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In the first half of 2025, the number of global activist campaigns fell to 129, a 12% decrease from 147 in the same period last year, as economic and geopolitical uncertainties made investors more cautious. Jim Rossman, global head of shareholder advisory at Barclays, said: "The environment was shaped by mixed economic signals, fears about wars and geopolitical tensions." Despite the decline in campaigns, activist investors secured 86 board seats, a 16% increase, and settlements rose by 32% to 37. Most activity remained focused in the US, with 60 campaigns, while Europe saw 24 launched - a 17% decline. Japan saw 37 campaigns compared to 51 a year ago.
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AstraZeneca is said to be weighing moving its stock market listing from London, where it is the exchange's most valuable company, to New York. Sir Pascal Soriot, who has been at the helm of the firm since 2012, is said to have spoken privately about his desire to abandon the UK listing in favour of the US. Shares rose almost 3% following the report in The Times. Ketan Patel, at investment group Whitefriars, an AstraZeneca shareholder, said a US listing would “provide the company with greater access to financing and also a wider and deeper shareholder base.”
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