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Researching Corporate Ownership, Part 1: Public Companies

Researching Corporate Ownership, Part 1: Public Companies

Who owns a publicly traded company? The short answer is, “The shareholders.” But that probably won’t get you very far on your campaign. What you really want to know is whether there are any individual shareholders that are so large and powerful that they could actually persuade management to change their course of action. So where do you start?