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2018: Reflections on 2017

2017 was a busy year for Boudicca:

City commentators continue to regularly report pressure on Boards to improve governance practices and their disclosure. Investors and proxy advisory agencies continue to be influential so it is not surprising that 2017 saw a substantial rise in demand for Boudicca’s services. The high number of remuneration policies being renewed in 2017 also contributed to the record number of mandates experienced by Boudicca. of As a specialist in shareholder communication, offering proxy solicitation and best practice corporate governance, we help companies to better prepare and, where necessary, defend their positions.

During 2017, Boudicca won mandates from close to 100 companies and some shareholders, often in relation to AGM matters, such as remuneration and director elections. Furthermore, we ended 2017 working on the highest number of UK Takeover Panel M&A transactions out of all our UK peers. This continues a winning track record for Boudicca.

Routinely working with companies to improve their AGM experience and outcome, as we are increasingly doing, can avoid the perils of of the activist and more aggressive proxy advisors. Armed with facts and guided by insight Boudicca offers its services to a wide range of clients: issuers, private equity firms, activist investors, asset and fund managers, private client brokers, financial, legal and PR advisers. We want you to know who we are so we can in turn help you get to know your shareholders.

Learn more today by contacting us directly on 0207 099 2075 or bd@boudiccaproxy.com.