Kingsdale delivers proxy solicitation, governance advisory, and shareholder defence strategies for North America's leading public companies navigating activist campaigns, M&A transactions, and contested situations.
Our industry-leading governance advisory, proxy solicitation, shareholder vote analytics and defence advisory services, ensured 100% win rate for clients in the 2025 proxy season.
Strategic counsel when shareholder votes matter most. Trusted by management and boards for over two decades. Ranked #1 in Canada by Bloomberg and Top 10 globally by LSEG and Bloomberg.
Our expert team of dedicated industry professionals is committed to providing individualized client solutions designed to suit your unique needs.
We structure winning proxy solicitation strategies by effectively communicating and engaging with shareholders, analyzing proxy voting patterns, and providing expert governance advisory services to ensure compliance with a changing regulatory environment.
Defensive & Strategic Advisory
Governance Advisory
Compensation Advisory
Mergers & Acquisitions
Strategic Communications
Proxy Solicitation
Asset Reclamation
Additional Services
Team
We are a multidisciplinary team that offers an array of specialized services focused on strategic and defensive advisory, governance advisory and proxy analytics, strategic communications, and voting analytics.
Founder's Message
From modest beginnings in 2003, Kingsdale has strategically grown to become the leading advisor to public company boards and management on all shareholder, governance, and transaction related matters.
Clients
Kingsdale is chosen by a who's who of North America's biggest companies because we deliver unparalleled results.
Kingsdale Advantage
Best-in-class talent committed to providing customized client solutions in the most challenging situations, 24/7.
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LSEG’s Global Shareholder Activism Review confirms Bloomberg’s findings for FY 2025: Kingsdale Advisors ranks #1 in Canada and Top 8 globally for company-side proxy solicitation. These results reaffirm our commitment to building the alignment and investor confidence that ensures stability for North American public companies.
Our EVP of Governance Advisory, Victor Li, joins ICD’s Rahul K. Bhardwaj on the "Be It Resolved" podcast to discuss J.P. Morgan’s shift from proxy advisors to proprietary AI. Victor analyzes if AI will displace industry giants and how directors must adapt their oversight.
Aaron Boles, our President, offers a compelling perspective on JPMorgan’s decision to replace proxy advisory firms with its own AI platform and the implications for governance strategy, proxy contests, and the role of human judgment in capital markets.
