# M&A Corner: The Activist Defense Playbook Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-the-obvious-6984827/m-a-corner-the-activist-defense-playbook Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-the-obvious-6984827/m-a-corner-the-activist-defense-playbook.md Podcast: [Beyond The Obvious](https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-the-obvious-6984827) Published: 2025-04-03T13:30:49+00:00 Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/98eed0f2 Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/98eed0f2/15043cf0.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beyond-the-obvious-6984827/episodes/m-a-corner-the-activist-defense-playbook Duration seconds: 747 ## Resource The face of shareholder activism is constantly changing, and against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, CEOs and board chairs need proactive strategies to help them avoid and prepare for potential activist campaigns. In this installment of M&A Corner, Mizuho | Greenhill's Co-Head of U.S. M&A, Doug Jackson, sits down with Peter da Silva Vint, Managing Partner at Jasper Street Partners, to look at M&A industry trends through the lens of activism preparedness and response. Join us as we discuss the current state of the activism environment, the key elements of corporate takeover defense, common corporate governance mistakes to avoid, and proactive approaches you can take to strengthen your activism preparedness strategy. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beyond-the-obvious-6984827/episodes/m-a-corner-the-activist-defense-playbook/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-the-obvious-6984827/m-a-corner-the-activist-defense-playbook.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.