
The Bloomberg 2023 Global Activism Review has ranked Kingsdale Advisors as Canada’s # 1 Proxy Solicitor (Company Side), Top 5 Proxy Solicitor Globally (Company Side) and Top 10 Proxy Solicitor in the U.S. (Company Side).
“We are extremely grateful and humbled to be recognized as the leading strategic shareholder advisor across various Bloomberg 2023 global activism rankings,” said Ian Robertson, CEO of Kingsdale Advisors. “These results reflect our care, dedication, and commitment to providing strategic advice to our clients over the past 20 years. We thank our clients for their trust and look forward to setting new standards of excellence in 2024.”

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Wes Hall on the Biggest Proxy Fight of his Career
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Kingsdale CEO Joins Prime Minister’s Council on Canada-U.S. Relations
Kingsdale Advisors is pleased to announce that our Chairman and CEO, Wes Hall, has been appointed to the Prime Minister’s Council on Canada-U.S. Relations.

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* Source: Bloomberg Global Shareholder Activism League Tables FY2025 and LSEG Global Shareholder Activism Review FY2025.
#2025 and 2026 indicate proxy seasons: July 2024 to June 2026.
