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ActivistAlert: Shareholder Activism & Investor Relations

Simulation placing participants in the IR team of Meridian Industrials Corp. facing a hostile activist campaign by Ironclad Capital Management. Over 3 rounds, participants diagnose activist claims, engage institutional shareholders, and resolve the proxy contest through settlement, counter-proposal, or proxy fight.

3 rounds Executive English, Español
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Who it is for

An advanced simulation for participants used to working with the main frameworks and trade-offs of the subject, designed for executive education and experienced professionals.

How a session runs

  1. The instructor creates a session from the Eureka dashboard and invites the participants.
  2. Participants play 3 rounds. In each one they submit their decisions and the simulation calculates the results. The first round opens with: Diagnosis and Positioning.
  3. The simulation can be run in English, Español.
  4. The instructor follows each participant's progress and results from the dashboard, and uses the class results for the debrief.

Decisions participants make

The decisions participants make during the simulation:

  • Conglomerate Discount Claim
  • Overhead Reduction ($56M) Claim
  • Capital Misallocation Claim
  • CEO Pay Misalignment Claim
  • Board Refreshment Claim
  • Index Funds
  • Long-Only Value
  • Event-Driven HF
  • ESG Funds
  • Retail

What participants track

What participants follow on screen as the rounds go by:

  • Activist Thesis Assessment (Rate 1-5)
  • Response Posture
  • Stakeholder Engagement Points (100 total, max 30 each)
  • Defensive Measures (choose up to 2)
  • Board Action Plan Commitment (1-10)
  • Investor Meeting Strategy
  • Direct Activist Engagement
  • Settlement Response

Subjects covered

Designed for courses in Corporate Governance.

  • Dividend Policy & Share Buybacks
  • Corporate Governance & Shareholder Value
  • Shareholder Activism & Investor Relations

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