Activist Investing Today: Stifel's Bonifacino on Campbell, BlackRock, ISS and Unsolicited Bids

Activists seeking to take control of boards don't need to have a CEO candidate in mind but they should produce a clear position about what they would do on day one. At least that's the view of Juan Bonifacino, director of shareholder activism defense at boutique investment bank Stifel. Bonifacino spoke to The Deal's Activist Investing Today podcast about why activists seeking to take control of boards need to provide a really compelling reason to forgo the "checks and balance" position that w...