Observations About U.S. Shareholder Proposals in Proxy Season 2026
This article shares four observations about the shareholder proposals that went to vote at U.S. companies this year.


Four Observations About U.S. Shareholder Proposals in Proxy Season 2026
This article shares four observations about the shareholder proposals that went to vote at U.S. companies this year.