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		<title>2025 Review of Shareholder Activism</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Observations on the Global Activism Environment in 2025 Record Year for Activism 2025 set a record for activist activity with 255 campaigns, surpassing the previous high of 249 in 2018 U.S. Continues to Drive Global Activity Activity in the U.S. accounted for 55% of all campaigns; the elevated pace of activity in APAC last year [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<hgroup><em>Posted by Jim Rossman, Ryan Ferguson, and Abraham Axler, Barclays, on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 </em><div class='e_n' style='background:#F8F8F8;padding:10px;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:10px;text-indent:2.5em;'><strong style='margin-left:-2.5em;'>Editor's Note: </strong> <p style="margin:0; display:inline;">Jim Rossman is Global Head of Shareholder Advisory, Ryan Ferguson is a Director, and Abraham Axler is a Vice President at Barclays. This post is based on a Barclays memorandum by Mr. Rossman, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Axler, Josh Jacobs, Dominic Pinion, and Olakunle Akande.</p>
</div></hgroup><h2>Observations on the Global Activism Environment in 2025</h2>
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