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After Envestnet rebuffed an ESG hedge fund's demand for a board seat, the fund managers sent a shrill, scalding letter in retaliation to force the issue

The Berwyn, Pa., firm invited invective by allegedly stiff-arming the startup ESG fund's request, even though it holds a 7.2% stake in the company.

Author Brooke Southall November 16, 2022 at 2:49 AM
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Lauren Taylor Wolfe: Management and the board seem to have attempted Kabuki theater.

Bill Crager


Brian Patrick Murphy

Brian Patrick Murphy

November 16, 2022 — 7:44 PM
Impactive is correct - Envestnet has skated along far too long without delivering anything new of real value to the investment community. To the extent the market allows such a concern to trade at the ridiculous multiple it does based on a turnaround story, probably has more to do with easy money than any real expectations of an organic turnaround occuring. I side w/ Impactive on this - but seems like they're going to have to raise their stake to 15%, or wait for the company's shares to collapse before they get any traction. Impactive will get an opportunity, they'll just need to be patient.

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